Faith & Spirituality

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 Often enough, we encounter a mundane vision of outdated architecture, some empty pews, those who made it there...

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’s June prayer intention: For fathers to reflect the virtues of St. Joseph

Archbishop’s prayer intention for June is: For fathers, that they may reflect the virtues of St. Joseph in their fatherhood. “For this...

Pray the Corpus Christi Novena starting June 2

On June 10, the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Parish Year of the Eucharistic Revival officially launches! The Parish Year is at the heart...

Everything you need to know about incorruptibility

arcophagus of saint Vincent Pallotti (Vincenzo Pallotti) in the altar in the church Salvatore in Onda, Rome (Photo by Paterm via...

Rogation Days: Prayers for Farmers — and Crops

Jean-François Millet, ‘The Angelus,’ 1730 By Alexandra Greeley/National Catholic Register Among the less familiar springtime Catholic...

Four saintly moms who get it

“Oh well, that’s the day so far, and it’s still only noon. If this continues I will be dead by this evening! You see, at the moment, life...

Here’s the prayer of a journalist saint before he died for freedom of the Catholic press

Detail of the banner displayed in St. Peter’s Square for the canonization ceremony of Titus Brandsma on May 15, 2022. (photo: Daniel...

Why ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ converted to Catholicism

By CNA Staff/Catholic News Agency Sir Alec Guinness is one of the most recognizable actors of the 20th century. He is best known for his...

Archbishop Aquila’s May prayer intention: For a deep love and respect for mothers and their gift of life

Archbishop Aquila’s prayer intention for May is “for a deep love and respect for mothers and the gift of life they give to their...

How to Not Be a Workaholic, According to St. Joseph the Worker

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Three years ago, Zachary Morgan was working between 80 and 110 hours a week. At the Archdiocese of St. Paul and...

What St. Maria Goretti teaches us about transformative forgiveness

When it comes down to it, forgiveness is much easier said than done. It might be far easier to hold onto a wrong done, to stew and...