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The Sacred Paschal Triduum: Three Days Immersed in Mystery

The Sacred Paschal Triduum: Three Days Immersed in Mystery

The Triduum is one long liturgy that holds the greatest mysteries of our faith. Learn about its three parts and how it could transform your final days of Holy Week.

Receiving the Love of Your First Love: Five Adoration “Date” Ideas

Receiving the Love of Your First Love: Five Adoration “Date” Ideas

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, here are five Adoration “date” ideas to spend time with Jesus, your first love.

Twenty-Five Things to Know About the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope

Twenty-Five Things to Know About the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope

Learn all about the Jubilee Year of Hope with these twenty-five fun facts.

How to Untangle Our Feminine Hearts From the Knots of Our Wounds

How to Untangle Our Feminine Hearts From the Knots of Our Wounds

It’s in the heart that we feel love and give love. Our hearts are also the place where we hold the pain from our wounds. Ask the Lord to untangle your heart from any wounds and replace them with His truth, love, and mercy.

Understanding the Mass as a Love Story

Understanding the Mass as a Love Story

Instead of viewing it as an obligatory ritual, what if we came to understand the Mass as love story between God and humanity? Putting aside our desires to zone out...
Why We Believe the Eucharist is Jesus

Why We Believe the Eucharist is Jesus

At the heart of our belief in the Eucharist lies a profound truth: Jesus said so. As Catholics, we believe in Jesus' true presence in the Eucharist is grounded in...
eucharistic revival in the catholic church

Revival in the Catholic Church

There is revival in the Catholic Church, happening right now. Thousands recently gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana for the National Eucharistic Congress led by our bishops, priests, and religious. In the...
How to Live the Mass More Fully - Blessed Is She

Comment vivre la messe plus pleinement

Et si nous pouvions vivre la messe comme notre plus haute prière, peu importe les circonstances ? Le stress du travail, le drame avec les amis, les examens qui approchent...
Eucharistic Power // A Poem - Blessed Is She

Pouvoir eucharistique // Un poème

En cette année de l'Eucharistie, j'ai été constamment appelé par Notre-Seigneur à le visiter. En tant que maman de cinq petits, cela ne ressemble pas à une adoration fréquente dans...
I Believe // A Poem - Blessed Is She

Je crois // Un poème

Nous sommes appelés à être la lumière du Christ dans le monde et à répandre l'Evangile à tous, sans vergogne. Le Saint-Esprit nous donne le courage et la sagesse de...
The Seven Churches Pilgrimage for Holy Thursday - Blessed Is She

Le pèlerinage des sept églises pour le jeudi saint

« …Sur le point de se livrer à la mort, [Il] a confié à l'Église un sacrifice nouveau pour l'éternité, le banquet de son amour … » La prière d'ouverture...
The (Actual) Essentials of Holiness - Blessed Is She

Les éléments essentiels (réels) de la sainteté

"Allez là où vous pouvez aimer Dieu le mieux." Mon directeur spirituel a partagé ce conseil lors d'une heure sainte pour les femmes exigeantes. La pensée m'a vexé. Ne devrais-je...