If Bad Weather Keeps Me from Church, Does Watching Mass on TV Fulfill My Sunday Obligation?
Father Dave answers a question from a caller in Pittsburgh named Audrey, who’s concerned about being unable to get to church on Sunday. She…
read more25 Great Things You Can Do for Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to deepen their spiritual lives…
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On a Hero’s Journey: Where Christianity and Nerd Culture Collide
Growing up, it wasn’t easy for me to fit in. I was always “weird.” (I still am.) I liked what I liked regardless of whether…
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4 Ways to Worship Well
We all know the drill. We should go to Mass on Sunday. We should go to Mass on Holy Days. And really, in general, we…
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How Saint Anthony Helped Me Find My Way to the Saints
I’ve been consistently losing things since the birth of my first child—I’ve never lost her, but my mother-in-law once did at JCPenny. Another story for…
read moreA Busy Person’s Guide to Lent
Lent is a wonderful time to slow down and take stock, a special time for fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. But adding just one – much…
read moreDo Sundays Count During Lent?
It’s the Lenten question Father Dave receives most often! “Do Sundays count during Lent?” A caller named Michelle shares that growing up, her mom told her Sundays were not included in her Lenten sacrifice. Father Dave explains that Sundays do, in fact, count. When we celebrate Sunday Mass during Lent, the Church still calls them Sundays in Lent. He also explains the Catholic definition of fasting, and that our Lenten sacrifices generally do not count as fasting. Original Air 2-07-18
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