Celebrated on the second Sunday of Easter, it is based on the private revelations of St. Faustina Kowalska, who was canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II.

The Rite of Election is a significant step in the journey of those seeking to become a member of the Catholic Church and one in which the whole Church partakes. It always occurs on the First Sunday of Lent.

No one expected the cross, a Roman torture instrument, to become a symbol of hope, of love and of new life. It is one of the worst things that could happen to a human being. Yet in God’s mysterious plan, a wooden torture instrument becomes the tree of life.

In St. Joseph, 37 catechumens and candidates were welcomed into the Church in the last 12 years — including the 11 welcomed this year by the Benedictine Catholic Communities ACC.

Jenna Wright, a mother of five who’s rediscovered her faith, has come a long way from being an NFL cheerleader to a First Communion catechist.

We speak of that section in the Gospels which narrates Jesus’ life from the Last Supper until his death and burial, as chronicling his “Passion”, but why do we call Jesus’ suffering just before his death his passion?

Dr. Tim O’Malley, a Catholic theologian, author and teacher, will host a day of formation on April 12 at Seven Colors Church in Albany.

En St. Joseph, 37 catecúmenos y candidatos fueron recibidos en la Iglesia en los últimos 12 años, incluidos los 11 recibidos este año por las Comunidades Católicas Benedictinas ACC.