Have you ever noticed that the priest mixes a small drop of water into the chalice of wine before the consecration at Mass? This is actually very important because it represents YOU! God desires to share his life with you, and through the Mass— like that drop of water in the wine— you’re absorbed...

We hear that we are called to “participate in Mass,” but what’s really our role? The catechism explains that the liturgy is the “work of God by the people of God” — that means when we participate in Mass, we are actually participating in Jesus's offering of his life for us to the Father in the Ho...

We interact with people using actions and words. And one very important way we interact with God is through the liturgy of the Church. In the Mass we participate in the “work of God” as the “people of God.” Through, with, and in Jesus, we offer our lives to God the Father in the Liturgy. This ra...

Have you ever participated in something much larger than yourself? Modern history is filled with powerful examples of a group of people transcending their own individuality and changing history for the better. Take the Berlin Wall for example. After decades of division, the people shouted, “Open ...