Profess Your Faith — Journal https://professyourfaith.com/blog.html Reflections on the Catholic faith, prayer, the saints, and sacred music. en Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Who Is Mary, Really? https://professyourfaith.com/journal/who-is-mary.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/who-is-mary.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Catholics are often accused of worshipping her. The truth is older, stranger, and entirely about her Son. Where Is God When It Hurts? https://professyourfaith.com/journal/where-is-god-when-it-hurts.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/where-is-god-when-it-hurts.html Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 The oldest objection to faith is also the most human. The Christian answer is not a tidy argument — it is a person on a cross. What Actually Happens at Mass https://professyourfaith.com/journal/what-actually-happens-at-mass.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/what-actually-happens-at-mass.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 The standing, the kneeling, the bells, the silence. For the curious and the returning, here is the shape of it — and what it all means. Why the Church Still Sings in Latin https://professyourfaith.com/journal/why-the-church-sings-in-latin.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/why-the-church-sings-in-latin.html Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Long after the world stopped speaking it, the Church kept singing in Latin — and not out of stubbornness. Doubt Is Not the Enemy of Faith https://professyourfaith.com/journal/doubt-is-not-the-enemy.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/doubt-is-not-the-enemy.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 The honest question is not a threat to belief. More often, it is the doorway in. How to Pray When You Don’t Feel Like It https://professyourfaith.com/journal/praying-when-you-dont-feel-like-it.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/praying-when-you-dont-feel-like-it.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Prayer is not a mood. Here is what the saints did on the days the feeling simply wasn’t there. The Saint Who Called His Genius ‘Straw’ https://professyourfaith.com/journal/aquinas-straw.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/aquinas-straw.html Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Thomas Aquinas wrote more than most people read in a lifetime — then fell silent. What the Eucharist Actually Is https://professyourfaith.com/journal/what-the-eucharist-is.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/what-the-eucharist-is.html Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Symbol, or substance? The Church has answered the same way for two thousand years. Coming Back to Confession https://professyourfaith.com/journal/coming-back-to-confession.html https://professyourfaith.com/journal/coming-back-to-confession.html Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000 It has been years. You’ve forgotten how it works. The door is still open.