On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

When God first stirred my heart toward becoming a pastor, I had a hard time accepting it. My dreams were to play baseball and ...

One of the ways good people block their own blessings without even knowing it is letting their inner critic roam unrestricted ...

When a place of work is to be blessed, both those who labor there and those who share the fruit of that labor should be invited to the ceremony. All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins ...

After nearly 25 years of modest contributions, this will be my last “Messages of Faith” article. I’m retiring … pretty much.

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By Fr. Dominic Nguyen For The Catholic Messenger Lent 2025 Week 4 I grew up in a very Catholic, populated ...Read More ...