How My Struggle With Infertility Deepened My Relationship With Mary
Editorial note: The following article contains mentions of pregnancy/infant loss. The desire to become a mother took me by surprise. Beyond early childhood years of…
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3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I began to suffer a deep depression, unlike anything I had known previously. I’m a professor, and during…
A Beginner’s Guide to Eucharistic Adoration
My first experience with Eucharistic Adoration occurred in sixth grade at my Catholic elementary school when my homeroom teacher took my entire class to the…
3 Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions Inspired by St. John the Apostle
Above the altar of my hometown parish church, there is a beautiful stained-glass window depicting the Crucifixion. I couldn’t possibly count the number of times…
Art and Adoration: How Artwork Opens My Eyes to God’s Handiwork
I’m the kind of hardcore art buff who could spend hours gazing at the same painting. The one people sidestep past because I’m lost in…
5 Totally Doable Spiritual Practices
Holiness … kind of an intimidating word, right? Did you know the Church teaches that we are all called to holiness? What does holiness mean,…
#399 – Why Do Catholics Pray to Mary and the Saints?
This is one of those things that people are always wondering about Catholics…if we pray to God, why pray to Mary or any saint? The…
A Convert’s Guide to Adoration
This year, for the first time ever in Kim family history, the two biggest pickles are in school. (Ok, I’m getting a little verklempt. Talk…
Adoration of the… Um… Er
When I came into the Catholic Church ten years ago, there were a number of things I was a bit unclear about, including: the Pope,…
Why did my parish cover the monstrance on the altar?
Question: Â I dropped by a local parish recently to visit the Lord in their perpetual adoration chapel. When I got there, however, there were no…
