What we usually refer to as “going to confession” actually means receiving a sacrament – the sacrament of Penance. The catechism defines Penance as “the sacrament by which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven.” These two sacraments – ordinarily the first two sacraments we receive in life –…

     From the earliest days of the Church, Catholics have followed the Stations of the Cross (also called the Way of the Cross or Via Dolorosa, “Way of Sorrow” in Latin).

Early Christians were known to retrace the path Jesus walked to crucifixion through the streets…

     Lent is the most beautiful time of the Church year. It carries us along to the celebration of the greatest mysteries of life: the Savior’s ultimate victory over death and the stupendous triumph of the Resurrection. It is no less than the consummation of God’s life on earth.

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     When Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady revealed in an interview (CBS Boston February 12, 2019) that a key to his success in winning football games was his wife’s practice of the occult, news agencies worldwide reported the fact and countless commentators discussed the shocking revelation (including What Catholics…

     During the recent ecumenical trip of Francis (3-5 of February, 2019), billed as the "Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates," that Supreme Pontiff of the New Order and the Muslim leader Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, jointly signed a declaration…

     During Our Blessed Mother's appearance at Fatima, Portugal, on July 13, 1917, she told the children that all mankind was on the verge of plunging into the abyss. Our Lady had shown the children the vision of Hell opened at their feet. Lucia later described the sight of…

     Does Jesus Christ come to Mass? Not only does Our Lord come to Mass — He IS the Mass. The Catholic Church teaches that the Mass is the unbloody Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. It is "unbloody" in that Christ, "having died once, dieth now no more."…

     Some great feast days of the Church have the suffix —mas added to their names. Christmas and Michaelmas, for instance signify the Mass offered in honor of Christ's birth and the Mass offered on a feast day of St. Michael the Archangel. So Candlemas Day, February 2…

     According to Pope Pius XI, who canonized him, in St. John Bosco's life of 73 years, there were so many miracles that "the supernatural became almost natural." Indeed, Don Bosco was given astonishing powers by God, Whom he served so humbly and so faithfully. Just like St. Francis…

     With each passing election in the United States, there is a growing cry in favor of “socialism” and against "capitalism." From Francis in the Vatican to the classrooms of our colleges and universities to our election campaigns, we hear the steadily increasing condemnations of "capitalism" and "capitalists" as…