Catechesis

The Feast of the Guardian Angels

October 2, 2025September 30, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

When I was in 4th grade, Sister Lydia told us to be sure to make room on the seat of our desks for our Guardian Angels. She was reinforcing the Catholic belief that everyone has a Guardian Angel. Referring to these Angels, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: “From its beginning until death, human […]

Pope Leo on Jesus’ Love in the Midst of Suffering

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025 Articles, Catechesis

Image via Adam Jan Figel / Shutterstock. Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha joins John Morales for Relevant in Rome, where she reports on the Holy Father’s recent General Audience – which centered around Jesus’ Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. Pope Leo XIV held his Wednesday General Audience inside Paul VI Hall because of significant heat […]

Why They Mock “Thoughts and Prayers”

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality, The Patrick Madrid Show

Secular figures mock the phrase “thoughts and prayers” for several reasons. Some do not understand prayer. To them, prayer is nothing more than wishful thinking or a sentimental slogan. When they hear “thoughts and prayers,” they perceive it as a meaningless platitude and, in truth, it often is, when repeated reflexively without any real prayer […]

Pope Leo XIV: Christ Shows Us Love Conquers Fear

August 27, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

On Morning Air, Ashley Noronha joined John Morales to reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s catechesis from his Wednesday general audience on August 27. The Holy Father turned our attention to the Passion of Christ, particularly the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, where the Lord’s fear and loneliness revealed the depth of His humanity. Even […]

Pope Leo XIV: Reject the Voice of Death, Choose Life

August 26, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality, Morning Air

On the Feast of the Assumption, Pope Leo XIV delivered a homily that urged the faithful to recognize Mary’s courageous “yes” as the model for Christian discipleship. Speaking in Rome, the Holy Father reminded the Church that while death continues to cast its shadow, God’s life-giving love breaks through whenever His people choose trust, forgiveness, […]

Pope Leo on Judas: Betrayal, Freedom, and the Call to Repentance

August 25, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

At a recent general audience, Pope Leo turned to one of the most haunting moments in the Gospel: the betrayal of Jesus at the Last Supper. Reflecting on Mark 14, the Holy Father pointed to the words that unsettled the apostles when Christ said, “One of you will betray me.” Each one, troubled in heart, […]

The Feast of the Transfiguration

August 6, 2025August 5, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

The Church celebrates many feasts that recall important events in the life of Jesus. We have His birth, His Presentation in the Temple, His Baptism in the Jordan River, the Last Supper, and His Crucifixion and Resurection. But there is only one event between His Baptism and the Last Supper that we celebrate with a […]

Why You Should Get Married in the Church

July 30, 2025February 10, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, Morning Air

So many couples today decide to get married outside of a church, while others decide not to get married at all and just live together. Catholic family speaker and evangelist Damon Owens joined John Morales on Morning Air to speak on the importance of the sanctity and longevity of marriage. Owens began by saying that […]

What is the difference between the Catholic Faith and the Lutheran Faith?

July 17, 2025February 10, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, Father Simon Says

A listener recently wrote in to share a surprising experience: she had given her Lutheran neighbor a ride to church and, since she had already been to Mass, decided to sit in on the Lutheran service. What surprised her was how familiar it felt. She noticed women veiling and others kneeling for Communion. When she […]

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Addresses “Loving Thy Neighbor”

July 16, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, News and Culture, Relevant In Rome

This past Sunday, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Angelus and catechesis from Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence nestled among the Alban Hills. The quiet town, celebrated as one of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia” (“the most beautiful villages of Italy”), held a deeper meaning as it played host to the Holy Father’s latest reflections […]

FROM ROME: Pope Leo XIV Speaks on the Need for True Witnesses, Not Box-Checkers

July 9, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Relevant In Rome

Ashley Noronha, joining Morning Air from Rome, spoke with John Morales about Pope Leo’s most recent address after the Angelus on Sunday. He reflected on the Gospel of Luke 10:1-12, 17-20, where Jesus sends His seventy-two disciples ahead of Him to prepare the way. In his catechesis, the Holy Father emphasized the difference between passive […]

The Feast of the Sacred Heart

June 27, 2025June 25, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

From 1673 to 1675 Jesus appeared to a French nun, a member of the Visitation Order that was founded in 1610. We are concluding the 350th anniversary celebrations of those apparitions with the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast that Jesus Himself requested. St. Margaret Mary, to whom Jesus appeared, said […]

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