Liturgical Year
Lent in the Catholic Church has three purposes: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. The cyclical nature of the liturgical year provides a rhythm for engaging in these practices with greater […]
Shop for Christmas presents. Decorate your home. Bake Christmas cookies. Put up the Christmas tree after Thanksgiving, and take it down shortly after Christmas. In our commercialized culture, these […]
Advent is one of the most beautiful and meaningful seasons in the Catholic Church, yet many of its rich traditions and profound symbolism often go unnoticed. It’s a time of […]
For each month of the year, the Catholic Church has assigned a particular devotion for the faithful to contemplate. This hearkens back to the Middle Ages, a time when most […]
Holy Week is a time of transition in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic church. It is the movement from Lent to Easter in which the faithful reenact and participate […]
Just as the season of Advent leads the faithful to Christmas, so does Lent prepare for Easter. Society has captured Christmas, swapping out Jesus with the commercialization of giving. In […]
During the liturgical year, special emphasis is given to celebrating the central mysteries of our Catholic faith: The Incarnation Jesus’ death on the cross His Resurrection His Ascension into […]
…in the Transfiguration it is not Jesus who receives the revelation of God; rather, it is precisely in Jesus that God reveals himself and reveals his face to the Apostles. […]
“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” – Luke 1:28 Catholic radio broadcasts daily Mass, homilies and sermons, and a multitude of daily programs and call-in […]
Monthly devotions are opportunities to learn about central tenets of the Catholic faith including the Holy Name of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and devotion to the Blessed Mother, among others. […]