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Historically, in the Liturgical Calendar, December 18 (Wednesday 2013) is the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although this feast is not in the current calendar, nearly the entire Latin Church still […]
In the year 1542, at Fontiberos in Old Castile, Spain, John Yepez, who could become known to the Church and the world as St. John of the Cross was born. From a […]
We don’t know much about Saint Lucy; however, there are quite few legends that surround her life. We do know that she was a “cradle” Catholic and educated in the Faith by […]
Two weeks from today, yes, 14 days from now, is Christmas Day. I am not in Christmas mode yet, but hell or high water, it’s coming! If you are like me, you […]
Traditionally on the Liturgical Calendar, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception falls on December 8, however, this year we celebrated the Second Sunday of Advent. When a memorial, feast, or solemnity falls […]
Yesterday, December 4, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Decree on the Media of Social Communications from the Second Vatican Council known as Inter Mirifica. Along with this document we also […]
Saint John of Damascus was born around the year 676 A.D. and was baptized in infancy. Later in his life, he would become very famous for his vast knowledge and understanding of […]
As I was praying over the readings today during Dismissal with our Catechumens in the RCIA program at the parish I now work at here in Arizona, I thought to myself that […]
Friends of mine from Franciscan University of Steubenville are asking everyone to Storm Heaven with prayers, for their daughter, Lily, who was born via an emergency c-section last weekend. Lily has been […]
The Pope’s first official document, written by his own hands, Evangelii Gaudium, has been released! This is an exciting day for those of us who love and promote the New Evangelization. I […]
For “Mondays with Mary” this week, I provide to you some of the words from Pope Francis on his catechesis from October 12, 2013 on “The Faith of Mary.” Bolded in RED […]
Tomorrow, Monday, November 25 at 11:00 am Phoenix Time (1:00 pm EST), my radio interview on the Doctors of the Church will air with Michael Dixon on The Bishop’s Hour. If you […]
Fifty years ago today, two men of historical stature died. The first was the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. He was shot in his motorcade in the city of […]
Over the past three weeks, I have been teaching a course for the Diocese of Phoenix Diaconate Program titled, Scripture in the Life of the Church. One of the two documents we […]
As I was preparing to teach Section 1 of Pope Benedict’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Verbum Domini, I read his striking words on how Mary play’s such an important part in knowing the […]
“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 […]
On this day, November 11, let us remember the brave men and women that have served our country and have given us the freedoms we love so very much. Let us pray […]
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