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Jun 22, 20235 min read

Who do you say that I am? The Eucharist vs. Christian communion

The Institution of the Eucharist, Ercole de' Roberti, ca. 1490s. St. Augustine once said in a sermon on the Eucharist: “Behold what you...

Aaron Lambert

Jun 13, 20234 min read

Faith of a Child: Childlike wonder, Carlo Acutis and the Eucharist

The wonder of a child is a wonder to behold. To see the world and everything in it through the eyes of a child is to see the world with...

Jared Staudt

Jun 8, 20234 min read

Seeing More: Worshiping Jesus during Mass, Adoration and beyond

What do we see at Mass? Often enough, we encounter a mundane vision of outdated architecture, some empty pews, those who made it there...

Guest Contributor

Jun 5, 20235 min read

An Invitation to Revival

New encounters with Jesus in the Eucharist (Photo: Cathopic) By Mallory Smyth Catholic Author and Speaker In my early 20s, a friend...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

Jun 2, 20233 min read

How will your parish respond to Revival?

This Corpus Christi Sunday (June 11), the archdiocese kicks off the second year of the Eucharistic Revival which focuses on the parish....

Andrew McGown

Apr 27, 20237 min read

From ‘lost’ to found’: Evangelization and the thresholds of conversion

(Photo: Lightstock) Evangelization can seem mysterious. For much of my life, I had very little idea of the process of conversion. I...

Guest Contributor

Apr 25, 20237 min read

Bringing 25 Years into FOCUS

Leaders of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students Celebrate the Past and Look to the Future Photo provided by FOCUS By Christina...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

Apr 21, 20234 min read

Evangelization is Everyone’s Responsibility

We are blessed at Masses throughout the Easter season to listen to the great works of the Holy Spirit and the stories of evangelization...

Jared Staudt

Apr 20, 20234 min read

The power of witness: How the early Church evangelized

“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of...

Guest Contributor

Apr 13, 20235 min read

On forgiving God

(Photo: Reme Hernandez / Cathopic) By Jeannie Ewing Contributing Writer I bowed my head in the confessional. Then, the sobbing: “Father,...

Jared Staudt

Apr 3, 20235 min read

The Seven Last Words: Christ’s invitation from the Cross

During the Lenten season, an austere time of the desert, we keep our eyes fixed on Christ crucified. The focus is not on the “no” of...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

Mar 28, 20233 min read

Father, Forgive Them

When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...

Guest Contributor

Mar 27, 20234 min read

On what will forgiveness depend?

Photo by Melanie Stander on Unsplash By Regis Martin/National Catholic Register Is forgiveness possible without faith? Suppose someone...

Guest Contributor

Mar 7, 20234 min read

The Examen: Finding God’s Path in Just 15 Minutes a Day

(Photo: Gerardo Juarez / Cathopic) By Patrick Howard Unleash the Gospel Taking just 15 minutes a day, the Examen prayer will transform...

Aaron Lambert

Mar 3, 20233 min read

“But I’m a good person!”: Why go to Confession?

Photo by Shalone Cason via Unsplash “But I’m a good person!” Or so goes one of a myriad of common excuses for why someone doesn’t need to...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

Feb 17, 20233 min read

The inseparable keys to Lent: repentance and belief

Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...

Aaron Lambert

Feb 10, 20235 min read

Confession 101: Receive the Lord’s Mercy

The Church gives us the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be reconciled with God. As sinful beings, our communion with the Lord and his...

Jared Staudt

Feb 9, 20235 min read

Learning to Do Nothing

“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this...

Guest Contributor

Dec 22, 20226 min read

Christmastide lessons from Linus and the lowly shepherds

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at Assumption Parish in Welby And in that region, there were shepherds...

Guest Contributor

Dec 20, 20224 min read

Sacrifice, presence, communion: The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Charity

(Photo: Cathopic) By Father Daniel Cardó Pastor at Holy Name Parish in Sheridan In the very beginnings of the Church there were no sacred...

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