Who knew that a Gen-Z hippie appreciating the Latin Mass would be so controversial? I am the creator of the HippieCatholic, an online ministry that creates...
Spirituality
Discover resources and reflections to integrate Catholic spirituality into daily routines, relationships, and parish life.
God bless you and keep you,God smile on you and gift you,God look you full in the face and make you prosper. —Numbers 6:24-26 (The Message) The priest blessed...
Since 2008, every year before Christmas I have posted an invitation at the website I shepherd, inviting people to listen for a word to guide them in the year...
Looking ahead to the new year in those final weeks of 2024, I found myself laying the groundwork for what became something of a family social experiment. With...
O little town of Bethlehem,how still we see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleepthe silent stars go by. Missing from the famous carol’s description are...
November 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Patti Smith’s landmark debut album, Horses. A blend of poetry and back-to-basics rock and roll the...
Decades ago, it was common in some communities for Catholic children to be clothed with a brown scapular when they received their first communion. The...
My Catholic vocabulary expanded on March 7, 2020 when Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality. I knew what a synod was because the church had been...
“And so [Anna] turned [Mary’s] bedroom into a sanctuary. . .”(Infancy Gospel of James 6:4) There are gospels that aren’t part of our Bible, what we call...
Legend goes that the Virgin Mary gave the rosary to St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic had been battling the Catharists, heretics who denied...
