Even though I didn’t harbor a single doubt or speck of concern regarding our newly formed marriage, I still needed to say “yes” again.

Benedictine nun & mystic

This simple cod recipe invites us to savor Advent and to set aside things of the flesh as we prepare for Christmas.

Here are a few additional “alternative sides” we might try to work into our daily thanksgiving:

Q: I get that purgatory exists. But why?

Guiding children through change

Other than Jesus, there’s one figure we hear about more than any other during the season of Advent: John the Baptist. Here are four ways St. John the Baptist helps us prepare for Christ’s coming:

With your melancholic spouse, it may be helpful to establish a consistent practice of counting your blessings and expressing gratitude to God.

Do you know you are a priest, a prophet and a king?

Catholic Social Teaching emphasizes the equal dignity and value of every human person.

Reflecting a little deeper on Elizabeth in Scripture, we can draw five important lessons to guide us through this Advent and our lifelong journey as a disciple.