Pros and Cons of a Year-Round RCIA Program
Part two of a two-part series. For Part 1, click here.
VIRGINIA LIETO
I am the coordinator for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)...
Discover Endow
Educating on the nature and dignity of women
SIMONE RIZKALLAH
St. John Paul II believed the lethal mess of the 20th century — that...
Imitating God – As Beloved Children
COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN
After we’ve put our faith in Jesus as our Lord, we share in God’s divine life. The Holy Spirit flows in us,...
‘Live Every Day as if It Were Your Last’
What my mom taught me holds true
SUSIE LLOYD
When I was a kid, Anointing of the Sick was called Extreme Unction. I pronounced it “Ex-tree...
How Catholics of the Past Lived When Deprived of the Mass
By William O’Leary
Millions of Catholics in the United States and elsewhere are currently are not able to attend Mass and receive Jesus in Holy...
10 Blessings From Living at Such a Time As This
PATTI MAGUIRE ARMSTRONG
Faith gives us focus to see more clearly through raging storms such as the world pandemic we find ourselves in. Of course,...
Easter Without the Exsultet (Or what I’m going to miss this year)
COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN
“Stay Home. Stay Safe. Save Lives. This order takes effect on March 24, 2020 at 12:01 am, and continues through April 13,...
Live-streamed Eucharistic Adoration — Wherever You Are!
By Pat Gohn
I have been on my parish Adoration Team — doing a scheduled one-hour-a-week on Fridays — since February, 2001. It's a habit...
A Family “Rule of Life” Reduces Anxiety, Brings Peace
WILLIAM O'LEARY
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, our kids are now home all day and sometimes claim they “cannot do anything!”
As much as we enjoy our...
An Advent Calendar for Adults
Advent is a four-week period of increased prayer and preparation before Christmas.
We are well acquainted with the practice of employing Advent calendars with children...
