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Catholic High School Choir Festival features works of influential composer

Praising God through art

Teacher Darlene Selland brings the joy of Christ to her Assumption-St. Bridget students

Mass, March for Life draw thousands of Catholics to the state Capitol

St. George School celebrates 100 years of Catholic education

‘We shall find our little ones again up above’

Faith, hope, love and grief have marked Rex and Rachel Yabut’s life together

Archbishop Etienne addresses call for ‘lay-led’ review of abuse files

SEATTLE – Archbishop Paul D. Etienne has written a letter to the people of the Archdiocese of Seattle in response to articles that appeared January 28 in the Seattle Times and the Seattle P-I about a group of lay Catholics, called Heal Our Church, who have written to the archbishop calling for “the creation of a lay-led Truth and Reconciliation...

Catholic High School Choir Festival features works of influential composer
SEATTLE – From Mozart to show tunes and “everything in between,” choirs from 10 high schools in the archdiocese will showcase their musical talents during the 20th Catholic High School Choir Festival, February 3 at Benaroya Hall.
Mass, March for Life draw thousands of Catholics to the state Capitol
OLYMPIA – The pouring rain didn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of pro-life supporters who rallied on the steps of the state Capitol during the annual March for Life.

Advent matters

Christmas is still weeks away, and already we’re exhausted.

Deacon Greg Kandra, Catholic News Service

Pope Francis’ call to action on the climate crisis
In May of 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato Si’, the Italian title taken St. Francis of Assisi’s beautiful “Canticle of the Creatures”: “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with colored flowers and herbs.”
Living in largo: In praise of a slower pace
There is an art and a science to slow living. This summer I’m trying to learn both.

Discover the riches of the Bible through lectio divina

Pope Francis recently declared that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time — January 26 this year — should be celebrated as the Sunday of the Word of God. The pope highlighted the importance of lectio divina, or “divine reading,” an ancient practice of slowly and prayerfully reading the Bible. Here’s a step-by-step guide.

Celebrating like a Catholic
Our Catholic life is full of celebration. Solemnities, feasts, first sacraments and birthdays are all cause for celebrations, and we plan our lives around them. Celebrations are important, even integral to our happiness. To celebrate means, in part, to solemnly observe and commemorate with festivities. A priest celebrates the Mass. And for Catholics, our personal…
Giving thanks for the greatest gift
Trace the path of faith through your family’s history