In the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I believe there are three important biblical events that define her mission and role in Salvation History – the Annunciation, the Wedding Feast at […]
Over the past three weeks, I have focused on variety of teachings underlining the Solemnity of the Annunciation. The first week we looked at what the Catechism of the Catholic Church states […]
We are exactly 54 days away from the Canonization of Pope St. John Paul II (and Pope St. John XXIII), which will take place on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, 2014. Continuing […]
On my 32nd birthday in 2006, my friends Michael and Laura (Parks) Garibaldi gave me the book titled, The Place Within – The Poetry of Pope John Paul II. Only days before […]
The phrase “mother of fairest love” is revealed to us in Chapter 24 of the Book of Sirach in the Latin Vulgate text and states, “I am the mother of fairest love, […]
Today in the western lung of the Catholic Church, we celebrate the great feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. On this day, we seek to understand the unconditional […]
“The Church draws her life from the Eucharist”, comes from the Introduction of Ecclesia de Eucharistia written by Pope Saint John Paul. He continues by saying, “This truth does not simply express a daily […]
As my new position begins next week at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Gilbert, Arizona, my mind is racing in a thousand different directions on how a Christocentric parish-wide adult faith […]
Over the past ten days, we have commemorated the election of Blessed John Paul II on October 16 (see Habemus Papam – 35 Years Ago Today!) and his “optional” feast day on […]
Since yesterday was the feast day for the soon-to-be Saint, Pope John Paul II, I wanted to share this video that I found online. It is produced by Rome Reports. Please take […]
I miss him! I really miss Pope John Paul II! Even though he was my Holy Father, I mean really mine, since I am the JP2 Generation; I always felt that he […]
Thirty five years ago today, we heard the words from the center loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica – HABEMUS PAPAM – WE HAVE A POPE! His name was Karol Wojtyla and he […]
Yesterday, in Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope consecrated the world through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in front of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Remember Day […]
If you have not heard, Pope Francis has called for an Extraordinary Synod on the Family. It will take place October 5-19, 2014. The theme will be – “The pastoral challenges of […]
Although today is the twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar, it’s the memorial for Saint Bruno, founder of one of the strictest orders in the Catholic Church, […]
One week ago today, the now-famous interview with Pope Francis was released across the globe via the Jesuit Order. Here in the United States, we received an interview from the Jesuit publication, […]
Although yesterday was the twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, it was also the memorial for Our Lady of Sorrows. This memorial focuses on the seven great sorrows in the life of the […]
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