Resources
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Seniors
Actor Rob Lowe: Don't Underestimate the Stress Caregivers Face
Forty million Americans work as an unpaid family caregiver. The mental, physical and emotional stress they face is overwhelming. It’s time to help. Actor Rob Lowe, who cared for his… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
Selected Scripture for EMHCs
Your role as an Extraordinary Minister comes later in the Mass, but your attention to Scripture is still paramount to your ministry. To help with your reflections, we have put… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
Selected Scripture for Readers
You are a reader at your parish, so you are familiar with Sacred Scripture. But when was the last time you spent time in prayer with the Scriptures? To help,… Read More
Reflections
A New Year Thought
I’m sorry…I didn’t mean it I take it back Strike it from the record What is as irreversible as murder, violates its victims more than theft, is as deadly as… Read More
Great Reads
When Do Young People Leave The Church?
A new article in Crux discusses the latest study by St. Mary’s Press. The name of the study, Going, Going, Gone, gives you a hint of its content: why and… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
Pope Francis on Sacred Music
Liturgical and sacred music can be a powerful instrument of evangelization, because it gives people a glimpse of the beauty of heaven, Pope Francis said recently at an international meeting… Read More
Reflections
Tending the Garden
Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet who lived from 1875 to 1939. I discovered his work when a friend of mine – a retired bishop who taught me at Notre… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
The Real Presence of Jesus
On the night before he suffered and died, Jesus shared one last meal with his disciples. We remember this meal every time we attend Mass. We remember that, during this… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
The Reader At Mass
Have you ever attended Mass and wondered to yourself if the person reading the Scriptures has ever even seen the words before? This article, by the USCCB, offers reflections on… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
On Serving at the Altar
Being an altar server is an act of prayer, according to Pope Francis. Read more about his comments at the article below. Also included is a reflection on his own… Read More
Liturgical Ministries
Why the Tabernacle?
Should I genuflect in front of the tabernacle? Should I bow? Why do we have a tabernacle anyway? These articles, from Our Sunday Visitor and Catholic Culture, offer some history… Read More