The Birth of John the Baptist
On June 24th, we celebrate the only solemnity for a birth in the Church's calendar, other than Jesus'. This is the birth of John the Baptist, the P...
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Next Friday, we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart, in which we adore the tender and compassionate Heart of Jesus. Biblically, we see an early...
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Next Sunday is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, a day when we honor the True Presence in the Eucharist. As Catholics, we believe that during consec...
Pentecost
Next week, we celebrate the birthday of the Church on Pentecost. Pentecost remembers the 50th day after Jesus's Resurrection, when He sent down the...
Our Lady of Fatima
On May 13, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Fatima because on that date in 1917, the Blessed Mother appeared for the first time to three poor ...
St. Joseph the Worker
Although we just celebrated St. Joseph's main feast day on March 19, he has another one coming up! In 1955, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of S...
The Sacraments of Initiation
Just recently, on Holy Thursday, we recalled the institution of the Eucharist as a sacrament, which the documents of Vatican II called the "source ...
St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy Sunday is in just a couple days! This solemnity, which is always on the first Sunday after Easter, was brought about by the writings o...
Divine Mercy Sunday
Today, Good Friday, we begin the Divine Mercy novena in anticipation of Divine Mercy Sunday next week. So, what exactly is Divine Mercy Sunday? Div...
The Joy of Easter
With Easter just a week away, we've almost made it to the Lenten finish line! Pretty soon we'll be enjoying sweets and alcohol again, and the shrou...
St Joseph and the Virtue of Obedience
During these waning days of Lent, we should look to St. Joseph for inspiration to renew our Lenten promises. His traditional feast day, March 19, a...
St. Patrick's Extraordinary Life
St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner! This feast day has become so ubiquitous in the United States that you'll see many people who are neit...
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