“God knows just what each of us needs to become a saint. It’s when we decide to respond in love to all of the little details of life we are immersed in that we are heading in the right direction.” Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle

Join this inspirational Lenten journey with musician Michael James Mette at MyCatholicVoice.com.

Before I was even sure what Fat Tuesday was, I got the notion that it was different from every other night. My parents often changed dinner away from ordinary pasta dishes, and this was the one night we always had ice cream sundaes for dinner.

What do fishermen, bullfighters and Indiana Jones have in common? Read on!

World Youth Day Theme: “Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in faith.” (St. Paul)

“World Youth Day brought one of my favorite aspects of Catholicism to an entirely new level. Unity. I was fortunate to be a part of nearly 800,000 people celebrating Mass with Pope John Paul II.” Rebekah Scaperlanda

If you’ve been away from church or know someone who has, check out this video by Eric Groth, president of and producer for Outside da Box.

“Through Christ’s Redemption we have a more complete knowledge of what God is like than Adam and Eve did before the fall.” Father Tim Hepburn

The Bible and the Liturgy do not … speak to us about a natural light, but a different, special light, which is somehow directed to and focused upon “us”, the same “us” for whom the Child of Bethlehem “is born”. This “us” is the Church, the great universal family of those who believe in Christ, who have awaited in hope the new birth of the Saviour, and who today celebrate in mystery the perennial significance of this event.

I’ve always been drawn to the secular media world. To be honest, I enjoy keeping up with tabloids, I watch 90210, and I am addicted to Gossip Girl. … I pray daily that God will guide me and help me to use my love of pop culture for Him in whatever way He needs me.