After our first few Sundays at home, you might be wondering how to prayerfully participate in the Holy Mass when you’re apart from your parish. As you watch a broadcast of the Mass should you sit back and watch, or make the Sign of the Cross, sing the songs, and pray along? Msgr. Swetland shared […]Read more

It has been devastating for so many Catholics in the United States and all over the globe to lose physical access to the sacraments and their parish communities, especially during the season of Lent and the upcoming celebrations of Holy Week and Easter. As you’re making your way through this period of isolation and sacrifice, […]Read more

Prayer is powerful. As you’re cooped up at home without physical access to the sacraments and your parish community, remember that you are not alone and Christ, His Church, and the Communion of Saints are always with you. Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is praying the ‘Litany in Time […]Read more

The last few weeks have been a lot to digest. Your normal routines have been overturned, schools and stores and workplaces have closed, even your Catholic Church has suspended public Masses. It doesn’t seem like there’s much you can do about it, right? Wrong. There is always one thing you can do, no matter how […]Read more

Despite the inconveniences, trials, and sacrifices that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into your life, could it also be an opportunity? That’s a question Patrick Madrid posed on The Patrick Madrid Show, reflecting on the ways that this situation might also bring some good into your life. Before you shake your head in disbelief, just […]Read more

“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” Some attribute this quote to St. Teresa of Calcutta, but whether or not she said it, it speaks volumes. Change starts at home, in our families, with raising the future generation to be virtuous and faithful people who will then go out […]Read more

So you’ve traded conference rooms and rush hour for teleconferences from the sofa? As businesses and governments across the country (and the globe) have told employees to stay home, the office workers of America have been suddenly thrown into a work-from-home life. It’s a big adjustment, full of many new distractions to overcome. How can […]Read more

On March 20, the Apostolic Penitentiary at the Vatican announced a special indulgence for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The gift of special Indulgences is granted to the faithful suffering from COVID-19 disease, commonly known as Coronavirus, as well as to health care workers, family members and all those who in any capacity, including […]Read more

So, your kids are home from school for weeks, or possibly even months. You have assignments and lesson plans from their teachers, but you’ve never done this before. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the new responsibility of teaching your kids at home—while juggling work, other kids, and household responsibilities during a pandemic—you definitely aren’t alone. […]Read more

It’s dominating the headlines, minds, and hearts of the world. There’s so much uncertainty and fear from COVID-19 and its impacts across the globe. Rather than give in to anxiety, we can respond through the eyes of our Catholic Faith. Memento Mori The unknown can be scary, disease and death can be frightening, but our faith […]Read more

In these uncertain and unprecedented times for our nation, God and his Church are always there. Even when we can’t leave our homes to attend Mass or visit the Blessed Sacrament, we are not alone. On March 15, Relevant Radio® began a very special video and radio broadcast of the Holy Mass celebrated by Father […]Read more

Cases of Covid-19 are spiking in countries across the globe, and the pandemic is being met with increased fear and anxiety of what is to come. The Diocese of Rome, in the midst of Italy’s lockdown to limit spread of the disease, held a day of prayer and fasting on March 11 for the coronavirus […]Read more