Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Friday
March 31, 2023
Sharing the Word for December 13, 2021 – Third Week of Advent – Year 2
The scribes’ challenge stands before us. Our salvation depends on the answer we give to the question they posed to Jesus: who are you and what are you all about?
Saint Lucy
Little is known about Saint Lucy except that she had taken a vow of virginity, and that she was martyred in 304. Yet devotion to her sprung up in the early Church, and she is mentioned among the martyrs in the first Eucharistic Prayer.
Day Sixteen: A Catholic Family Advent
Waiting for something—especially during Advent—can be really hard. The anticipation of what is to come can be overwhelming, and sometimes makes it hard to be on our best behavior. If there is a certain behavior I want one of my children to stop, I have found the best way to do it is to redirect his or her attention to something else.
You Are Not Alone
Recently, the topic of mental health has been getting some much-needed attention. For far too long it has lurked in the background, with people suffering in silence.
The Gifts of Advent Day 16: The Gift of Patience
The refrain of Advent is “The Lord is near.” Sometimes it’s hard to believe this.
Mass marks end of diocesan phase of inquiry for Day’s sainthood cause
More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan phase of the sainthood cause for Dorothy Day.