As Lent approaches, many Catholics around the world will prepare for the most penitential and sacrificial…
Category: Catholicism 101
Five Practical Tips for Praying the Rosary
The rosary is the great paradox of prayers. Many of the greatest saints (Mother Teresa, St.…
Sacred Time: The Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours
Practicing Catholics may be familiar with the Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine…
Confession
The Sacrament of Confession is the only other Sacrament besides the Eucharist which should be regularly…
Eucharistic Miracles
When the Eucharist becomes the Body and Blood of Christ during Mass, one does not typically…
The Rites of the Western Church
Most Roman Catholics generally assume that the way that Mass is celebrated in their churches is…
The Splendor of Liturgy: The Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
One of the beautiful features of the traditional Roman Rite are the prayers that begin each…
Blessed Charles of Austria
But the age of chivalry is gone—That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and the…
Superstition, Astrology, and the Occult
We’ve all met one of those people–you know, the kind who posts their daily horoscope on…