How the Liturgical Year Works

Spiritual growth is like eating and exercising: taking in truth is essential, but transformation only happens when faith is exercised through prayer, virtue, obedience, and love. Jeff challenges us to move beyond just consuming spiritual content to actually living it out intentio ...  Show more

How do we forgive the people who have hurt our loved ones? Drawing from Second Corinthians and Gospel of Matthew, Jeff unpacks St. Paul’s striking statement—“I forgive whom you forgive”—and reveals how harboring secondhand offenses can quietly entrap our hearts. Email us with com ...  Show more

The Eucharist reminds us that God doesn’t just want to be with us; he wants to dwell within us. Sr. Mary Grace, Sr. Ann Immaculée, and Sr. Marie Veritas begin this new season on the Eucharist by reflecting on the great gift of the Eucharist and its power to give meaning and purpo ...  Show more

We continue our examination of Christ’s acts through the sacraments that he instituted. Fr. Mike emphasizes the importance of understanding that the sacraments are sacred signs that “make present efficaciously the grace they signify.” The sacraments specifically signify the Pasch ...  Show more

In our meditation of the week: Fr. Peter Armenio shares a reflection on the Gospel passage of the Passion of Christ (Luke 22:14-23:56) which is read on Palm Sunday. During this holiest time of the year, the Church invites her people to focus directly on the suffering of ...

Together, with Fr. Mike, we explore the reality of Christ’s true presence in the Eucharist. Fr. Mike unpacks what actually happens during the celebration of the sacrifice of the Eucharist, specifically, transubstantiation. He explains that during the Consecration, the whole subs ...  Show more