Are you going to Reconciliation today as part of your Lenten Journey? Take advice from the patron saint of the Diocese: “Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul;...
Today is Palm Sunday, the start of the holiest week in our faith. The readings take us through the story of the Last Supper, the betrayal, and the Crucifixion. Jesus' pain as he fulfills his destiny is apparent. As...
When getting ready for Reconciliation Monday, you might be a bit anxious, thinking that the priest will be judgmental, especially if you have been away from the sacrament for a long time. But popular social media evangelist Father Mike...
On this episode of Catholic Forum Rev. John Klevence, Pastor of St. Ann's in Bethany Beach, joins the show to discuss the Fifth Annual Reconciliation Monday Penance services taking place across the Diocese of Wilmington on Monday, March 30,...
Over 20,000 catechumens in France are expected to be baptized during the Easter Vigil, marking a 20% increase compared to baptisms in 2025.
According to an annual survey published by the French bishops' conference March 25, over 13,200 adults and...
St. John Henry Newman, writing in the 19th century, wanted a Catholic laity "who know their religion … who know what they hold and what they do not." Whatever the challenges Newman faced in the 19th century, one could...
EL PASO, Texas -- On March 24, to commemorate the feast day of the martyr St. Óscar Romero, hundreds of people joined in a march and vigil calling for an end to mass deportations and mass detention led by...
Non-Catholic friends are often puzzled by our calendar of memorials and solemnities, particularly the solemnity of the Annunciation -- a moment that usually only hits their awareness in the days leading up to Christmas.
I have been asked more than...
Q: I heard a priest on the radio talking about holy water fonts in church, and he said that as a sacramental, the holy water "absolves us from venial sin." He actually used the word "absolves." That doesn't sound...
By Father Romanus Cessario, O.P. , OSV News
On Good Friday, the altars of the world stand bare. In place of the daily Eucharistic action, the Church centers her liturgy around Scripture readings, especially the Passion narrative, solemn petitions and...