Preparing for the Paschal Mystery: Lent starts Feb. 18
Lent is the 40-day, penitential season of preparation for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18). The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum — from the evening of Holy Thursday to…
Read MoreThe eight days of Christmas? A look at the Christmas octave
By KEVIN JONES Catholic News Agency The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of…
Read MoreThe baby who looked like he was sleeping 37 years after death
The ‘miraculous’ story of the seemingly incorrupt Brian GallagherBy ANDREW HANSENEditor Sitting in the parish basement of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Charleston, Thomas Gallagher sits back in his…
Read MoreWhat makes the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe so mysterious?
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated Dec. 12By JONAH McKEOWN Catholic News Agency In 1531 a “Lady from Heaven” appeared to St. Juan Diego, a poor Indian from Tepeyac, a…
Read MoreWhat a bishop’s life is like when he’s not praying, celebrating Mass, or working
Getting paid, laundry, grocery shopping, vacation time, cleaning vestments: What is a bishop’s life like? You see Bishop Thomas John Paprocki at Mass, confirmations, public appearances, talks, and in our…
Read MoreA November tradition of mercy you can do: Remembering the souls who time forgets
By DEACON ADAM COX Special to Catholic Times Shortly after I was brought into the Catholic Church, I signed up for a time slot in the adoration chapel at my parish.…
Read MoreA marriage, two precious children, and a new man of faith all stemmed from family tragedy
By ANDREW HANSENEditor The following story appeared in the documentary, God is Alive, Part 2, produced by the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois and which premiered earlier this year. It’s…
Read MoreMiraculous healing and messages in Ashland?
‘Just incredible thanksgiving to God, and His mercy is just astonishing’She had less than a 50 percent chance of survival twice. Heaven then sent several messages they had her back By…
Read More‘I was in Florida having a good time and now here I am thinking about my funeral’
How Father Steven Arisman’s cardiac episode made him appreciate love even more and what you can learn from his story about suffering By ANDREW HANSENEditor On Nov. 21, 2024, Father…
Read MoreNew documentary features Midwest miraculous events and incredible stories of faith
God is Alive, Part 2, produced by Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, available to watch now for free By DIANE SCHLINDWEINManaging Editor Our world is filled with challenges such as…
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