For far too long, our marriage-prep classes have been generic,” said Julia Dezelski, an associate director at the U.S.

Q. 1052. {292} What is a sacramental? A. A sacramental is anything set apart or blessed by the Church to excite good thoughts and to increase devotion, and through these movements of the heart to ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

The decline of sacramental marriages in our country has been steady, and the reasons for it are deep-seated. However, the ...

According to Ann Ball in her book, HANDBOOK OF CATHOLIC SACRAMENTALS: The two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments The three French hens stood for faith, hope, and love. The four calling ...

It was business as usual in December in the school. “We certainly didn’t cancel Christmas,” says Kelly. “We would never have ...

For the first time in its 360-year history, the Catholic church in Juárez has made public its pastoral archives in a catalog coordinated by the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez.

As South Korean clergymen joined a growing push to boot impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, a prominent priest was ...

Stan and Julie Steuter got married in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul just more ...

John Henry Newman, about this story from Luke, is Peter's "instant obedience." Really, ... Q: I'm a parish priest and recently, when I went to order hosts and sacramental wine for my parish, I noticed ...

Q: I'm a parish priest and recently, when I went to order hosts and sacramental wine for my parish, I noticed the company I usually shop from was offering something called "non-alcoholic church wine." ...