Sister Lúcia and Our Lady of Fatima Explain Fasting and Sacrifice
Fatima visionary Sister Lúcia explains how our Christian tradition of asceticism can help us grow in love of God and neighbor.
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Lenten Sacrifices: Something Simple for God
Here are several simplifications for your life that you might consider during Lent
‘Greater Love Hath No Man Than This’: The Catholic WWII Hero of Christ the King Sunday
As Catholics in the U.S. marked the Feast of Christ the King 80 years ago, an American soldier gave his life to save his comrades in the South Pacific.
Always a Priestly People, Never a Priest
‘Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.’
Our Lenten Offerings Are Like Water at Cana
“Christ transforms the ‘water’ of our spiritual poverty into the generous ‘wine’ of renewal and commitment, as he did at Cana.” —Pope St. John Paul II
A Message from Omaha Beach
“Through the sign of the cross it is not the servant or the slave who is speaking, but the Lord of all creation.” —Pope St. John Paul II
Nobody In This City of 30,000 Has Ever Been Divorced — Here’s Their Secret
What keeps these couples together? It is free and complete submission to Jesus Christ, whose Cross deeply unites every aspect of their lives.
Christ’s Promise: If You Give God Everything, He Will Give It Back 100 Times Over
“Lord God, in the simplicity of my heart I have gladly given you everything.”
Penance Is Not a Political Stunt — It Unites Us With Christ Crucified
Politicians have turned “sacrifices” into statements about factory farming, animal rights, mental health and the Green New Deal.
Be a Man for Others
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not certain. Today is all you have. Will today be about you or about others?
