The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, proposed that laypeople, as well as priests, are called to offer themselves with Christ in the Mass. All of us can offer our bodies and blood, imitating what the priest celebrates on the altar. "Let us try to imagine what would happen if also the laity,...
I fell in love for the first time when I was six years old. Coming from an "unchurched but Catholic-on-the-books" family, I did not learn of Jesus until I entered first grade. I'm forever grateful to my parents for sending me to Catholic school, for there I learned of this wonderful person who truly loved...