Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a fact about herself: She has no sense of direction. Despite having a fairly reliable mental map based on landmarks, the cardinal directions don’t offer her much assistance. And unlike ...
Assistant editor Ava Lalor reflects on two feasts in the month of September: the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14 and the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15. Looking at ...
Assistant editor Ava Lalor reflects on her deep love for sacred music and how it helps her better enter into the Mass. While she prefers attending Mass in the “ordinary” form — the Novus Ordo ...
In her latest column, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how a recent structural problem at her church forced them to celebrate Mass in the school gym for a few weeks. Despite the fact that the ...
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a story about God’s faithfulness. In the middle of July, her younger sister experienced her second knee injury within a year. While the family didn’t know at the time if ...
During a conversation with a friend, assistant editor Ava Lalor was asked the question: Why do you believe God exists? This friend, like many people, grew up Catholic but no longer believes God exists, relying ...
Eucharistic adoration has been a part of Ava Lalor’s life since high school. As she writes in her latest column “I’ve been surrounded by communities where Eucharistic adoration hasn’t only been available but thriving. Whenever ...
In her latest column, Ava Lalor reflects on her younger brother’s upcoming wedding to his high school sweetheart. She writes: “There is so much I could say, so much we’ve already said in late night ...
A few weeks ago, we received a letter to the editor responding to our recent book review of newly released Catholic titles. In the letter, the writer noted that “No mention was made in the ...
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a recent experience where she realized that confession was long overdue. She writes: “On a bright sunny morning in early May, I quickly realized that I was in deep need ...
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