When looking around our parishes, there is a population that appears to be missing: young adults.
Editorials and Columns
Eucharistic people of hope: From revival to jubilee
As the United States Church concludes its National Eucharistic Revival and the global Church continues through the Jubilee Year of Hope in 2025, we find ourselves at a remarkable intersection of grace.
Region V youth and young adult leaders gather at Gasper River
Every year, the members of NFCYM (National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry) from Region V (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana) gather for an in-person meeting.
Pilgrims of Hope: The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me
The author of the Gospel of Luke includes the portrayal of an event the other evangelists omit.
Did you know a saint named Precious Blood Catholic Church?
By 1960, Catholicism in the United States was enjoying a period of incredible acceptance. The religion that was seen as a foreign invader only a few generations prior, was now becoming viewed as downright American.
Perfume of the priesthood: Helping make the balsam for Sacred Chrism
The scent of Sacred Chrism is unmistakable – a fragrance reserved for the Church’s most sacred moments.
Sharing in the divinity of Christ: The mystery of water and wine, theosis, and our baptismal call
During the preparation of the gifts at Mass, the deacon or priest pours a small amount of water into the chalice of wine, praying: “By the mystery of this water and wine, may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.”
The goal of the National Eucharistic Revival
As the National Eucharistic Revival comes to and end on Pentecost on June 8, 2025, we can look back over this three-year journey and reflect on if it has met its goal.
Faith, floods, and the unsung heroes of YOUTH 2000
We had worried all week about the potentially dangerous storms that would hit over the weekend of YOUTH 2000 this March 14-16.
Pilgrims of Hope: Christian Hope
It has always struck me that Christian hope is not at all like the colloquial, everyday hope so often bandied about in our lives.