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Lent 2026: A Journey of Humility
Our theme for Lent 2026 is humility. We know we need our Lord, but how often do we resist that need?
Holy Habits: A How-To Guide for this Lent
Our guest contributor, Kenna Milea, shares the details of Ascension Press’ Crux program for Lent 2026.
Our Lady of Lourdes: A Reflection
Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day celebrates the 18 times the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to 14-year-old St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France over a six-month period in 1858. (Catholic News Agency, 2026).
St. John Henry Newman: Independent Thinker, Intellectual Giant, Saint for Our Times
Newman was born in 1801 in London and died in 1890 in Philadelphia. Born into the Anglican faith, Newman was a brilliant student and became an Anglican priest.
However, while in Italy, he had been introduced to Catholicism and he “became increasingly convinced that the Church of Rome, the Catholic Church, was the church nearest to the spirit of early Christianity.”
Creative Ways to Use Holy Cards
Prayer, in all its variety of forms – attending Mass, partaking in the sacraments, and participating in a Bible study or prayer group – is a wonderful opportunity to further our personal relationships with the Lord. The Church also provides us with tangible tools to help us orient our focus toward Him, such as religious icons, jewelry, and holy cards. Here, I’m going to focus on creative uses of holy cards.

