“Now I Begin”: Oblates of the Virgin Mary

If you’ve visited St. Francis Chapel in the Prudential Center or St. Clement’s Eucharistic Shrine in…

Sola Scriptura: The Unscriptural Protestant Dogma

In my conversations with Protestants friends over the past several years, I have found that the…

Saints of the Issue: North American Martyrs

On October 19, the Church celebrates the feast of the North American Martyrs. These eight Jesuit…

The Eucharist: A Hidden Deity

Let’s be honest. Out of all the teachings of the Catholic Church, by far one of…

An Introduction to Eucharistic Miracles

Miracles instill wonder and awe by accomplishing that which cannot normally be accomplished. They often come…

The Love of Our Sorrowful Mother

In the Gospel of Luke, Mary brings the baby Jesus to the temple, where Simeon prophesizes…

Latin Mass: An Ancient and Beautiful Prayer

Although it has been over 50 years since the Tridentine Mass, also known as the Extraordinary…

Hymns Fit for the Queen

“It is not by isolated, extraordinary acts that we show love.” St. Therese of Lisieux says,…

Be “Vigil-ant”: Explaining the Church’s Longest Mass

It’s a Saturday night in early spring, and a few hundred Catholics are crowded around a…

Holy Oils: Explaining the Chrism Mass

Time seemingly stands still during Holy Week. We anticipate the climax of our faith as we…