Sometimes when there is a decision to make or a moral dilemma, we might be unsure about what the best way forward is. St Ignatius of Loyola famously once made a moral decision the wrong way. Instead of using St Ignatius' method, here are five good ways to make a moral decision.
The temptations and opportunities to fall into sin are many, perhaps more so in the past. In this blog, Cardinal Robert Sarah establishes four areas of contemporary life in which priests today may find themselves exposed to sin: Catholic education, the structure of one's day, disorderly use of the internet, and poor theological and doctrinal preparation.
Why do we have devotion to St Joseph and how did his cult grow over the centuries? Discover the history of this devotion in this blog.
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” In permitting himself to endure everything that we human beings have to endure, so Christ chooses to share this deepest of existential pains: the sense of being alone, without a loving father, or even a loving God. Here on the cross, Jesus cries out and gives voice to the deep sorrow of soul that afflicts so many of us.
Pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary with these beautiful meditations, based on the New Testament and Our Lady's message at Fatima.
For many people, the celebration of St Patrick's Day has more in common with Bastille Day in France or Independence Day in the USA than a Catholic feast day. It is a day of shamrock and of being ‘Proud to be Irish’ and hymns about ‘Erin’s green valleys.’ But who was the real St Patrick and did he actually exist?
