In my early 20s, my faith life was in a rut. I attended Mass regularly but felt frustrated by elements of most Roman Catholic parishes I attended: rushed...
Liturgy
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When I got up Sunday morning, December 30, 2018, I wasn’t ready for an adventure. I was staying in the guesthouse of the Arua, Uganda diocesan radio station...
In the 1989 movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the title character competes with the Nazis to find the Holy Grail. At the end of his quest, he must pass...
It’s been more than a decade and a half since Catholics around the world converged on St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City for the solemn funeral Mass of St...
We parishioners of St. Jude the Apostle Church in Erie, Pennsylvania are excited this year to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the dedication of our...
On July 16, 2021, Pope Francis released a motu proprio (akin to an executive order) titled Traditionis Custodes. If you have spent even 15 minutes on Twitter...
My husband and I married on a Saturday at the end of April, early in the Easter season and on the weekend dedicated to Divine Mercy. Connecticut was in full...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My young children won’t stop making noise during Mass. Should I leave them at home with a...
When my husband and I brought each of our babies for baptism, the church posed two questions: “What name do you give your child?” and “What do you ask of God’s...
What I miss most about going to church is the choir. During this long year of pandemic, when I only entered our parish building twice, that’s the piece of...
