Feast Day: May 7   We have all no doubt heard that a tree can be known by its fruit. However, if we do not pay attention to the fruit, it will be more difficult to diagnose the health of the tree and to respond accordingly. The same is true of the life of holiness. [...]

Feast Day: April 8 “Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.” This beatitude calls each Christian to be an instrument of God’s mercy in the world. It is for this reason that the Church has traditionally articulated the Christian duty to engage in both corporal and spiritual works of mercy. This mercy is [...]

Exploring nature together can help children learn about the gifts of creation and their relationship with the loving Creator.

A yummy treat is one incentive for changing our ways, but a greater one is pleasing the Father.

Feast Day: March 2  St. Angela of the Cross (1846- 1932) founded the Institute of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross in Seville, Spain, and had established more than 20 convents by the time of her death. Known for her humility, Mother Angela, as she was called, lived a life of contemplative prayer [...]

This decadent dip for Mardi Gras uses dairy already on hand to prepare for the Lenten fast.

Feast Day: February 8 Claim to fame: Josephine Bakhita was born in Sudan in 1869 and kidnapped when she was 7 years old and sold into slavery. The girl was so traumatized by the experience that she was unable to remember her name and her captors gave her the name Bakhita, which means “fortunate one.” [...]