With today being the 50th Anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical, Humanae Vitae, I thought I would return to a series I haven’t written for some time. I am not going into […]
I am taking a break/vacation/unplugging from blogging over the next two weeks. It’s been a glorious year of blogging since my vacation last year. So many blessings to speak about – writing […]
Since today is the feast day of Saint Teresa of Avila, the Doctor of Prayer, I found it fitting to quickly express to you one of the articles from the third chapter […]
In recent days, I have had the privilege to view some new sacred art recently created in Northern Italy. To say that this art is beautiful would be the understatement of the […]
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Queen of Heaven Mortuary and Cemetery in Mesa, Arizona. Fellow parishioner and friend, Harry Antram, Director of Funeral Services for the Diocese of Phoenix […]
As the entire globe prays for peace in Iraq and we remember our fellow Christians who are being persecuted and martyred for their faith, let us unite in solidarity with them on […]
Over the past three Sundays in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, we have been hearing about the Kingdom of Heaven parables in the Gospel of St. Matthew. Although there are […]
The practice of fasting is a form of penance that pre-dates Christianity. In the Old Testament, we see fasting associated always with prayer in numerous scriptures. In the Book of Tobit, it […]
I am taking a break/vacation/unplugging from blogging for this week. It’s been a glorious year of blogging since my vacation last year. So many blessings to speak of, including writing projects and […]
Since today is Independence Day, the Fourth of July, and the conclusion of this year’s Fortnight for Freedom here in the United States of America, I found it strikingly appealing to focus […]
Today at 10:00 a.m., Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted will ordain three men to the Catholic Priesthood at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral here in the Diocese of Phoenix. The three men are […]
Two days ago I was sitting in Mass when I noticed that in my Daily Roman Missal on the liturgical calendar, in the Latin Church, the first four saint memorials for the […]
Although the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven is not celebrated on the Thursday of the 6th week of Easter, the traditional day from previous calendars, in most cities […]
Since today is Memorial Day here in the United States of America, I found it fitting to discuss what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches on peace and the avoidance of […]
Each morning as I wake, my brown scapular is either outside of my shirt or loosely hanging around my neck. This morning it happened to be outside of my shirt and as […]
With the horrific news that we are reading on a daily basis about the 300 plus Nigerian girls kidnapped (#BringBackOurGirls) by a terror organization and the news coming out of Syria and […]
In light (or should I say darkness) of the recent news coming out of Harvard University regarding their Satanic Black Mass that is to occur on May 12, I found it fitting […]
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