Tag: faith

Becoming a Roman Catholic was one of the best decisions I ever made, and certainly the most life-changing. But in truth I had only...

Most of us Catholics are too worldly, as we know from every examination of conscience -- and yet in another sense we’re not worldly...

Our Catholic faith has a rich heritage of truth, goodness and beauty derived through Scripture, sacraments, the lives of the saints, moral and systematic...

Q: What is the difference between Orders and Vows? Are nuns actually laypersons? (Glendale, Calif.) A: Holy Orders is the sacrament through which a baptized...

Throughout the seasons and feasts of the liturgical year, the church pauses to give special honor to Mary, mother of Jesus, the son of...

So many significant moments in my spiritual life are tied to sights, smells, sounds and emotions felt on a pilgrimage: The deep sigh after...

How do we attract people to our church? How do we invite people to "come and see"? These are questions being asked with greater...

Any Christian who goes to Jerusalem will come away inspired by the experience of visiting a city where Jesus walked. Of course, as with all...

Like students taking a test, we often assign God to boxes without realizing it: God will be present at church, in Mass or in...

Almost from the time he was born at a Catholic hospital in the San Fernando Valley, our son was destined to practice the Catholic...