Sacred Art for Lent (and EASTER) 🤫
Did you know this secret about our Stations of the Cross artwork?
Now, this year, we have created an ADDITIONAL resource that families can use after Lent during the Easter Season:
Saint Joseph: 30-second prayer to prepare for his Solemnity
Here’s a prayer that I pray frequently, for all sorts of intentions and for all sorts of consolations. Join us in praying this as a Novena leading up to his Solemnity on March 19.
A new study on the threat to kids on the internet–and how 15 minutes can put your kids in that “good stat group”
When they talk about pornography with friends, 89% of teens (12-17) and 95% young adults (18-24) discuss it in a “neutral, accepting, or encouraging way.” Â Only 10% of teens and 5% of young adults say their friends think viewing pornography is a bad thing…
Catholic Epiphany Home Blessing
There is a beautiful Catholic practice blessing your home on the Feast of The Epiphany of the Lord. A wonderful way to start the year off as we continue the celebration of Christmas.
How do you celebrate Christmas with fallen-away Catholics?
Question: How do you celebrate a holiday honoring the Birth of Our Redeemer with these friends and relatives?
National Catholic Register interview: How Holy Heroes Stirs Catholic Imagination
Wow--the featured article this morning is the interview with Kerri and Ken Davison (the Holy Heroes Mom & Dad)! One Q&A section that is getting a lot of interest begins with this exchange: Ken said, "Parents email and call that their children want to...
Family Rosary: A priest nails why many families don’t see the fruit of their family prayer time
This article from a Dominican priest has excellent advice about adding the rosary to your family routine (or modifying it a bit to get the real “rosary power” out of the family prayer). Â He has some great suggestions, just click on the button below.
They Know and They Do Not Care
Think back with me for a few moments...to when you were in school, when you were first taught about the horrors of the Holocaust of the Jews at the hands of the Nazis. Think some more...because if you are from my generation, the Holocaust was emphasized in...
How do you prepare for Confession?
Yesterday I left work early to go to Confession. I arrived early, so I knelt down with a little notebook to do an examination of my conscience and write things down before I got in line. As the minutes ticked by, I realized that no priests were coming, so I...
A summer story
The story is about a mother who witnessed her child's canonization. This mother's daughter is a saint, and she was there when the Church declared and celebrated it. This mother was also there years before when pornography entered her home. But she told no...
Mom is from Advent, Dad is from Lent
We’ve arrived in Easter — Alleluia! — but we had to pass through Lent to do it. So indulge me momentarily for a backward glance at those “40 Days.” When I ponder the long and hard journey of Lent, it calls to mind Advent, the other time when the priest wears violet at...
