The associations many Catholics have with baptism are warm, familial ones. Parents, grandparents, and new godparents gather around with other relatives...
Sacraments
Catholic tradition likes the number seven. There are seven deadly sins, seven seals in the Book of Revelation, seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, seven days of...
In February 2023, a revival started in the chapel at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. It started with a small group of students lingering after worship...
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28:19) This past...
If I’m honest, much of the current discourse on the Eucharist makes me uncomfortable. Within seconds of opening Facebook or Twitter, I am overwhelmed by the...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify The question of whether a priest should ever withhold communion from a Catholic has become the subject of heated debate in...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My parish has the chalice back at Mass and it makes me uncomfortable because of COVID-19. I...
“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told a crowd of hungry people. Jesus used symbols from the physical, tangible world to help us understand who he is. But no...
Years ago, I noticed an unexpected phenomenon. I had recently moved to New York, and on my afternoon rush hour commute I saw people eating as they rode in the...
It was finally confirmation day for our teens. As I approached the first teenager, I could see on his nametag the saint’s name he had chosen for his own...
