Prayer beads count prayers or chants that are repeated. It’s a touchable and tranquilizing experience besides being an ...

Recent research has identified what attracts people to Catholic parishes, and parishes are using creative means to evangelize — including ‘Barkfest.’ ...

Father James Hugh O’Neill left Helena to become a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He eventually served on the staff of Gen. George ...

The celebration of Easter and Christmas, the two greatest solemnities, continues for eight days, with each octave governed by ...

My beloved Aunt Judy died last year, and what I wanted to keep of hers was one of her prayer cards from her knitting circle. She was Catholic, from Boston, and used to curse by saying things like ...

I am an unworthy lay minister in the Catholic Church ... a pamphlet on how to pray the rosary, a Divine Mercy prayer card, miraculous medal, a Sacred Heart of Jesus badge, and a letter of ...

Peyote, a cactus that contains mescaline, a hallucinogen, grows naturally in South Texas and northern Mexico. It's being ...

The meals included a large turkey dinner as well as a Christmas ornament and a prayer card. Camp said both individuals ... not just involve members of the Catholic Church – Camp said volunteers ...

“And little did I know as a kid when I was building the cathedral out of card and ... animated by prayer for more than 800 years.” Kate Quiñones is a staff writer for Catholic News Agency ...

A briefcase may be needed to carry the following items: White stole (for the priest or deacon) Holy water sprinkler Ritual, or card with prayers Crucifix Purificator One should check with the ...

“Join us for an evening of prayer, Christmas music ... “And since, I have not sent cards.” Paula Kowalkowski, music director at St. Thomas Becket Catholic Church, left, and cantor Margaret ...