Meatless Meal Ideas for Fridays
Most people know that on Fridays in Lent, we Catholics abstain from eating meat. But did you know that, until a few decades ago, not eating meat was required on normal Fridays throughout the year …
Spiritual Journaling: The Dos & Don’ts
If you grew up in the early 2000s, there’s a chance you kept a bedazzled, bejeweled, heart lock-and-key diary that you used to write down everything you knew about your middle school crush… Don’t be …
Faith, Evangelization, and Relationship with God
“Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?” How often have you heard that question in the context of evangelization from a well-meaning Evangelical friend? Our Protestant brothers and sisters often criticize us Catholics …
Loving Our Neighbor: Assuming the Best of Others
The contemporary world is polarized over almost everything, and some things more than others stand out. When we hear certain words and talk about certain topics, we automatically retreat into our ideological camps, simultaneously covering …
A Note to Our Eastern Catholic Friends
I’d like to take a moment to talk about another component of my vision for The Catholic Magazine: a deliberate emphasis on the catholicity–that is, the universality–of the Church. Some of our readers likely know …
The Benefits of a Spiritual Director
Depending on where you live, your diocese may have different ways of going about spiritual direction. I can say for myself in the Archdiocese of Washington that all of our priests are trained in spiritual …
Between Communion and Solitude
One weird place to find yourself, and a place where I find myself more often than I’d like to admit, is stuck between a desire to be on my own and a desire to be …
A (Not-So-) Very COVID Easter
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the opportunity that we had to celebrate the Triduum and Easter back in our parishes. I had several moments during the Triduum when I paused and thought about how …
My Vision for The Catholic Magazine
Hi, all! Thanks for checking out The Catholic Magazine! I want in this article to write briefly about my vision for the magazine and why I decided to start it. Life is hard. It’s no …