Today, Sept. 30, is the 125th anniversary of the death and birth into eternal life of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, whom Pope St. Pius X called “the greatest saint of modern times.

The Holy Eucharist is the most important of the seven sacraments because, in this and in no other sacrament, we receive the very body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. Innumerable, ...

St. Francis de Sales provides the following tips on how to prepare your soul for the reception of Jesus in Holy Communion. There exist countless guides for how to prepare for Holy Communion at Mass, ...

1. The Church in her pilgrimage towards the Heavenly Jerusalem grows and is edified by the work of the Holy Spirit, especially though the fear of God (cf. Act. 9, 31), through the supernatural acts of ...

It sometimes takes a mystic to pierce through the familiar aspects of our Catholic faith and help us appreciate them anew. That’s what St. John Paul II did for me and my Eucharistic devotion. I had ...

Every action in the Mass builds upon itself and culminates in Holy Communion, a special time when we are invited into union with God. When we attend Mass, we may enjoy the homily or music, but in the ...

[this is a follow-up to my earlier paper, Thoughts on Communion in the Hand] [I’ve written many times about this; also about abuses in the use of eucharistic ministers; see the papers on my Eucharist ...

“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...

Our family following Mass, in front of a statue of St. John Vianney, our church's patron Yesterday, our eldest celebrated his First Holy Communion – what a milestone in the life of a parent! I cried ...

Like nearly everybody else on the planet, I have been preoccupied with, concerned about and focused on the novel coronavirus pandemic over the last few weeks. It seems that every hour new information ...