The purpose of the Advent season is to arouse within ourselves the same spirit of longing the many holy souls of the Old Testament had in their hearts for the coming of the promised Redeemer. […]
The Feast of All Saints has its origins in the annual celebration in Rome of the transformation of the Pantheon, the famous temple dedicated to “all gods”, into a basilica dedicated to the Holy Virgin […]
June 30th marked the anniversary of the death of one of the most inspiring figures in history of the Church in the United States. When Pierre Toussaint died on June 30, 1853, newspaper articles recounted […]
While we believe in the holiness of the Church in her divine constitution, she remains as St. Augustine said, a “corpus permixtum,” a mixed body of saints and sinners. Professing Catholics bolstered by the graces […]
The world changed in dramatic fashion in 1917. The First World War was raging and the radical, Marxist Bolsheviks seized control of the nation of Russia. An entire generation of Europe was basically lost in […]
On Palm Sunday morning, Jesus comes to Jerusalem along with the immense crowds crowds of Jewish pilgrims. The Jews come in anticipation of the Passover Feast, the commemoration of their people’s liberation from slavery in […]
Few have endured the hardships of persecution and tyranny as have the Irish people. Over the course of many centuries, the Irish suffered misery and degradation under a foreign occupation that took away their rights, […]
Premiering 75 year ago, just before Christmas in 1946, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life still remains the gold standard for holiday movies. It has become a cherished custom for generations of families to watch […]
All are familiar with the devastation wrought upon our nation twenty years ago on September 11, 2001. The shock, the images of crumbling buildings, the outrage and hurt over the 3,000 innocent lives lost are […]
Most of us know the saints through written accounts of their lives. Many of the saints became saints themselves by reading the lives of saints. In a letter to her aunt, Saint Thérèse wrote: “I […]
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