LIVING THE CATHOLIC FAITH IN THE 3RD MILLENIUM
A LAYMAN'S LOOK AT THE JOURNEY OF FAITH
A collaboration between the Vatican Museums and Vatican News presenting various masterpieces from the Pontifical collection accompanied by the words of the Popes.
Taking you step-by-step through the three-day celebration of the Church. This guide will help you walk and pray through the liturgies of the Triduum.
How do you pray in Gethsemane? We should pray as the Lord did. Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.
There is no mention of the mother of Jesus being present at the Crucifixion in the synoptic gospels. Or have we been misreading the texts...
The most difficult task of a Christian involves that of being a living exemplar of the virtues present in Jesus. The Lenten season can be a gift in continuing this process of personal transformation.
In his message for Lent 2024, Pope Francis invites the faithful to “pause” for prayer and to assist our brothers and sisters in need, in order to change our own lives and the lives of our communities.
Here’s a list of Catholic resources that can help you deepen your relationship with the Lord this Lenten season.
Sign up to receive daily messages via e-mail from Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024, through Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, inspired by God’s Voice Within by Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ.
Well thought-out, healthy ascetic practices remind us as a community of faith that the thing that we give up is not the be all and end all. God is. Lent is a chance to get in a little practice at getting closer to that realization.
The God of one religion is not different from that of the other. The Spirit of God is "one" and makes us "one."
As Lent draws nearer, we can begin to reflect: Do we open our hearts to God as we go about our days? Or are we disrupting every spiritual inclination with notifications and news feeds?
A daily Microchallenge will encourage you to fast, pray, or give in some way during the day.
During the Sacred Triduum — the days of Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday — the strangest thing will occur. Millions of Christians throughout the world will gather to honor the humiliation, torture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
In the first of a series, Patrick van der Vorst reflects on seven images that help to deepen our understanding of the last words Jesus spoke when hanging on the Cross.
With the absurdity of human foolishness and folly in mind, the absurdity of sin, let us take our Lenten pilgrimage toward where laughter is ever after.
Individuals and prayer groups will be able to explore the Sorrowful Mysteries this Lent, with a series of weekly reflections leading up to Easter.
Lent is a wonderful time to slow down and take stock, a special time for fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. But adding just one additional activity into our busy, over-scheduled lives can feel like a huge challenge.
Easter is still a few weeks away. We find ourselves muddling through the doldrums of Lent. But I want to make a bold claim: Now is the time to begin our Easter story.
As with those fictional stories that Christ tells us in the Gospel, 'The Hobbit' is a parable that teaches priceless lessons about the spiritual life.
Easter is not only about the resurrection of one individual, but it is also about the whole of creation and salvation history, which are inextricably united.
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