March 2020

Help in Times of Sickness

Posted by Carmelite Sisters | Mar 19, 2020 | Ask a Carmelite Sister, In the Spotlight |

“Christ healing the paralytic at Bethesda” (detail) by Palma il Giovane / Public...

The Autistic Altar Boy

Posted by Tim Bete | Mar 18, 2020 | General, In the Spotlight, Poetry |

This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Jeffrey Essmann. The Autistic Altar Boy Sometimes he wanders ‘bout the...

Feasting on a Fast

Posted by Deacon Mark Danis | Mar 17, 2020 | In the Spotlight, Prayer / Spiritual Life |

“Christ in the Desert (detail)” by Ivan Kramskoy In this season of preparation for the arrival of Easter, there is one particular practice that seems to get a lot of attention, most of it negative. This should not be...

Encountering the Word — Isaiah 41:10

Posted by ICL Editor | Mar 17, 2020 | Verse |

A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) Encountering the Word...