Entries for 2025

Source In the first century, the early Christians celebrated every Sunday in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus. By the second century, they established a particular day for the celebration of the resurrection, which was connected to the Jewish Passover. Their observance began at sundo...

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Source I worked at a Catholic summer camp a few years ago. I asked a seminarian who was serving with me what the biggest takeaway for him was so far. He answered with a profound statement: “I have found prayer as leisure this summer.” This sentence changed my whole perspective on pray...

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Holy Week honors the week that changed the world. From Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday, there were many events that are vital to our faith, including the Institution of the Eucharist, the Passion of Jesus, and His Resurrection from the dead. Read More

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There is no path to happiness in this life unless you can make sense of suffering, and Christianity is the only religion or philosophy that understands the transformative value of suffering. While the whole world is doing everything it can to avoid and drown out their pain and suffering, we are remi...

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Source Reflection: The king who comes in peace I have dreamed of visiting Israel and Palestine since I was a seminary student in the 1990s. But due to various reasons I was unable to visit until Fall of 2023. When I finally went to visit Jerusalem, I was excited to see the Mount of Olives and ...

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St. Gemma Galgani, also known as the Flower of Lucca, was an Italian mystic often referred to as the "Daughter of Passion," for her intense replication of the Passion of Christ. She was born on March 12, 1878, in a small Italian town near Lucca. At a very young age, Gemma developed a lo...

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Source Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,  I could not have received a warmer and more hospitable reception during all the events surrounding the Mass of Installation last week. I was humbled by the meticulous preparation for the events and the organized and joyful way in which they wer...

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Source Q. Why did God make you? A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in heaven. (Baltimore Catechism, No. 1, First Lesson: On the End of Man, Question 6) I think that this is also true in a child’s relationship with ...

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Source After the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph is the greatest of the saints. He is the one “into whose custody God entrusted his most precious treasures,” Jesus and Mary. Why do we celebrate a Solemnity of St. Joseph? In his Apostolic Exhortation Custodian of the Redeemer, Po...

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Source “A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either command them, or be enslaved by them.” – St. Dominic I once fouled out of a basketball game in 8th grade and ended up in the bleachers during my protest before the whistle even finished blowing. Tha...

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