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Being Pro-Life: New Life through Death
As Christians, we know the story of how, through Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection, He gave us the gift of eternal life. So when a loved one dies, we can rest in the assurance that they have new life with Jesus. How often do we remember, though, that we, too, …
Momento Mori
“Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful for thou are not so.” With these opening lines from his poem, “Death, be Not Proud,” John Donne provides a reflection on the theme of death and resurrection. Lent is the season when the Church encourages us to …
Feeding the 2,000
by Olivia Cook I grew up with the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with just 5 loaves of bread and two fish. The most perplexing part of the story to me was not how that amount of food fed 5,000 people, but how they multiplied it. Did it just …
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Asian and Pacific Island Affairs on Discrimination Against the Asian Community
WASHINGTON — Following deadly shootings at three businesses in the greater Atlanta area this past week and the dialogue that has been ignited about other reported incidents of aggression against people of Asian descent, Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City, and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic …
Remembering Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk a year later
Emeritus Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk died on March 22, 2020 at Archbishop Leibold Home for the Aged (a.k.a. Little Sisters of the Poor.). He was born August 12, 1934 in Dayton, Ohio. His studies included five years at St. Gregory Seminary in Cincinnati, three years of philosophy and four years …
Share Your Story of Hope
Do you have an amazing story of God’s goodness? Has God shown His faithfulness when you hoped in Him? We want to hear stories from you, our readers, about your personal stories of hope – and it could be published in our 2022 Ultimate Guide to Lent! How has God …
Live: Solemn Vespers Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola, March 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Members of the Mount St. Mary’s Latin Schola will chant the hymns, psalms and canticles of Solemn Vespers for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, followed by a choral meditation of sacred music for Passiontide. Program: March-2021-Vespers-Program
Blaming vs. Taking Responsibility
“Blame keeps us stuck…Taking responsibility gives us the opportunity to move forward.” In our difficult, fallen world, we are bound to face struggle. Sometimes our natural response to that struggle is to blame other things or people for why it’s happening—even to blame ourselves. While this makes us feel temporarily …
How to make a good confession
Fr. Mike Schmitz has advice for you. He points out that preparing for a good confession starts when we recognize that being a “good person” in our own eyes is not enough—we are called to holiness, which is something much greater.
Everything you need to know about confession
Confession is by its very nature a secret rite. Sometimes, this leads to many misunderstandings and questions. Fr. Casey is here to clear up any questions you have.