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What If We Made Our Advent Penitential?

What If We Made Our Advent Penitential?

Nicholas LaBanca

Around this time of year, people from a variety of cultures across the world are running around trying to prepare for Christmas. Some are getting their homes ready for guests....

What If We Made Our Advent Penitential?

Nicholas LaBanca

Around this time of year, people from a variety of cultures across the world are running around trying to prepare for Christmas. Some are getting their homes ready for guests....

Tips for Focusing While Praying the Rosary

Tips for Focusing While Praying the Rosary

Emily Cavins

Once, while at the Minnesota State Fair, I was with a group who stopped to rest a while near a stage where a band played some rock songs. I challenged...

Tips for Focusing While Praying the Rosary

Emily Cavins

Once, while at the Minnesota State Fair, I was with a group who stopped to rest a while near a stage where a band played some rock songs. I challenged...

Are Christmas Card Worries Interrupting Your Advent?

Are Christmas Card Worries Interrupting Your Ad...

Merridith Frediani

Christmas card time arrived again. With our college son home for Thanksgiving, I had a brief window to capture my darlings adequately

Are Christmas Card Worries Interrupting Your Ad...

Merridith Frediani

Christmas card time arrived again. With our college son home for Thanksgiving, I had a brief window to capture my darlings adequately

Why Offering It Up Is Countercultural

Why Offering It Up Is Countercultural

Nicholas LaBanca

I’ve often struggled with the concept of offering it up. If you’re a cradle Catholic, you’ve probably heard it from your parents or grandparents whenever the going gets tough. Sprain...

Why Offering It Up Is Countercultural

Nicholas LaBanca

I’ve often struggled with the concept of offering it up. If you’re a cradle Catholic, you’ve probably heard it from your parents or grandparents whenever the going gets tough. Sprain...

How Catholics Can Help Lead Protestants Home

How Catholics Can Help Lead Protestants Home

Sonja Corbitt

As a Protestant, I was known as a “soul-winning,” faith-sharing fiend among the pastors in our association of churches. My denomination hosted a toy store missionary outreach every Christmas, in...

How Catholics Can Help Lead Protestants Home

Sonja Corbitt

As a Protestant, I was known as a “soul-winning,” faith-sharing fiend among the pastors in our association of churches. My denomination hosted a toy store missionary outreach every Christmas, in...

Editors' Choice: Catholic Bible Study, Ask Fr. Josh, and Loving the Cross

Editors' Choice: Catholic Bible Study, Ask Fr. ...

The Ascension Team

Here is our Editors’ Choice for is this week. Carefully selected new content from our video channels, podcasts, blog, and shop can be found below. We’re listening to millennial priest...

Editors' Choice: Catholic Bible Study, Ask Fr. ...

The Ascension Team

Here is our Editors’ Choice for is this week. Carefully selected new content from our video channels, podcasts, blog, and shop can be found below. We’re listening to millennial priest...