Entering the Desert
In a beautiful Lenten message, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI taught us how we should approach Lent and what we should hope for, saying, “May every family and Christian community use well this time of Lent, therefore, in order to cast aside all that distracts the spirit...
Celebrating the Chair of St. Peter
Photo Credit: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter is a feast celebrating the office of the Holy Father—the Pope. Some of our non-Catholic Christian brothers and sisters don’t understand why the office of the Pope exists....
Reclaiming St. Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day is upon us and we all know what that means. Every year, our grocery stores are filled with heart-shaped boxes full of chocolate and other red and pink products. Sadly, it can often become a time for secular society to focus on a disordered romantic...
Faith and Hospitality – Sts. Benedict and Scholastica
The past two years have taught many of us hard, and potentially devastating, lessons. As we look back at all that has happened, hopefully we are able to recognize the importance of family and hospitality. From the limitations on gatherings, to the covering of an...
