Try these short prayers!

Cameron Kologinczak

Father Bass grew up in Austin and is a convert to Catholicism who heard the call to the priesthood as a young adult.

Gossip can be one of those sins in our life that is there but we rarely even notice it until we see its immediate effects.

We need to understand the difference between God’s “perfect will” and God’s “permissive will.”

The councils get their name from the Greek word oikoumene, meaning “the whole inhabited world.”

Solomon Akpan

Brian McNaughton

Constantine promulgated the Edict of Milan which officially put an end to Roman persecution of Christians.

A Man on Purpose: 10 Rules of Life from a Faithful Father

In the month of May the Church celebrates a remarkable French sister who dedicated herself to Christ by serving him in the poor.

Chris Haberberger

Isaiah Minke

The U.S. Bishops announced plans to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in June 2026.

Chile’s first saint

Father Chris Smith, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in La Grange, recently shared his call to the priesthood.

This is a master stroke by Rembrandt that allows us to feel the full impact of the parable. The focus is on the father and both sons.

Including the passion, death, resurrection and ascension of Christ, the Paschal Mystery encompasses all that Christ did to redeem us.

The Key to Praying Always

We cannot grow into mature disciples of Jesus Christ if we always play it safe, stay on the sidelines and don’t learn from success or defeat.”

Having reminders around us that have been consecrated to the Lord assists us and reminds us that we, too, have been consecrated to God.

Father Michael Noriega, associate pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in Pflugerville, recently shared his call to the priesthood.

Turibius Alfonso was serving as a Grand Inquisitor in Spain when King Philip II commanded that he become as a missionary archbishop.

The final theme of Catholic Social Teaching that we will examine in this series is care for creation.

Insights from the Stations