The Stations of the Cross are a traditional Catholic devotion centered upon meditation of the Passion of Christ. They are typically prayed throughout the liturgical season of Lent, but are we able to practice this devotion outside of the Lenten season?On this episode of "Ask a Marian," Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC answers the question. 

Saint Stephen, whose feast day we celebrate on Dec. 26, is one of the first ordained deacons of the Church and the first Christian martyr we read about in the Bible. Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains the clerical state of the diaconate, and reminds us that Catholic priests are also ordained deacons. Then Fr. Mark Baron, MIC, sits down with Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, to discuss the true meaning of Christmas.

Few people in history have had more impact on Christianity than the father of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther, who started out as a Catholic priest. So why did he turn away from the Catholic Church and change the world forever? Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains. Then meet Stephen Ray, a former Protestant who embarked on his own journey of discovery that ultimately led him to embrace Catholicism.