Reflect the Light of the Resurrection! Pope Benedict XVI encourages us to nurture the fragile flame the Lord has lit within us, becoming people of the day.
Read More »Celebrating Easter Joy in Our Home with Food and Traditions
Traditions always brought Amy Pawlusiak's family together and now, as a mom, she passes them on to her children to make Easter special, memorable, and holy.
Read More »At the Foot of the Cross with Sister Josefa Menendez
Dr Clark welcomes you on a brief meditation on the Passion of Christ, seen through the eyes of Sister Jozefa Menendez, a Spanish mystic.
Read More »Crushed by the Cross? Life with a Disabled Child
by Jessica Wilde | With faith in God, community support, and love, a cross can become not only bearable but also an avenue for spiritual growth.
Read More »Canonized from the Cross: How St Dismas Shows it’s Never Too Late to be a Great Saint
by John Clark | It is often wondered why today is called “Good Friday.” It seems contradictory to call the events of Good Friday good. The thief, Dismas...
Read More »For our Children: the Gift of Teaching the Faith
by Mary Kay Clark | Without the Catholic Faith as the basis of all learning, all other education is of little worth for eternal life...
Read More »‘Saints for September’ Crossword
Answer these questions: 1) Pope St. _ the Great has a calendar and a type of church music named after him. 2) St. Peter _ baptized and ministered to many thousands of African slaves.
Read More »‘Saints for September’ Word Puzzle
Download this 'The Saints for September' Word Puzzle! A fun activity to for all ages! Search for these words: Claver, Cross, Damian, Gregory, Jerome, John, Matthew, Name, Pio, Robert, Sorrows, Vincent.
Read More »How to Respond to Tragedy in a Spirit of Hope
by Emily Molitor | All that I offer, I give to Jesus. What does this entail? The cry of a widow over her murdered husband of one year? The agony of a mother by the bedside of her dying child? Opening the newspaper or checking my Facebook newsfeed reminds me daily: surely the world is one of suffering. Each way I turn I meet with a story of suffering, and I struggle not to become overwhelmed by fear and discouragement.
Read More »Catholic Kids and Sacramentals Don’t Mix?
The Catholic family home is often hazardous to sacramentals. Knowing that these sacramentals are symbols of holy people and things, we try to be respectful. We do. But there seems to be always such a clutter everywhere!
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