This, of course, is not an exhaustive list of Lenten ideas. But it’s a start! Many of the resources mentioned here are available on my website at www.crossroadsinitiative.com or can be found by visiting my links page. Take 30 minutes to pray, ask the Holy Spirit’s guidance, look over this list, and make a few [...]
It may seem strange to say that I love a season of repentance, but in fact, I look forward to Lent every year with great enthusiasm. In many ways, I see it as a time when the rubber really hits the road for Catholics, as we put aside excuses and get serious about our faith. [...]
In 1942, C.S.Lewis published one of his most enduring and endearing books. Screwtape Letters is a collection of epistles from a senior devil to his junior colleague, outlining how he should handle his ‘patient’. Lewis wrote the book as a series of articles for The Guardian newspaper and confessed that the letters were not ‘fun [...]
Well, a recent survey should give Christians around the world an uplift because… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on “A Persecuted Church and Its Heroes”. Father Barron can be found on the Internet at: Word On Fire CATHOLICISM Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family [...]
We have heard the story of the Epiphany — the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles represented by the wise men — so many times that the truly remarkable aspects of it, and their meaning, can be lost on us. That’s why today I would like to focus on three aspects of the account of [...]
St. John Vianney always loved the major feasts of our faith, but Christmas in particular filled him with extraordinary joy. In the tiny baby Jesus lying in the manger; the Curé of Ars saw enfleshed the amazing extent of God’s love and the central lines of his plan to save us. On [this] Christmas Eve, [...]
In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi inaugurated a pious practice that in places today has become so common that many think that it always existed. This great saint, as he was traversing the rolling hills of central Italy one December to proclaim the Gospel, noticed that few of his countrymen were taking the mysteries of [...]
Well, for this Christmas season, I thought I would reflect on one of the great theological masterpieces in our tradition and also one of the great literary gems of the whole Western tradition. I’m talking, of course, about the Prologue to the Gospel of John. And it is the reading… Watch and listen to Fr. [...]
The “O Antiphons” refer to the seven antiphons that are recited (or chanted) preceding the Magnificat during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours. They cover the special period of Advent preparation known as the Octave before Christmas, December 17-23, with December 24 being Christmas Eve and Vespers for that evening being for the Christmas [...]
One temptation we should avoid, strenuously, is the temptation to reduce Advent and Christmas to kind of cozy, sentimental seasons. In fact they are anything but! I would say that Advent is a kind of preparation for a revolution… Watch and listen to Fr. Barron’s commentary on “The Advent Revolution”. Father Barron can be found [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from King David
“Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt. A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit. Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit. I will teach the [...]
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