St Ann Hamilton
Did you know St. Ann Church, Hamilton, was in grave danger of being closed after just five years as a parish, when its construction debt was two years in arrears and amounted to a whopping $350 (almost $10,400 today) per parishioner? 1908 St. Ann organized as a mission of St. …
How to honor Valentine’s Day on Ash Wednesday
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2024 / 08:00 am If you’re giving up sweets for Lent, you may not be happy to learn that this year Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day. But while the day typically marked by heart-shaped candies, Hallmark cards, and giant teddy bears may seem …
Winner, winner, Rice-A-Roni dinner? Bishops bet on the Super Bowl
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Feb 10, 2024 / 06:00 am It’s a tradition for the Catholic bishops from the two cities sending teams to the Super Bowl to make a friendly wager before the big game. With the Kansas City Chiefs back in their fourth Super Bowl in five years …
Human Trafficking Bill: U.S. bishops urge passage in Congress
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 9, 2024 / 17:00 pm The bishops of the United States have urged Congress to pass a bill aiming to combat human trafficking that would, among other things, provide grants to aid organizations in areas with high rates of trafficking. The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims …
These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent
By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2019 / 12:25 am (CNA).- With the Lenten season here, Catholics immerse themselves in 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol and other luxuries. But did you know that Catholic monks once brewed beer specifically for a liquid-only Lenten fast? Back in …
Seek the Lord for February 2024
In his homily for the opening of the 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI said, “The Church exists to evangelize. Faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ’s command, his disciples went out to the whole world to announce the Good News, spreading Christian communities everywhere” …
Lenten Devotions as a Lifestyle
When my husband and I started a family, I was hopeful we could live differently from the status quo, more reflective of love and peace. There will always be work, laundry, dinnertime and taking care of each other; but it’s easy to lose sight of the point in these routine …
A Closer Look: Ash Wednesday and the End of Lent by Kenneth Craycraft
As most Catholics are well aware, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent. And, of course, almost everyone associates Lent with giving something up, even if they do not understand the penitential importance of the season. “I gave that up for Lent” is a common refrain, …
