World Meeting of Families 2015
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
From Ashes to Glory
This weekly online retreat based on the Examen from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola invites you to take up the practice of reflecting on your day, its gifts and graces, and the progress you are making in life with Christ.
Praying Lent: Ash Wednesday
A daily meditation courtesy of Creighton Online Ministries.
Using the long reach of prayer during Lent
When thinking of big numbers of people -- 114 million who watched the Super Bowl or the millions who will watch Pope Francis in Philadelphia -- you can touch them and really help them with your prayer, writes Jesuit Father William Byron.
‘Consubstantial,’ and other challenges to memory
It's been a few years but Maureen Pratt still struggles to recall the changed prayers of the Mass. She writes on some ways to shore up a faltering memory.
Martyrs in Libya whispered ‘Lord, Jesus Christ’ before execution
The 21 Coptic Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State militants died as martyrs, invoking the name of Jesus, said an Egyptian Catholic bishop. Christians in Egypt began praying and fasting, as the government called for national mourning.
Despite recession and church troubles, fundraiser brings in $125 million
The Heritage of Faith-Vision of Hope campaign raised about half of the funds projected for parishes and needs in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia when launched in 2008, new audited financial statements show.
Archdiocesan goals and results for Heritage of Faith
The following chart shows the allocations and distributions for endowment funds and capital projects of Heritage of Faith-Vision of Hope.
God wants you to find real love, pope tells youths
Christianity is not a set of prohibitions but a "project for life" that can lead to true happiness in building better relationships and a better world, Pope Francis said.
Go out and bring in the lost, pope tells new cardinals
"Total openness to serving others ... is our title of honor," Pope Francis told 19 new cardinals from around the world. "The way of the church is precisely to leave her four walls behind and to go out in search of those who are distant."