Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost to honor the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Although the word “trinity” does not appear in Scripture, it is taught in Matthew 28:18-20 and 2 Corinthians 13:14…
Growing in Faith Through CoronaVirus by Mark Pattison – Catholic News Service Two separate polls show that Americans are relying more on their faith to help persevere through the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Center, in a survey released April…
Devotion of Divine Mercy by Mike Navarro Divine Mercy Background in the Church To open the millennium, Pope John Paul II declared that the Second Sunday of Easter would become the Feast of Divine Mercy, and he exhorted the faithful…
What makes a Parish Excellent? By: Natalie Cornell Paul Wilkes, author of “Excellent Catholic Parishes,” said he wants Catholic parishes to be “yes” churches instead of “no” churches. At a recent teleconference workshop for the 66th National Conference for Catechetical…
Growing in Prayer By: Thomas Richard – Catholic Exchange Many saints of the Church have discovered, and taught, that as one journeys through life, ones life of prayer can develop and grow – in stages – enabled by grace. We…
Magi 2020 By: Father Angelo Arrando This weekend, with the celebration of Epiphany and Matthew’s story of the Magi, yet another Christmas Season comes to an end. Once again, we liturgically celebrated the coming of Jesus, born of Mary in…
A Small Mustard Seed with a Fruitful Harvest by: Mitchell Kalpakgian – Catholic Exchange Hans Christian Andersen’s children’s story “Something” especially reveals the mysterious, fruitful nature of goodness in its purest form — a simple act of kindness, a humble…
Veterans Day: The History of November 11th It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month in 1918 when the world celebrated, as a treaty was signed ending what was to be “the war to end…
World Mission Sunday by: Marcellino D’Ambrosio, PH.D – Catholic Exchange Much of our Western evangelical church views missions as simply another church program. Numerous churches communicate missions to their congregations as one of many ministry options to select from, like…
Getting More out of Baptism By Dr. Greg & Lisa Popcak – Catholic Exchange The sacraments are an essential part of your participation in God’s Family, the Church. Obviously, participating in God’s Family is not like participating in any earthly…
