Mike Nelson, Catholic News Service
Embrace sacrifice — but do not forget service and surrender
Catholic News Service
Lent and Easter had come and gone, but the Christian call to sacrifice was very much on Pope Francis' mind when he...
Ash Wednesday: A point of re-entry?
Catholic News Service
Unlike Christmas, Easter and every Sunday of the year, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. Maybe that's part of...
Anointing with holy oil: Consecration and promise, from Moses to Jesus
Catholic News Service
In the Catholic tradition, to be confirmed is to be chosen -- chosen by God to be a sign of God's presence...