In almost every language except English, the name for this annual memorial of the resurrection is some form of the word "Passover."

Why are there three days of liturgical celebration? Isn't Easter Sunday the most important of all?

The Stations of the Cross became a popular devotion during the Middle Ages.

There are multiple steps that are taken for a priest to be named a bishop.

How a bishop is chosen has changed and developed much over the Church's 2,000-plus-year history.

What is the difference between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible?

As opposed to Sunday Masses, weekday Masses are usually a rather quiet ritual attended by few people.

The power of prayer in solidarity with those who suffer is a demonstration of Christian unity and a sign of communion.

Isn't it interesting to see how we have melded the Gospel stories and added to them?

The O Antiphons proclaim the coming of Christ. Each antiphon uses a different biblical name for Jesus as the Messiah.

Advent is a period for devout and joyful expectation.

The Book of Remembrance is a celebration of the lives of those who have gone before us.

"Pope Francis seems to have decided that the best way for the church to figure out what synodality means in practice is to try it out."

On Oct. 10, 2021, Pope Francis convened the synod officially called "For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission."

The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary.

Ephphatah can be translated "Be opened." Be opened to what there is to see, hear, and be.

The prayers during the Explanatory Rites remind us that baptism is more than a 20-minute ceremony followed by cake and ice cream.

Explanatory Rites serve to explain the lifelong grace received in baptism that compels us to act.

At our Baptism we became Christian, we put on Christ, we were "Christ"-ened. Christening describes how we live.

Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continued participation in God's creative action.