When the thoughts of Memorial Day come to mind in recent years, it’s the clip from the great World War II film – Saving Private Ryan, that comes to mind for me. […]
Giving Thanks and Praying on Memorial Day
7 Quotes from Pope St. John Paul II on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi
For the past two weeks in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, we have celebrated two great solemnities – Pentecost and Most Holy Trinity, but this week’s solemnity, Corpus Christi, is […]
A Catholic Priest walked into Target today
Today’s blog post below comes from Fr. John Lankeit, Rector of The Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude in Phoenix, Arizona. With permission from said priest, this is being re-published on my […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Suffering of Mother Mary
We live in a world and in a culture that seems to want to live forever, and never ever talk about suffering or death. But for the Christian, these are two ideas […]
Quick Lessons from the Catechism: ‘In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit’
Today, in the Latin Church, we celebrate another great Solemnity, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. For us as Catholics, the names of the Most Holy Trinity began and end each […]
Happy 96th Birthday, Pope St. John Paul the Great
Happy 96th Birthday, Pope St. John Paul the Great! For all of my writings on the great Polish Saint of the 20th century, go to his section, Pope St. John Paul II […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 5 Quotes from Pope St. John Paul II on Mary’s Connection to Pentecost
Yesterday we celebrated the great Solemnity of Pentecost. It is the day we celebrate the birth of the Catholic Church. From this day when the Holy Spirit enkindled the hearts of the […]
Quick Lessons from the Catechism: Pentecost and ‘I Believe in the Holy Spirit’
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the great day known as the birth of the Catholic Church and the day the Holy Spirit, which was promised by Jesus Christ numerous times in the Gospels, […]
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Most people today will be celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, but the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist will be celebrating their primary feast day – Our […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Veneration of Mary
Before we dive into the veneration of Mary, let’s get this out there in the open right now in order to combat the non-Catholic claim that Catholics worship Mary. Catholics do not […]
Happy Mother’s Day
During this month of Mary, we celebrate the day known to us Mother’s Day. It is a day where we honor those women in our lives that cared for us in the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Importance of Marian Devotion (and the 4th Anniversary)
As long as I can remember, I have had always had a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, but never fully understood Mary’s role in Salvation History till I studied Mariology in […]
My Interview on the Bishop’s Hour with Michael Dixon
Tomorrow, Monday, May 2 at 11:00 am Phoenix Time (2:00 pm EST), my radio interview on the Blessed Virgin Mary will air with Michael Dixon on The Bishop’s Hour. If you are in […]
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