With Finals Looming…Who Is the Patron Saint of Studying?
I can offer three who would be good to pray with: 1) St. Thomas Aquinas — the official patron of scholars and a doctor of…
Questions of Faith
What Is Mystagogy?
I’m a catechist and volunteer at my parish, and I was asked to participate in something called a “mystagogy session.” What is mystagogy? The fourth…
Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Fridays?
Catholics are required to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and each Friday in Lent (including Good Friday). Fish is often used as a…
Why Do We Give up Something for Lent?
You’re out with your friends on a Friday night and suddenly you notice that one of them has switched from his favorite microbrew to ……
