Have you ever been afraid to pray aloud in front of a group of people? Or did not feel holy enough to be a leader in your parish or your family? Or unequipped to share the Gospel?

To medieval Christian mystics, the Feast of the Ascension was the wedding day of God and humanity.

I am a child of the 1970s and 80s, so it should be no surprise that my nostalgia gravitates to that era.

Participants of the February 2023 Lazarus Retreat at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green pray during Eucharistic Adoration. RILEY GREIF | WKC (The faithful) taking part in the Eucharistic sacrifice, which is the source and summit of...

When I was in high school, the priest who was my theology teacher asked me to prepare a young developmentally disabled guy for First Communion so that he could receive the Eucharist with his class.

In the Gospel of Luke today, we see the disciples taken aback by Christ’s offering of peace.

The scene painted in John’s Gospel today is a familiar one.

Numerous options from scripture are offered for proclamation at the Easter Vigil. The Gospel is from Mark 16.

For this Wednesday of Holy Week, the Gospel of Matthew opens with Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. This stands in stark contract to the witness of love modeled by Jesus’ friend Mary a couple days ago in John’s Gospel for Holy Monday.

The Chrism Mass tradition dates back to the late 5th century, but the practice of a separate Mass from the Holy Thursday evening Mass was instituted by Pope Pius XII in the late 20th century.