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Martha’s welcome is generous, but Jesus invites her beyond anxious busyness to the attentive listening Mary has chosen. His words can help us make room for him in the middle of an ordinary day.
Luke 10:38-42Scholar, teacher, and lover of silence, Saint Bruno left a distinguished career to seek God with an undivided heart.
c. 1030–1101A short prayer drawn from today’s Gospel reflection.
Inspired by Luke 10:38-42The psalm the Church prays at Mass today, with the full readings linked from the Daily Gospel.
Psalm 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15The traditional Morning Offering, with a short explanation of what it means to offer the day to God and simple ways to pray it.
A clear guide to praying the Rosary: the order of the prayers, the four sets of mysteries, and which mysteries are prayed on each day.
The traditional Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel, where it comes from, and when Catholics pray it.
An introduction to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy: its origin with Saint Faustina, how it is prayed on rosary beads, and when Catholics pray it.
An original Catholic night prayer for the end of the day, with a simple way to look back over the day before sleep.
The life of Saint Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian Order: scholar at Reims, hermit of the Chartreuse, and teacher of silence. Feast day October 6.
The life of Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Friars Minor: his conversion, his love of poverty, the Christmas crib at Greccio, and the stigmata. Feast day October 4.
The life of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church, and her Little Way of trust and small acts of love. Feast day October 1.
An introduction to the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church: what a sacrament is and how Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing, Holy Orders, and Matrimony fit together.
How the Catholic Church understands Sacred Scripture: inspiration, the relationship of Scripture and Tradition, the senses of Scripture, and praying with the Bible.
An introduction to the Catholic Mass: why the Eucharist is called the source and summit of the Christian life, the four parts of the Mass, and how the readings are arranged.
An introduction to Catholic prayer: what prayer is, the five forms of prayer, the three expressions of prayer, and how to begin a daily habit.
What Catholics believe about Mary and the saints: the communion of saints, the difference between veneration and worship, the four Marian dogmas, and asking the saints to pray for us.
An introduction to Catholic social teaching: where it comes from and the seven themes used by the United States bishops, from the dignity of the human person to care for creation.
What a novena is, how to pray one, and the novenas of the Church’s year.
The 73 books of the Catholic Bible and how they are arranged.