Foundations of Faith

Are you ready for Lady Day? No, I am not referring to a jazz singer from the middle of the last century — Billie Holiday. Instead, this is the name […]

As we journey through Lent, we are headed toward Calvary with Christ. When we think of Calvary, or Golgotha as it was called in Hebrew, we naturally think of the […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — From partaking in the sacrament of reconciliation to fasting to choosing what to give up, Lent is full of traditions that Catholics around the world take part […]

Why do people change their names? There can be many reasons, some perfectly legitimate like adoption or marriage and some not so legitimate, such as aliases for criminal purposes. The […]

Taking a bite out of the last of what, at one time, became forbidden food during Lent has led to many tasty traditions. Two of the biggest are Mardi Gras […]

All of us know what altar bread looks like. But why? And how is it made? Today’s altar breads — also called “hosts” — are unleavened. This means they contain […]

Jesus is often depicted wearing a red mantle or even an entire red robe. While this is sometimes only a choice of the artist, the use of the color red […]

On Feb. 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita. February is also Black History Month in the United States.

The first time I noticed curtains in tabernacles was when I saw the tabernacle that had survived the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871. This wood tabernacle — usually at St. […]

While the Christmas season ended with the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord on Jan. 9, the entire month of January has traditionally been devoted to the Holy Name […]