What is a Holy Family?

Not even ten minutes pass after Mass, and you find yourself sitting in the parish hall breaking up an argument between the kids who are

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Why Godparents Matter

A few months ago we wrote about the Catholic Church’s teaching on infant baptism, specifically the Church’s command to have infants baptized as soon as

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So You Want to be a Deaconess?

Women deacons, why not? Ever since the Second Vatican Council implemented the vision of the Council of Trent to restore the permanent diaconate, the question

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Can Catholics Be Cremated?

One component of our diaconate formation this year has focused on ministries related to death and dying. To that end, our class watched the movie

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