Spirituality
Find harmony between daily prayer and demands of life, pope says
"It is inhumane to be so absorbed by work that you can no longer find the time for prayer," Pope Francis said, advising that "time dedicated to being with God revives faith, which helps us in the practical realities of life."
Path to Jesus winds through a strawberry patch
June is a month full of Gia Myers' favorite things, including homegrown strawberries, devotion to the Sacred Heart and a post-pandemic lifestyle that is quieter and slower, allowing her to find Jesus in the garden.
Eucharist is bread of sinners, not reward of saints, pope says
"The church of the perfect and pure is a room where there isn't a place for anyone; the church with open doors is ... a large hall where everyone -- the righteous and sinners -- can enter," Pope Francis said on the feast of Corpus Christi.
Bread: Sign of God’s love for humankind
From its origins back more than 10,000 years and its expression as love that is found in the Eucharist, bread has a long association with spirituality. See this ancient yet still practical recipe for pita bread.
For those sensitive to incense, some options arise
Father Ken Doyle offers some alternatives for people who suffer migraine headaches from the use of incense at Mass. They should attend a Mass where they can, without the smoke.
A harvest of holiness in blood and fire
For St. Charles Lwanga and his fellow Ugandan martyrs -- and for thousands of African Christians today -- faith in Christ demands the ultimate sacrifice, writes Gina Christian.
Holy Trinity a ‘marvelous mystery’ of love, unity, pope says
While intellectually difficult to understand, the mystery of the Holy Trinity is understood in one's heart as the revelation of God's love for all men and women, Pope Francis said May 30 in St. Peter's Square.
Heroes of peace in a broken world
Some 1.1 million Americans have died on the battlefield, and as the church labors for peace, Gina Christian gives thanks for those who have lived out Christ's call to "lay down one's life for one's friends."
The rewards of retreats
A spiritual retreat can be quiet or loud -- reflective or interactive -- but the key to a good one is not only what happens there, but how our lives change afterward, writes Father Herb Weber.
Getaways with God
With retreat centers increasing their capacity and more about to reopen, now is an ideal time to start planning a retreat in which "the whole point is to relax in the Lord."