When Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in December of 184...

As Christians, we’ve been given a sneak peek of where this most miraculous story leads. Reset your expectations this Advent and see what happens when you await the Lord with an open heart.

Each experience is unique - be ready to share yours.

Dear Father Joe: I know we’re supposed to thank God, but some days I don’t feel a lot of gratitude. How do I feel thankful when I’m not?

He was instrumental in spreading Christianity to rural areas of Western Europe.

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Holy orders, or the sacrament of apostolic ministry, is the sacrame...

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” (Mt 16:24) These are challenging words from Jesus. They cut to the heart and demand a response.

Dear Father Joe: My dog died and my priest told me that pets don’t ...

A timeline of the sacrament from the Old Testament to today.

Marriage is more than just a natural institution – God is its author and it has been elevated by Christ to the level of sacrament.

Dear Father Joe: I’ve read a lot of talk online that, according to ...

“Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, Rejoice.

Feast day: Sept. 27 Patron of all Charitable Societies In the lat...

  Pope Benedict XVI once said, "...the faith is not a theory,...

Dear Father Joe: My wife and I have children approaching “that age,...

Anyone who’s played sports, pursued music or developed a new personal skill or trait has probably heard it said, “If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse!”

John Vianney was a driving force for reviving the faith in Europe f...

Sin is never simply personal in its impact. It always has a social consequence as well.

Words for love from the Bible teach us all the ways that God loves us.

When I read a familiar Gospel story, I ask God to help me see it with new eyes and think about it with a deeper meaning.

Saint John Fisher was a Renaissance scholar and bishop of England c...

Love allows us to see people as their Creator sees them, and when we look through his lens, love becomes giving and not taking.

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In the sacrament of the Eucharist, Christ is not merely symbolically present, but truly, really and substantially present, body and blood with the soul and divinity.