Sir Karl Jenkins’ composition Benedictus evoked something very deep from the experience of the Mass and showed a way through the Covid-19 pandemic. As challenging and frightening as Covid-19 is as it grazes some and destroys others, we are…
Category: Faith in Action
Gaudete Et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, by Pope Francis
In his third apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis presents the universal call to live holy lives with a new, fresh approach. We are encouraged to strive for and achieve holiness in our everyday lives. As we actively live out holiness day…
Gaudete et exsultate. Exhortación apostólica sobre la llamada a la santidad en el mundo actual, por Papa Francisco
Gaudete et exsultate es el quinto documento escrito por Francisco en estos cinco años de pontificado. No es la primera vez que el Papa publica un texto con referencias a la alegría: las exhortaciones Evangelii gaudium (La alegría del Evangelio)…
Don’t Tell Me What to Do! A Catholic Understanding of Modern Moral Issues, by Dave Heney
This straightforward book provides simple and reliable explanations of what the Catholic Church teaches and why. The book provides quick answers to questions on moral issues, explains why the Church has a fixed opinion on certain matters, and helps put…
Best Practices for Parishes – Home page
Best Practices for Parishes (BPP) is a self-study tool that enables parishes to assess seven dimensions of parish life using best-practice statements drawn from church documents, pastoral experiences, and ministry experts. The assessments become the basis for planning and implementing…
“Who was that saint who was a mercenary, Mom?” by Kathy Pozos
St. Camillus de Lellis (feast day July 18) was the man in question. A post written last year gives more details of his life. However, in brief, here’s a thumbnail sketch of it. Find It Did you like this? Share…
Epiphany: The Coming of a Shepherd for All God’s People
This great feast of Epiphany, the shining forth of the Lord’s splendor from Israel into the world at large, reminds us of our call as the People of God: a call to care for each other so that the splendor…
Rejoicing When Our Hearts are Breaking
During the third week of Advent, we are called to rejoice because the Lord’s coming is imminent. The very name of the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete, comes from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon for the day’s Mass,…
Dorothy Day: Servant of God and Follower of Christ the King
Dorothy Day, cofounder with Peter Maurin of the Catholic Worker Movement, died 32 years ago, on November 29, 1980. Like many other activists who have struggled for social justice and worked among the poorest, most forgotten members of society, she is…
A Refreshing Perspective on Respect, Love, and Obedience in Marriage
Reflections on the relationship of respect, love, and obedience in marriage by the Rev. Mr. Patrick Conway, Deacon at Resurrection Catholic Community in Aptos, CA. Deacon Patrick is a married man and father of five children. This post is a…
