The Lenten season is a time of prayerful reflection, renewal, and repentance. It invites us to open our hearts a little wider, understand our Lord a little deeper, and rediscover our goals and our ...

For the faithful looking to use apps to make this a fruitful, prayerful and holy Lent, leave it to Catholic experts’ Lenten app recommendations. “My first and foremost is the ‘CRS Rice Bowl App,’” ...

Photo from iStock. Credit: ZvonimirAtleti. Ignatius Loyola left behind certain meditative tools for anyone who wished to activate their interior life through prayer. One of these is called the “Examen ...

Reflective writing is not fluff or filler. I first learned this decades ago from Art Winter, who was the editor of NCR's Praying magazine, that lovely man who was publishing my pieces. I was a young ...

With Lent rushing upon us, I’ve been particularly interested in apps that will help me make this a fruitful, prayerful and holy Lent. One problem: If you haven’t noticed, there’s a plethora of apps ...