Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation and for Masses with ChildrenFather Robert M. O'Grady
This final article on Eucharistic Prayers considers two sets of Eucharistic Prayers that can be used in very specific circumstances. Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation I and II These two prayers ...
Mainstay of Seminarians in the Missions: The Society of St. Peter ApostleMaureen Crowley Heil
Our latest visitor to the Pontifical Mission Societies of Boston took me on a walk down memory lane. Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha from the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda was in town to be the main ...
Arise!Scott Hahn
God, who formed us in His imperishable image, did not intend for us to die, we hear in today's First Reading. Death entered the world through the devil's envy and Adam and Eve's sin; as a ...
The opportunity of summer: Build and repair relationshipsDr. R. Jared Staudt
"Dad, I'm sorry I haven't been in better touch." We were sitting on the porch late at night, two blocks from the beach, with the waves and sounds of the boardwalk within earshot. "I know ...
Why does the Catholic Church oppose contraception?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: A Catholic doctor who has to prescribe birth control pills as part of his job does not agree with the church's teaching on contraception. He says the Bible does not talk about contraception. If contraception ...
Fathers on filmJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Twenty or 30 years ago, the media seemed intent on portraying dads as uninvolved and stupid. Now, it rarely bothers to portray them at all. That's only one of the countless ways women have been encouraged ...
Eucharistic Prayer for Various Needs and OccasionsFather Robert M. O'Grady
There are many things that make this Eucharistic Prayer both interesting and, in some ways, unique. First, it is one Eucharistic Prayer but expressed in four ways. So, your Roman Missal has tabs with ...
Forming WitnessesMaureen Crowley Heil
Twenty-five years ago, I was offered a job by my pastor, one that I could do in less than ten hours a week. Here's why he said I was right for the position: I was good with kids, I like to talk, and ...
The love of God in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
Recently, I spent a couple days on an annual getaway to a popular family theme park. Yes, there were long lines, hot weather, overpriced snacks, and crowded hotels. Yet, in the happy exhausting chaos, ...
Is my friend 'dead' in Christ due to her irregular marriage status?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: John 6:54 states the following: "Jesus said to them, 'Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.'" I just met a sister ...
