It's easy to fall out of the practice of going to Mass or to wonder why it's necessary to go at all. Here you can discover five reasons why it's important to go to Mass, and why the Church requires all who are able to go to Mass every Sunday.

Christ’s words to the good thief – Saint Dismas as he is traditionally called – show us how our lives can be changed and transformed in an instant, for the spiritual action of grace takes no time at all, if we open wide our hearts to God’s grace and mercy.

Do you ever struggle to pray? Perhaps you have difficulties staying focused with ADHD, or finding time to pray in a busy schedule. Or maybe you've experienced dryness in prayer or found you have nothing to say when you come to pray. In this blog, explore some common obstacles to prayer and discover how to overcome them, with the help of Fr Ed Broom, OMV.

Trials cause us to lose the peace of mind which we had so long sought and built up. We need to discover the reality of that experience, when peace now seems to have totally fled our lives, whether through external conflicts or interior trials that plunge us into the anguish of loneliness, absurdity and meaninglessness, or death. Explore how to live through trials with the aid of St Benedict's wisdom.

As Advent begins and you put your Advent wreath in pride of place in your home, gather your household together to pray this blessing.

First published in 1891, Pope Leo XIII’s “Rerum Novarum” was the Church’s bold response to the upheaval caused by the Industrial Revolution.