Entries for April 2022

Source The Story of Saint Joseph the Worker To foster deep devotion to Saint Joseph among Catholics, and in response to the “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker in 1955. This feast extends...

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Source The Eucharistic Piety Of St. Faustina Eucharistic Congress Registration Now Open A Feast At The Heart Of The Year Of The Immaculate Virgin Mary And The Eucharist The Eucharist: Source And Summit Of Family Life What Does The Catechism Teach About The Eucharist? Meditating O...

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Source Did you know that each month has a traditional Catholic devotion? This year, let’s focus on each devotion month-by-month to grow in our faith and traditions! Make yourself notes, write it on your calendar, and pray a specific prayer each day of the month to remember. You could us...

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Source If someone asks you to identify the single most important doctrine in Christianity, how would you reply? It’s probably not the principle of double effect. Could it be the fall of Adam and Eve? Creation itself? The infallibility of Scripture? All of those are fine and well, and ve...

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Source I’m a member of St. Joseph’s Parish in a suburban community in New York. We have a lovely church with several thousand parishioners, which is why we have six resident priests, a deacon, and seven Sunday Masses, at least four of which are often SRO. There is a statue of S...

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Source In a recent podcast episode on Life Beyond the Chariot, Deanna Johnston and Mikki Sciba discuss bringing children to Mass. Below are some tips from their discussion. You can view the full episode here. Let’s be honest, sometimes attending Mass with children can be ch...

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Source Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nacogdoches will be hosting its annual Multicultural Festival on April 30 and May 1, 2022  from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on the grounds of Sacred Heart Catholic Church located at 2508 Appleby Sand Road, Nacogdoches, Texas.  For over 30 years, ...

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Source We are Christians, who belong to the Risen King, and thus we know something others do not. It is only in the light of Easter Sunday that we are free to enjoy the rest of the year. And to see death, not as an implacable enemy against whom we cannot prevail, but as an old and dear fri...

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Source Author: Pope Benedict XVI The Easter Triduum Pope Benedict XVI The most sacred days of our Christian calendar celebrate the life-and-death battle that Jesus wins — and empowers us to do — by his dying and rising On Wednesday, 4 April, in St....

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Source “‘It is finished’; and he bowed his head and handed over his spirit.” On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes her gaze on the Cross at Calvary. Each member of the Church tries to understand at what cost Christ has won our redemption. In the solemn ceremonies of G...

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