Have you ever thought about how much of our lives is spent preparing for important moments? We prepare for graduations, weddings, the birth of children, and retirement. We plan, seek advice, and consider what will be needed when the day arrives. Yet there is one moment every person will face, and we often hesitate to […]
The Catholic Family: Rebuilding The Domestic Church In A Fractured Culture There was a time when the family dinner table represented something almost sacred. Parents and children gathered around it. They ate together. They talked about their day. They prayed before meals. Children learned how to listen, how to converse, and how to belong to […]
In every age of the Church, and civilization in general, the priesthood has stood as one of the most profound and beautiful gifts that Christ has given to His people. In our own times, however, when faith is often challenged, when society grows increasingly secular, and when confusion about truth and morality abounds, the priesthood […]
BY FR. RICHARD BRENTON The Simplicity Of St. Joseph’s Life: A Model For Contemporary Catholics The esteemed convert to Catholicism, St. John Henry Newman once said: “He is Holy Joseph, because according to the opinion of a great number of doctors, he, as well as St. John the Baptist, was sanctified even before he […]
