The Maid is on the moveJaymie Stuart Wolfe
We don't always choose the saints who accompany us in life. Sometimes, they choose us. It happens because there's something we ought to learn from them, or an aspect of their lives that deeply ...
Living Water for the MissionsMaureen Crowley Heil
How many faucets, sinks, and toilets do you have in your home? If you live in a house, you probably have outside spigots to which you can attach your hose to water your lawn or garden. They are literally ...
A mighty windScott Hahn
The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jerusalem to celebrate their birth ...
Helping priests grow as effective leaders of worshipFather John MacInnis
When a man is ordained a priest, the bishop hands him a chalice with wine and a paten with hosts to be consecrated. He instructs the newly ordained: "Understand what you do!" The Latin word "agnosco," ...
Living a life worthy of their sacrificeFather Richard Erikson
Since the 1860s, Americans have gathered lovingly to honor our fallen heroes. What we do each Memorial Day is solemn, reverent, and necessary. Even the epic pandemic could not stop us from honoring those ...
Are our intentions actually remembered at the shrines we donate to?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: "If I send a donation to some group that says they'll remember my intentions at Mass, how does that work? They can't possibly remember every intention of every donor!" (Garden City, NY) A: ...
An elusive goalFather Robert M. O'Grady
The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council, "Sacrosanctum Concilium," is perhaps the most quoted of the documents of that council. We will be observing its 60th anniversary on ...
The Kindness of StrangersMaureen Crowley Heil
Peter Chiopsa was just five years old when his father passed away. This loss forced his mother to resign from her local teaching job in a rural village in Malawi and move the family to the city for work ...
Knowing GodScott Hahn
Jesus has been taken up into heaven as we begin today's First Reading. His disciples -- including the Apostles and Mary -- return to the upper room where He celebrated the Last Supper (see Luke 22:12). There, ...
The wisdom of Ordinary TimesLucia A. Silecchia
If it is graduation season, then it is graduation speech season too. High schools, colleges, and even elementary schools seek out high profile speakers to impart their wisdom to graduates -- or, at ...
