The Mass and The Manger: My Interactive Christmas Story. I have been a fan of Jennifer Sharpe since she first wroteMy First Interactive Mass Book.We had a copy of that even before Ascension picked it up! The Mass and The Manger contains full page flaps that open up to reveal beautiful i...
Advent Has Me Longing for the Peace That Only Christ Can Provide Advent Candles Image credit: Shutterstock/katarinagondova Week One of Advent The Peace of Advent Be with You It’s here and not a moment too soon. Advent begins today at vigil and has me longing for the peace that only Chr...
This day will come and if anything this pandemic has shown me is the true beauty of our Catholic faith and the great gift we have been given by being Catholic. We often don’t appreciate what we have until it is gone. Being able to watch Mass on TV is truly a gift and a blessing...
Jesus rising in the Eucharist, come and rise to new life in me. Jesus loving in the Eucharist, come and love in me. Lord Jesus Christ, through the paschal mystery of your death and resurrection made present in every Holy Mass, pour out your healing love on your Church and on our world...
All catechumens that enter the Church at the Easter Vigil Mass proclaim their belief in the great Sacred Mysteries and historical truths of the Nicene Creed. Who: Saint Nicholas of Myra, Bishop, (Myra, an Ancient Greek city on the coast of present day Turkey), vs. Arius, priest from ...
These rosaries will be blessed by Cardinal O'Malley, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, during the Opening Mass of the all-night prayer vigil. It is important to encourage young people to attend events where they can learn more about the sanctity of human life and ...
and I hope that you did as well. This year I wasn't able to get to my usual Triduum liturgies in the Latin rite, though I did pray Stations of the Cross on Good Friday with my friend Irena who was visiting us for the holiday weekend. And rather than the Easter vigil this year, ...
This is the scene early this morning in the sacristy of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, the Cathedral Church of Rome. Bishop Larry presided at the Mass today with the visiting Region XI bishops and priests. What a sacristy!
Retired after 28 years and change working in Test & Measurement software, Mark Belanger has returned to his roots as a writer and eclectic polymath. He was received into the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil of 2006 and is active in several parish ministries. He lives in Texas with his...
WATCH KRISTIN’S REQUIEM MASS Donate The Hive by Joe Sobran February 23, 2021 Today is the anniversary of Joe Sobran’s 75th birthday. He and journalist Tom Bethell developed the metaphor of “The Hive.” Joe explains the metaphor, below. Sobran’s: The Real News of the Month, June...