Throughout one’s life, there is a natural ebb and flow of grace, resulting in seasons of abundance but also seasons of weariness. In the midst of a...
Sacraments
Discover articles exploring the theology, meaning, and practice of the sacraments in everyday Catholic life and parish communities.
I did a double take when Al Pacino’s face filled the projector screen during my undergraduate class on sacraments. Our professor, a Benedictine priest, wanted...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube History and literature are full of dramatic stories involving deathbed conversions and the administering of what...
Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.John 6:53 I think that even the most devout...
No one wants to hear, “You have a rare disease,” but my neurologist announced it when she diagnosed me with erythromelalgia. This neurovascular syndrome...
How do you prepare a Catholic wedding between a born-and-raised Salvadoran Catholic and the only nondenominational convert in a nonreligious Chinese family...
“The Body of Christ.” These words are so ubiquitous in the life of Catholics going up to receive communion that they risk being taken for granted. This is...
The church is often imagined as a pyramid, with the pope at the apex, priests somewhere around the middle, and laypeople at the base. This image reinforces the...
One curious restriction on who can serve as a godparent is that two persons of the same sex may not serve together. This wasn’t always a mandate. History is...
“What’s your confirmation name?” is a peculiarly Catholic icebreaker. The question is based on generations of Catholic children choosing a saint’s name for...
