Why is it that so many people make the mistake of believing if you are a Christian, your life will somehow be better for it? That sorrow won’t darken your door? Have these people ever read the Bible?
Continue reading “The Passion of Saint John the Baptizer”Category: Saintly Feast Days
Mother Teresa’s Earthly Birthday
One of the marvels of life today is the ability to communicate across great distances. With the internet, cable news and those people who manage to document EVERYTHING on their cell phones, we are more informed.
Continue reading “Mother Teresa’s Earthly Birthday”Remembering Mary, Martha and Lazarus
So often when we think of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, we don’t visualize them together despite the fact that they all shared the same house. Often Jesus would dine with them in their home.
Continue reading “Remembering Mary, Martha and Lazarus”Honoring Our Parents on this Holy Day
Today is the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time. It is National Honor Our Parents Day. Fittingly enough, it is also the Memorial Feast of Mary’s parents, Saints Anne and Joachim.
Continue reading “Honoring Our Parents on this Holy Day”Honoring Mary Magdalene
While Bologna served up like burgers might seem an odd selection for the Feast of Mary Magdalene. It’s not as odd as it sounds. Barbecued or Slow Roasted Bologna is popular in Oklahoma. And Oklahoma is home to America’s longest running Passion Play.
Continue reading “Honoring Mary Magdalene”Saint Veronica of the Veil
There are more Catholic recognized saints than there are days in a year. If we wanted to, we could celebrate each day with a dedication to a different saints for the next 27 years and not have celebrated them all. Yeah, that’s a lot of saints.
Continue reading “Saint Veronica of the Veil”The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Have you ever asked yourself what does the word “Nativity” mean? What does it conjure up in your mind? Nativity comes from the Latin term “nativitas” meaning birth.
Continue reading “The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist”What Makes a Man?
May 1 is one of those days that is torn in different directions. It is a day in history marred by violence. In 1886 workers took to the streets demanding an eight-hour workday. Four days into the protests, a blast took the lives of 7 police offices; wounding another 67 in Chicago.
Continue reading “What Makes a Man?”A Beautiful Saint
Today is the feast day of Saint Bernadette. When I was a young girl I saw a movie about her life. The one thing that stuck with me was how this beautiful Saint died.
Continue reading “A Beautiful Saint”The Lord Chose a Good Man
Many of the people we’ve come to know and love through theatrical productions of scripture are really shrouded in mystery. We know more about the men of the Old Testament than we do those of the new, with the noted exception of Jesus.
Continue reading “The Lord Chose a Good Man”An Irish Saint Indeed
Today we celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. You don’t need to be Irish or even Catholic for that matter to get caught up in the festivities that abound in America on Saint Patrick’s Day. Most of how this day is celebrated wasn’t brought from Ireland but rather is American born. The Irish have better things to do than dye their rivers green.
Continue reading “An Irish Saint Indeed”A Humble Feast for a Holy Man
Why do saints exist? Are they inventions of the Catholic Church? Are Saints even real? All very good questions.
Continue reading “A Humble Feast for a Holy Man”The Lights of Saint Lucia
December is the coldest, darkest time of the year for those living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is no wonder that so many of the Holy Days throughout December shine with candlelight.
Continue reading “The Lights of Saint Lucia”Celebrating Saint Nick
The best part about the Feast of Saint Nicholas is that for those who wish to separate the Secular Santa Clause from the birth of Christ, this gives you a way to do it gracefully without appearing to be some sort of a Scrooge. It also lets you open your home to others in the spirit of Christmas Giving.
Continue reading “Celebrating Saint Nick”All Saints Gets a Pass
Within the Catholic Church there are certain days that constitute “Holy Days of Obligation” that a Catholic MUST attend Mass. Failure to attend Mass on Holy Days would be considered a serious sin – a Mortal Sin. (Causing a part of the soul to die).
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