Laura is a freelance writer, a part-time high school teacher, and a full-time wife, mother, and Catholic. Her work has appeared on The <i>Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Federalist, Grown a
Most Catholics know that Lent is a time of fasting, prayer, and alms giving. But for many it is also a time to abstain from some of our more frivolous pastimes. The idea behind giving up things like television and social media is to make a meaningful sacrifice for God...
I’m part of a relatively small parish in Arkansas, and there is only one other Catholic church in our county. We are share a priest with that congregation. And this year during Lent, like countless other parishes across the country, my parish will hold a penance service. If we...
