Q. During Lent, more people than usual attend daily Mass in our parish. We have two assigned priests. For some reason, when the pastor celebrates Mass, […]
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Should the feast of St. Joseph be moved out of Lent?
Q: Some people think that celebrating saints’ days during Lent draws our attention away from the Great Forty Days of preparation for Easter. Do you think […]
CRS Rice Bowl recipe #5 – Doing more with less during Lent
For each week of Lent, The Visitor is highlighting Catholic Relief Services’ work with a story and simple, meatless recipe from a country the agency […]
Bishop Robert Barron: Confirmation and evangelization
Recently, I had the enormous privilege of performing my first confirmation as a bishop. It took place at Holy Cross Parish in Moor Park, California, a […]
Father Ron Rolheiser: No one exempted from the ‘cries of finitude’
Knowing and accepting our finitude can help quell a lot of frustration, restlessness and false guilt in our lives “What most moves your heart?” I was […]
What did the pope really say about pregnancy and the Zika virus?
The spontaneous in-flight Q&A sessions between Pope Francis and journalists express the Holy Father’s desire to engage the world, open to all comers and willing to […]
State Catholic conference identifies legislative priorities
Family aid, surrogacy and school choice among issues receiving attention during 2016 session By Maria Wiering For The Visitor The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes March 8 for […]
What ingredients make for a good mealtime prayer?
Wisely, the Jewish tradition of prayer holds it unthinkable to ask anything of God without first offering praise and thanks Q: In my family, as […]