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.
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Welcome to a Catholic Friday
When Fridays roll around one of the hardest things to do for me is to cook a meal for just two people. Oh sure, I could cook in my usual fashion, but that would create way, way more left overs than we could possibly eat.
Continue reading “Welcome to a Catholic Friday”A Saint Filled with Doubts
Saint Thomas should stand as a great example for all of us – those who have embraces faith with zeal right from the beginning, and especially those of us who have struggled with doubt.
Continue reading “A Saint Filled with Doubts”The Callings of Peter and Paul
Saints Peter and Paul are two of the most unlikely pair to share a feast day, and yet they do. Peter, the Rock on which Christ established His church. And Paul, born a Jew, but as a Roman Citizens, persecuted converts to the new Christian faith.
Continue reading “The Callings of Peter and Paul”The Comfort of a Mother’s Love
Today is one of those rare feast days that comes to the Church through its rich oral tradition. Oral tradition is truly the building blocks of our faith. Before there was written scripture there were the oral traditions.
Continue reading “The Comfort of a Mother’s Love”Baking Up a Beautiful Friday Supper
It’s interesting to see opposing trends happing simultaneously. It’s a shame that these trends are also splitting much of the country in two. There’s the left and the right. Nearly all Christians aline more to the right. I don’t think that has changed over the years.
Continue reading “Baking Up a Beautiful Friday Supper”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.
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Most Americans refer to the local administration as a County, each with its own County Seat. Only two states are not divided into counties. There are jurisdictional lines alright, but these lines aren’t called county lines. In Alaska there are different Boroughs. While Louisiana uses the term Parish.
Continue reading “A Parish Inspired Supper”To Have the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Some feast days are grounded in scripture. Some are inspired by the Lord. Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Continue reading “To Have the Immaculate Heart of Mary”Blessed is the Sacred Heart of Our Lord
Today is the Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Responsorial Psalms for today’s Mass got me to wonder just what did David mean when he wrote about fearing the Lord. We hear that so often – to fear Him. If God is our loving father, why are we told to cower in fear of Him?
Continue reading “Blessed is the Sacred Heart of Our Lord”Memorial Feast of Saint Barnabas, Apostle
Like so many of the earlier followers, disciples, apostles and the inner circle of twelve, little is knows about Saint Barnabas beyond what is contained in the New Testament. He was born in Cyprus around the time of Jesus’ birth. His family was considered wealthy.
Continue reading “Memorial Feast of Saint Barnabas, Apostle”Counting the Days Since Easter
Today is sixty days beyond Easter Sunday. Or the Second Thursday since Pentecost Sunday. Or the first Thursday since Holy Trinity Sunday. However you wish to count the days, today is the Feast Day of Corpus Christi.
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Today is one of those times when two Feast Days collide – and only one can take presidency over the other. Since Easter moves about as it does, those Feast Days and Memorials tied directly to Easter and Pentecost also move.
Continue reading “The Joy of Sharing Good News”The Final Ember Days of Summer
Oh what a beautiful Saturday! It also happens to be the last of three Ember Days of Pentecost. Once upon a time the faithful spent Ember Days fasting and in prayer. In a round about way, that brings me to what’s been on my mind lately.
Continue reading “The Final Ember Days of Summer”Friday’s Simple Ember Days
Today is the second of three Ember Days of Pentecost – days set aside to give thanks to the Lord for Summer and the harvest of wheat.
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