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Sandra works with youth while pursuing pastoral leadership degree.

Prayer, Penance, and Practices of Charity

Oración, Penitencia y Prácticas de Caridad

40 Ideas for Your Lenten Journey

“I’ll really miss my talks with your dad. He was so wise." Thank you so much. Wait, what?

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. (Mt 4:1-2)

It’s easy to forget that God and Mary often choose the poor, the ignorant and the downtrodden to spread the message of the Kingdom. So many times, saint stories get glamorized in Hollywood soft-focus and backlighting and gilt-edged holy card pictures.

How Father Dan Hyman finally followed the stirrings of his soul to the priesthood

“Dijo Jesús a sus discípulos: ‘Si alguno quiere venir en pos de mí, niéguese a sí mismo, tome su cruz y sígame’”.— Mateo 16,24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”— Matthew 16:24

These little gems are not only a great way to teach younger kids about the Resurrection, they are a quick and delicious sweet roll to make for any Easter gathering.

Question: My non-Catholic friends don’t feel comfortable coming to Mass because they say they feel “excluded” during Holy Communion. What do I say to them?

“Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.” — Venerable Fulton Sheen