Today in the both lungs of the Catholic Church, the East and the West, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, or as it is titled in […]
Pope St. John Paul II on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
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Fortnight for Freedom 2016: Witnesses to Freedom
As we enter the Fortnight For Freedom 2016: Witnesses to Freedom, which will last from today till July 4, we need to remember the sacrifices of other Catholics who have laid down their lives […]
My Fellow Catholics – Are You Hungry For More?
Wednesday night, June 15 at 9:00pm Eastern Time, 6:00pm here in Arizona, I will be on the Fiat Ministry Network for an interview with Al Smith on his show, Hungry for More. The Fiat Ministry Network is a […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 4 Marian Quotes from St. Anthony of Padua
Often associated, as the saint that “finds lost things”, St. Anthony of Padua is much more than just that. He is a Franciscan theological powerhouse, a Doctor of the Church, and is […]
Phoenix Ordinations and the Catholic Priesthood
Yesterday morning at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Avondale, AZ, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix ordained four men to the Catholic Priesthood – Rev. Mr. Sheunesu Utete Bowora, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Writings of St. Ephraem the Deacon
Since this Thursday is the optional memorial for the Deacon and Doctor of the Church, St. Ephraem, I found it fitting to share with you some of his Marian writings. As an Early […]
12 Reasons Why 112 Degrees Is Better Than 12 Degrees
Over the past couple of days, Phoenix, Arizona, has been enduring the hottest temperatures we have seen so far this year. We all knew something was coming since our May was one […]
Heads Up – June 2016
Now that we have entered the summer months and things have slowed down a bit for me at the parish, I wanted to update everyone on what you can expect from me […]
Giving Thanks and Praying on Memorial Day
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. […]
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 […]
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