Lent and the Call to Holiness
BY MARCELLINO D’AMBROSIO
At age 16, I thought that aspiring to holiness was out of the question. If you really wanted to be holy, I thought,...
What Have We Missed? A Prayer Service for Lent
MARY McENTEE McGILL
Ash Wednesday is a day when we are blessed with ashes and told to repent of our sins and believe the Good...
Lent: Time for a spiritual recharge for catechists
DREs and Parish Leaders, here are a few tips to strengthen your catechists:
Highlight traditional practices of the season in a contemporary way to help...
The Serenity Prayer for Our Times of COVID-19
WILLIAM O’LEARY
How many of you feel out of sorts with all this social distancing? It seems as if everyone’s schedules and routines are in...
Praying with Children at Home — Virtual Eucharistic Adoration
SR. NANCY USSELMANN, FSP
We are living in unprecedented times. If you are in a state with the “stay at home” mandate because of COVID-19,...
This is What it Means to Encounter Jesus — 12-minute video with Fr. Mark-Mary
In this 12-minute video from Ascension Presents, Fr. Mark-Mary, a Franciscan of the Renewal, offers a gospel reflection on the woman with a hemorrhage...
Advice from a Master Catechist: 4 Skills for Scripture Study
Question: I’m a catechist, yet I’m still new to Bible study. What advice do you have to help increase my devotion to Scripture? —...
Praying amidst violence and strife — downloadable prayers to share
Recent news accounts have inspired members of our Bayard team to compose prayers to be shared. When events like the killings at the Tree of...
5 Devotional Practices to Weather the Storm of the Abuse Crises
BY JAMES BLANKENSHIP
Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go?...
Church leaders take note: Liturgies and prayer resources in response to the Church scandals
Recently the NCCL's newsletter shared this new resource titled "LITURGIES AND PRAYER RESOURCES IN RESPONSE TO RECENT EVENTS." It is filled with suggested Mass settings,...
