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Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Excerpt: On December 31st we usher in the New Year with late night champagne, half-baked resolutions and epic movies. But in the midst of this activity the Church asks us to celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God; a feast day of epic proportions and fulfilled covenants, a dogma that sheds as much light on the nature of Christ as it does on the nature of His mother.

St. Josephine Bakhita
Excerpt: Out of Africa - a saint for our times.

The Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Excerpt: Elizabeth Seton was born into the Bayley family in 1774, just two years before the American Revolution. She grew up in affluence among the socialites of New York City. Her mother was the daughter of an Episcopalian Rector and she died when Elizabeth was a youngster of three. Her father was a doctor and professor, and he saw to the education of the young girl. At the age of 19 she married Will Seton, and together they had five children. Along with her duties as a wife and mother, she cared for th

The Feast of St. John the Evangelist
Excerpt: St. John the Evangelist, frequently referred to as “the Beloved Disciple” in the Gospels, was one of the first disciples called by Christ and is considered the author of the Gospel of John, at least the first of the Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation. He was also the only apostle not to die a martyr's death even though the emperor Dometian tried very hard to make it twelve for twelve.

The Feast of St. Justin Martyr

The Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

The History of Christmas Cards
Excerpt: Christmas Cards, official items printed with a Christmas message and sent to wish others a “A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You.”, were first printed in England in 1843 making them as old as the opera Don Pasquale, the United Free Church of Scotland, the British colony of Natal, a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and your grandmother’s fruit cake.

The San Damiano Crucifix
Excerpt: The San Damiano crucifix (or Cross) is an ancient Byzantine-style crucifix, now kept in the Basilica of St. Clare in Assisi, Italy. The San Damiano crucifix is called an icon cross, because it contains pictures and symbols of people who have a part in the meaning of the crucifix. The purpose was to teach people about the event depicted and strengthen the peoples' faith in doing so.

The St. Benedict Medal
Excerpt: Devotional medals are an ancient and venerable tradition in the Church. Many medals, struck with the Chi Rho symbol, have been found in the Roman catacombs and date from the very earliest Christian era. The medal of St. Benedict, one of the most popular devotional medals in the Church, is a two-sided medal, the current and most well known form of which was struck in 1880. The medal was based on earlier images and medals of St. Benedict, dating back at least to 1415, taken from a manuscript that

The Women Who Led the Way
Fr. Robert Hermley OSFS


Excerpt: One of the biggest lies ever leveled against the Catholic Church is that it is amale-dominated Church. From the beginning of Christianity the Church has held our Blessed Lady in such high esteem that people outside the Church often criticize us for our devotion to Mary. Yet the Church teaches that she too needed redemption by the blood of Christ, but prior to her conception.

Top Ten Quotes from John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Excerpt: In 1667 John Milton published the epic poem Paradise Lost. It stands alongside other pillars of literature such as the Iliad and the Divine Comedy and even seeks to surpass them all in prose, rhyme and subject. Rather than attempting to explain the merely human aspects of hubris or conversion, Milton addresses the chief source of our fallen nature and seeks to justify the ways of God to man. (PL 1:26) Although this book is primarily read by students in classical literature courses, its influence

Tradition and the Meaning of First Communion
Excerpt: Following the ancient tradition and practice of the Church, the season of the First Sacraments is approaching. It corresponds to the Paschal (Easter) season in the life of the Church although some parishes will continue to celebrate First Sacraments well into the Pentecost season.

Upbringing by James Stenson
Excerpt: Not too many books are available presenting the basics for good disciplining of children from a Catholic perspective. Upbringing, however, with the subheading “A Discussion Handbook for Parents of Young Children,” is just such a book.

Upbringing by James Stenson
Excerpt: Not too many books are available presenting the basics for good disciplining of children from a Catholic perspective. Upbringing, however, with the subheading “A Discussion Handbook for Parents of Young Children,” is just such a book.

What are the Twelve Days of Christmas?
Excerpt: The twelve days of Christmas, also called Christmastide, start on the evening of Christmas Day and end on the morning of Epiphany (January 6th).

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
Fr. Robert Hermley OSFS


Excerpt: A song of some years ago asked the question, “What are you doing for the rest of your life?” Another questioned, “Do you know where you're going to?” These are very important questions we can ask ourselves as the holy season of Lent begins.

What is a Cassock?

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