Gargantuan Task
While reading the catecheses of His Holiness Pope Francis, I wonder how could these beautiful and potent words ever reach the hearts of t...
All you Birds of the Air, Bless the Lord!*
“ Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them” ( Mt 6:26). Bird...
The Holy Rosary: A Brief History
Domenic Marando: The Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary How did the praying of the Rosary start? Until the early part of the 17th ...
Sts. Pothinus, Bishop; Sanctus, Attalus, Blandina, etc., Martyrs of Lyons
From the Letter of the Churches of Vienne and Lyons to their brethren in Asia and Phrygia, extant though imperfect, in Eusebius’s...
What does “prōsit” mean?
After the Eucharistic celebration, the celebrant, concelebrants and servers move in procession toward the sacristy during the recession...
Two Bodies of Water
There are two significant bodies of water in the Holy Land—the Lake Galilee and the Dead Sea. The Lake Galilee is alive, with so many v...
Confessional Box*
When we think about the confessional, we often picture two small, intimate spaces divided by a simple screen—a physical representation o...
The Door
This door, that is about ten lbs. when you push it, leads the seminarians to the Lord everyday. It is always kept closed so that the se...
Holy Hugot
The original meaning of the word “ hugot ” is to draw or to pull out. Its use in social media as “#hugot” became popular and is usually ass...
Abortion Graffiti*
On May 29, 2017, a priest in Italy discovered something terrible: someone had sprayed blasphemous pro-abortion graffiti on his church. The ...
Withered Hand*
The Congregation for the Clergy has issued an updated instrument for the formation of priests entitled Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sa...
So Near yet So Far
Little Diomede Island (USA) Little Diomede Island (2.8 square miles) of the United States of America retains a permanent native Eskimo ...
Pilgrim's Prayers*
Prayer for Travelers O Almighty and merciful God, You have entrusted Your angels to guide and protect us. Command them to be our constant co...
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