An exact date was attempted to be calculated for the Nativity of the Lord but it ...

Keeping vigil has always been a spiritual practice in Catholicism. This is what we are essentially doing by attending any "Vigil" mass, we wait in joyful hope for the coming of the Savior. There is also ...

Of course they are! Catholics are free to sing "Jingle Bells" or "Frosty the Snowman" or any of the many songs that reflect the Christmas season. Perhaps there are song parodies that might be ...

I can offer three that would be good to pray with: 1) St. Thomas Aquinas -- the official patron of scholars and a doctor ...

Question:  I dropped by a local parish recently to visit the Lord in their perpetual adoration chapel. When I got there, however, there were no other "adorers" ...

Question: My daughter and I are doing research on a Saint from China (she is adopted from there). What is St. Lucy Yi ZhenMei the patron saint of? While not any official patronage is ...

As someone who lost two dear friends on that dreaded day of September 11, 2001, I know how incredibly painful it must be for anyone to consider forgiveness for those who carried out the violent ...

Catholics should remember those who gave their life for country and freedom, just as everyone else does on Memorial Day. Perhaps even doing so at mass is a particular way for Catholics to celebrate ...

This statement comes from the early part of Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises. He believed that God calls us to: "a complete indifference with regard to all created things, not preferring health to sickness, riches to poverty, ...

The Old Baltimore Catechism gave the definition of prayer as "the lifting of our hearts and minds to God." However, we have to remember something that I think renders this definition incomplete. Simply ...

Indeed. It might be best to start off with looking at what kind of stories you enjoy reading. If you like good humor, you may want to read Jonah or Tobit ...

The word "ministry" can be equated to mean the work that the church does in the world. Therefore anyone who does "ministry" is a minister. This includes priests, deacons, women religious, brothers and ...

I'm 7 years old and the Yankees are king. It seems as if they never lose and I hate them with a passion. ...

Why not?  There's nothing that requires us to make resolutions at the start of the new year as Catholics, however, we do seem to be a religion that holds this practice in high regard. Each time ...

Hospice. The word sounds ominous enough when it's spoken in reference to an older person, but when it's used to describe the dying months of a 37-year-old woman, it ...

Just as we have All Saints Day (Nov 1) in the Catholic Church where we celebrate those who have gone before us who we consider saints, we take an additional day (Nov. 2) to pray ...

Walk away--just as you would do if there were a company selling credit cards or any other group on campus that you're not interested in. Being aggressively approached by a religious group is a serious problem ...

Certainly. However, you should investigate a few things. Is the retreat an "interfaith" retreat or is it run by a non-denominational church? There's a huge difference there. The Campus Ministry Association ...

Question: I'm an ardent and faithful Catholic who has been in a relationship with a guy who was raised a Buddhist. While he does not often practice his faith or even believe fully in ...

Liberation Theology is a school of theological thought that is centered on the teachings of Jesus Christ in terms of liberation from poverty or unjust social situations, most especially in Central American Culture. It ...