Car lovers, listen up! Did you know the Catholic Church has an official blessing for cars? In the 1964 edition of the Rituale Romanum, one of the Church’s books of rituals, there is a section with “Blessings of things designated for ordinary use.” Among the many rituals listed, you...
There’s a whole lot of sin all around us in our world today. As Christians, we are certainly called to refuse to participate in sin and instead to pursue holiness. But is that enough? Is a private pursuit of holiness with the grace of God all that Christians are...
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Of the roughly 68 million people who identify as Catholic in the United States, only about a third go to Mass on any given weekend. This is obviously a big problem! It’s a problem for a number of reasons, not least of which that Mass is a source of...
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My wife and I have four small children. As all parents know, attending Mass can sometimes be a challenge! The kids often want to make noise or move around. We do our best trying to teach them to be respectful, and we take them to the back or outside if...
