A few months back, I was getting a haircut and the individual cutting my hair noticed that I was wearing some sort of cloth “necklace”, but I told this person; it’s not […]
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Radio Interview for Today – POSTPONED – Rescheduled for next Friday.
POSTPONED TILL NEXT FRIDAY, JULY 19 AT THE SAME TIME. Hello Everyone! I will be on WFJS Catholic Radio today at 3:30 pm Eastern Time with Jim & Cheryl Manfredonia. We will discussing […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Pope and Saint
Last week Catholics around the world received wonderful news from the Vatican, specifically from the Congregation for the Canonization of Saints, that Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII could be […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Czestochowa
Over this past weekend, I spent two days at the National Catholic Bible Conference that was co-sponsored by Ascension Press, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and Augustine Institute. The conference was held at the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary: The Mother of Life
Over the weekend, the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization called the Church together to celebrate Blessed John Paul II encyclical on the Gospel of Life as part of the Year of […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Francis on the “School of Mary, Eucharistic Woman”, Part 2
If you are like me, you are truly enjoying the words of our new Holy Father, Pope Francis. He has such simplicity when preaching the Gospel yet his words are reaching the […]
Corpus Christi – The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
Although we celebrate many solemnities in the Catholic Church, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi has to be one that really stands out since its about the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. […]
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament with Pope Francis
At 8:00 A.M. Arizona Time, tomorrow morning (11:00 A.M. EST), Pope Francis will gather with the universal Church on the Feast of Corpus Christi to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament in Adoration. […]
Pentecost, Playing with Fire, and the New Evangelization
In the 1991 film, Backdraft, there is a scene when Robert De Niro’s character asks Donald Sutherland’s character (an imprisoned pyromaniac), “what do you want to do to the whole world Ronald”, […]
Happy Mother’s Day
During this month of Mary, we celebrate the great day known to us MOTHER’S DAY. It is a day where we honor those women in our lives that cared for us in […]
2nd Anniversary of the Beatification of Blessed John Paul II
Today is the Second Anniversary of the Beatification of Blessed John Paul II. On May 1, 2011, I had friends over for a Beatification Watch Party while I was living in Austin, […]
Pope St. John Paul II on the Importance of Work
In 1955, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast day of Saint Joseph the Worker. This day corresponds with the day of labor that is commemorated in many countries across the world. In […]
The Saintly Life of St. Gianna Beretta Molla
On May 16, 2004, Pope St. John Paul II canonized six new saints of the Catholic Church. One of those saints was Saint Gianna Beretta Molla. The Holy Father said, “Gianna Beretta […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Christ’s Friendship with the Priest and Mary’s Role In It
Since yesterday was the 50th Day of Prayer for Vocations and Good Shepherd Sunday, today’s “Mondays with Mary” comes from the Holy Thursday Letter of Blessed John Paul II – Behold Your […]
Vocations Sunday 2013 – The Catholic Priesthood
Today we celebrate the 50th World Day of Prayer for Vocations to both the priesthood and consecrated life. For this post, I am choosing to focus just on Vocations to the Catholic […]
Trailer – Catholicism: The New Evangelization
I don’t know about you, but I am super excited for Fr. Robert Barron’s next project – Catholicism: The New Evangelization. Last night my students and I watched Episode 10 of the […]
Thomas Sunday
In the Roman Rite, today many people are celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday. Blessed John Paul II confirmed the visions that St. Faustina reported having of our Lord Jesus Christ, which at first […]
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