The Way of Saint James

Just what is a pilgrimage? How far must you travel for it to count? Do you need to travel at all or can a pilgrimage take place within you on a spiritual level?

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Boy, Do I Love Food!

What an understatement! Every person on the planet loves to eat. Some perhaps more than others. Food not only fuels the body, and feeds the mind, it imprints memories. Certain smells, like bread baking, might spark a memory of Grandma’s kitchen.

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Feast of the Assumption of Mary

Within the Universal Catholic Church worldwide, there are 10 Holy Days of Obligation to attend Mass in addition to Sunday worship. However; in 1991 the Bishops of the United States petitioned the Holy See, and were granted the removal of three of the Universal Holy Days of Obligation and to transfer the celebration of the Epiphany (January 6) to the nearest Sunday.

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