God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer. – St. Teresa of Calcutta When you pray, how often is it just an item on your day’s to-do list? Or how often does your prayer look more like giving God a to-do list? Prayer is more than an obligation, it’s […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church. This is a fairly new feast for Catholics, as it was 2018 when Pope Francis decreed this Memorial would be celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost. In honor of this beautiful feast, we have a story of the powerful role that Mary can play […]Read more

With Pentecost coming up this Sunday, now is the perfect time to look to the Holy Spirit and see how he has worked in the Church, in the lives of the saints, and in our own lives. In anticipation of Pentecost, Fr. John Gordon, a regular Morning Air® contributor, stopped by to discuss the Holy […]Read more

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (though in many dioceses this feast is celebrated on Sunday) and contemplate the glorious mystery of Christ ascending, body and soul, into heaven. You may look that this feast as one of sadness, and consider that the apostles and Mary must have been heartbroken […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

This past Sunday we celebrated Mother’s Day – but did you know the entire month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother? May is traditionally the month of Mary, which you may see celebrated with May crownings, the planting of Mary gardens, and special Rosary devotions. Marge Fenelon, a regular Morning Air® contributor, recently stopped […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput joined Morning Air to speak about his new book Things Worth Dying For, and what it means to be a rebel for Christ. “It’s obvious from reading the Gospels that to follow Jesus is to be a revolutionary. He was perceived that way by the people of His time … this made […]Read more

Now that Easter Sunday has passed, do you still feel that joyful spirit? Whether it’s two days, two weeks, or two months since the Easter season began, it’s important to carry that joy with you wherever you go. As St. John Paul II said, “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are an Easter people and […]Read more

Are you out of shape physically, or are you out of shape spiritually? Maybe both? Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield argues that the two go hand in hand, and the processes we use to increase our fitness in one area carries over to the other as well. He recently joined Morning Air to talk about […]Read more

Easter is a time of great joy, and this Easter is particularly joyful for those who have been able to physically participate in the devotions and liturgies of the season. Last year churches across the country were closed, priests celebrated the Triduum liturgies in empty churches, and for months we were unable to receive the […]Read more

We are in the Easter season – a time of joy because the Lord is Risen! But, for many, joy can be difficult to find these days. With the effects of the COVID-19 crisis still lingering many are anxious, unemployed, or struggling with loneliness. Is it possible to find joy even in the midst of […]Read more

Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and the underworld has […]Read more

Love for the poor is one of the Church’s constant traditions and a command from Christ Himself (Matthew 25). And as the saying goes, charity begins at home. Part of building a Catholic culture in your family involves almsgiving and taking care of the poor. But how can you make almsgiving a part of your […]Read more