Theology & Culture
How to Celebrate the Jubilee Year and the Easter Season
You may have heard that 2025 is the Jubilee Year and that the Easter season extends beyond Easter Sunday—but what do these cele...
We’ve All Forgotten How to Celebrate
We have a cause to celebrate. But we’re really bad at celebrating.
Today, Fr. Mark-Mary teaches us how we can celebrate the g...
Extend the Sunday feeling throughout the week
By guarding time to maintain a spirit of reflection, we embrace a life that is somewhat slower, but more deliberate and deeply ...
Our Need for Jubilee
In this episode, we begin our Lenten book study “Jesus and the Jubilee” and welcome the author, Dr. John Bergsma, to the podcas...
A Better Way to Choose Something for Lent
Do your Lenten practices feel arbitrary? Do your penances seem ineffective? If you're feeling this way, you might be wondering,...
Fasting: A Spiritual Practice for Today
I have a deep love for food. Dining out with my wife, exploring new restaurants, and savoring different cuisines are some of ou...
Who was the real St. Valentine?
Valentine's Day celebrates the life of St. Valentine of Rome, a priest who was martyred on February 14.
February 14 marks the ...
St. Valentine and the Catholic origins of February 14
St. Valentine, patron saint of Terni, Italy
In the Italian city of Terni, Catholics look forward to February 14 as the feast d...
12 Ways to Honor the Holy Family this February
Did you know that in the Catholic Church, each of the 12 months of the year has a devotional theme?
For Catholics, February is...