As Advent approaches, we can easily fall into the hustle and bustle of the season, losing our sense of childlike wonder. But instead of overcomplicating the start of our liturgical year, assistant editor Ava Lalor ...
All too often we skip over feast days and don’t take time to slow down and celebrate them. As the holidays approach, don’t forget to celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King, where we are ...
As we transition into November, the Church marks two important feasts: All Saints Day and All Souls Day. These two days remind us not only of our own mortality but also of our call to ...
If you’ve been Catholic for at least a day, you’re familiar with the Rosary. Yet, what would it look like if every Catholic resolved to pray the Rosary more often? In a world and Church ...
If we truly believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, how would we change? In this week’s Openers, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares a few stories about the witnesses of her parish ...
During college, assistant editor Ava Lalor met a seminarian named Ben, and in recent months she has enjoyed following his daily Facebook posts noting “a couple of thoughts from seminary” in which he shares anything ...
I think everyone can agree that the recent weeks have been hard. The sinking feeling we all had upon hearing of the mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio have become all too familiar. “Another ...
Growing up in northern Illinois, the name of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was a popular one in the Catholic community. Everyone seemed to have a story about the archbishop or have a cousin or grandparent who ...
When I moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to start my job at Our Sunday Visitor, I was truly taking a leap of faith. It wasn’t the job that made me nervous; it was the big ...
We are living in a new age of eugenics, a resurgence described as "health care." It is more subtle, but it is there nonetheless. The abortion statistics speak for themselves, and as Russell Shaw wrote ...