2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (180+ words) Virtue'even attempted virtue'brings light; indulgence brings fog." Call upon the Spirit Ask the Spirit to help you cultivate your gifts and offer them (and yourself) to Christ with greater and greater freedom so as to make your acts of obedience…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (373+ words) I keep seeing Saint Francis of Assisi credited as saying, "Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary." I have looked in several places but cannot find where Saint'Francis said this.' This is a great quote, very Franciscan…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (189+ words) Do Catholics take seriously the corporal work of mercy to visit those in prison? Do Catholic parishes and colleges or universities have this on their radar? First, students at law schools in some Catholic universities have participated in "innocence projects…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (165+ words) St. Anthony may help us find keys or wallets when we lose them, but have you ever prayed to this great saint to help you find healing, wholeness, wellness, or peace? It's the intangibles that matter most, and he's ready…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (207+ words) Is it all right to ask God to give someone a happy death? Early this year, we knew that an older woman in a nursing home would not get any better. Her daughter would bring her to Sunday services. She…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (179+ words) In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the "Ark of the Testament" and the "Repository of Holy Scripture." St. Anthony, Our Teacher In canonizing Anthony in 1232, Pope Gregory IX spoke of him as the "Ark of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (364+ words) How are bishops appointed in the United States? Does this vary from other parts of the world? Are Roman Catholic bishops appointed the same way as Eastern Catholic bishops? The 178 Latin-rite dioceses and archdioceses in the United States are grouped…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (235+ words) I am a 79-year-old Catholic who doesn't believe in the Sacrament of Penance. Holy Communion without Confession I am a 79-year-old Catholic who doesn't believe in the Sacrament of Penance. I notice that most people don't go to Confession these…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (263+ words) After Herod died, Joseph was told in another dream to go back to the land of Israel. In fact, they went to Nazareth because Joseph was afraid of going to Judea where Archelaus ruled (v. 22). According to Luke, the Holy Family…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (253+ words) Would you say if there is still an amen at the end of the Our Father? At Mass, I realize a prayer has been inserted between the main body of the prayer and when the priest says amen. But when…...