Yesterday was Divine Mercy Sunday, the great feast of God’s mercy. And we absolutely should celebrate this feast and take advantage of the sacraments if at all possible. But the amazing thing about our God is that His mercy isn’t limited to one day. We can call on Him any day of the year, any […]

  We have finally arrived at the joyous season of Easter. We have spent forty long days in fasting, prayer, and penance, and now we have seven glorious weeks to rejoice in the Lord’s resurrection. Yet, even as we revel in Easter joy, many of us might be left wondering, “What do I do now? […]

  Holy Week is the most sacred time of the liturgical year. The Church gives us this time to enter into the Lord’s Passion and death, to allow the reality of what He has done for us to truly penetrate our lives. Yesterday, Palm Sunday, we began this journey with Jesus, and we now have […]

  One more week gone, and one more week to go until we enter Holy Week. The Liturgy of the Hours today again slows us down and brings us back to one of the goals of Lent: spiritual health.   “Our crimes and our sins weigh us down; we are rotting away because of them. […]

  There are so many reasons I love Lent. But really, all the reasons come down to one thing: the various spiritual practices of this season always call me to seek the Heart of God in a deeper way. Lent never fails to remind me of God’s great mercy and personal love for me, because […]