Browsing the March 2019 archive of Apologetics

Annunciation Adds Meaning to Mass in Nazareth

Posted by Samantha Laveau on 3/25/19

When I go to Rome, my favorite place to say Mass is over the tomb of St. John Paul the Great in St. Peter’s Basilica.  Being inspired by him and having had the opportunity to meet him make that altar particularly important to me.

In my years of priesthood ... Read More »

Ashes, Of Course, but There’s More to Get from Lent

Posted by Samantha Laveau on 3/06/19

Years ago one of my seminary professors cited a study listing the most well attended Masses of the year. The first two were obvious — Christmas and Easter — but the third and fourth most attended Masses were a bit of a surprise to me at the time. They ... Read More »