Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Some Vatican news notes

For big Masses with Popes the Vatican’s  Office for Liturgical Celebrations issues a booklet.  We find in the booklet for Pentecost (19 May 2024) that, in the text for the consecration of the chalice, there has been a reversion: Thus, … Read More →

What can we learn from our confirmation names?

Whether carefully reflected upon or chosen at random, picking a confirmation name is a personal and spiritual journey for Catholics, reflecting a connection to the saints or a loved one and a commitment to embodying their virtues.

Daily Devotional: May 17, 2024

Today is Friday, May 17, 2024, The feast of St. Pascal Baylon, Confessor, a third class feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: the meditation, ”What Are We Without the Gift of Fortitude?,” a preview of the Podcast: “Questions with Father #45: Pregnant Out Of Wedlock: The Catholic Answer,” and a Thought of […]

Vatican publishes new norms to discern alleged supernatural phenomena

The Vatican has published new norms for the church to discern alleged supernatural phenomena, such as Marian apparitions and mystical visions, which streamline the discernment process for bishops, allow the Vatican to avoid making definitive judgments on the authenticity of the events and reaffirm that Catholics are not obliged to believe in the purported phenomena. […]

Sr. Viktoriya’ mission to restore the smiles of Ukrainian children

Sr. Viktoriya Andrushchyshyna rescues childhoods destroyed by war. She distributes drops of kindness in frontier areas, where her angels of joy travel to cities and villages that were liberated from Russian occupation. Quoting Pope Francis on the fact that Ukrainian children no longer smile, she thinks of herself as the “nun who restores smiles.” Read […]