This year, I’ve been thinking about Holy Week less as a time to reflect on Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and more as “spring break.” It’s not about big travel plans. It’s the simple things: time off, ...

While many Christians are accustomed to praying to the Father and to the Son, they are not as familiar or comfortable with praying to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit can seem very elusive, but he doesn’t ...

You can experience a closer relationship with God this Easter by preparing to celebrate during Holy Week. Rather than rushing toward the Resurrection, make time to ponder the days that led up to that ...

In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed for peace in the Holy Land and included a prayer to Our Lady on the feast of ...

When Catholics receive Jesus in Holy Communion, there is a parallel between this presence and Jesus' presence within Mary's womb. In both instances Jesus is truly present within a person's body, which ...

The feast of the Holy Innocents is a good time to teach the children about their special patrons. There is also a traditional children's blessing for the feast of the Holy Innocents that can be ...

There is a rhythm woven into everything. It pulses in the rising and setting sun, the budding and falling of leaves, the birth and the letting go of each living thing. This rhythm — life, death and ...

Ask the little children who died a martyr’s death for courage to live a virtuous life.Even though the Holy Innocents, who died at the command of Herod, had a short life on earth, their example can ...

Mother or child: From the words of Pope Pius XII On the Sacred Liturgy, Dearly beloved, in Holy Week, when the most bitter sufferings of Jesus Christ are put before us by the liturgy, the Church ...

Catholics are required to attend Mass every Sunday and on specific holy days of obligation. In 2026, one of those days also ...