Where is the hope in Lent? Isn’t Lent about dying?” I could feel the tension as our RCIA conversation shifted from Christmas to Easter. We were talking about...
Sacraments
Discover articles exploring the theology, meaning, and practice of the sacraments in everyday Catholic life and parish communities.
Before the obligatory “Ave Maria” and a crazy aunt leading “YMCA” at the reception, guests at a Catholic wedding witness “a covenant by which a man and a woman...
The question of exactly when the eucharistic gifts become Christ’s Body and Blood has commanded attention and debate for centuries. From the supper at...
One of the great mysteries of our faith is the incarnation, our core belief that the eternal and almighty God became a human being, a man who could and did...
UPDATE: Since this article was published, the diocese of Phoenix has overturned its initial decision about eliminating communion from the cup. Read this...
A priest ponders ways to get young Catholics to confession. He was a 16-year-old Catholic high school student who entered my confessional during a school...
With a sprinkle of water, an infant is reborn in Christ and welcomed into the Catholic community. In some parts of the world, however, water is anything but a...
Catholics should find a way to welcome couples whose paths to the altar don't go straight down the center aisle. Full disclosure: I hate weddings...
Baptism might not have exactly saved this baby’s life, but it showed his family the power of love and faith. As a religious educator, I have always...
It was a typical Wednesday evening at the Parish Church. Gloria Jackson was preparing to meet her sixth-grade class for religious ed. This was the third class...
