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August 25th, 2010
In every culture and religion, a prospective wedding is always a big deal. It’s a time to celebrate the engaged couple and introduce family members to each other, perhaps for the first time. ...
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August 24th, 2010
1. Read the reading beforehand. Read it again. And again. Ask the priest or someone how to pronounce a word of which you are unsure. Read notes about ...
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August 20th, 2010
In Proverbs 1:20-33, we encounter a female character named Wisdom. She is walking through the streets, crying out in a loud voice for people to follow her. Who is this mysterious figure? Some have ...
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August 19th, 2010
St. Francis of Assisi was known to have a love of the natural world and of creation; countless legends are told about him that attest to his special relationship with animals. He is said ...
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August 18th, 2010
If you've seen the movie The Rookie, with Dennis Quaid you might know this answer.
St. Rita has recently been touted as an unofficial patron saint of the sport because of the references made ...
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August 17th, 2010
The priest’s stole is worn around the neck, like a yoke. The deacon’s stole is slung across one shoulder and the opposite hip. The stole is a “sign” or “badge” of office. ...
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August 16th, 2010
A Marian apparition is a supernatural appearance of Mary to a person (or group of people) on earth. Since the early centuries of the Church, there have been thousands of reported Marian apparitions. ...
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August 13th, 2010
Every so often, a headline appears online or in newspapers about a research team that believes they have discovered evidence of Noah's ark. Could it be that the ark that is described in the Book ...
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August 12th, 2010
The word “fatwa” comes from the Arabic root “fata,” meaning newness, clarification or explanation. It refers to a scholarly opinion or ruling on matters of Islamic law, known as Sharia. The scholar who ...
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August 11th, 2010
The strange answer to this question is Clare of Assisi. Why is is strange? Well, there was no TV in Clare's time for one and two, Clare was in a secluded community of ...
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August 10th, 2010
Question: How do I get a Catholic hospital chaplain to visit my father in the hospital? With the Hippa laws, they don't send them over anymore.
Very easy. Every hospital I have ever been in ...
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August 9th, 2010
In the time of Jesus, a widow who had no close male relative to look after her faced a precarious existence. By entrusting Mary to the “beloved disciple” (commonly understood to be John), ...
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August 6th, 2010
The Transfiguration is a Gospel event from the life of Jesus that is reported in three of the four gospels (Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36). Jesus went up a mountain with his disciples ...
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August 5th, 2010
The desert fathers (and mothers!) were the pioneers of monastic life in the Church. Beginning in the third century, some Christians began to flee the comforts and conflicts of pagan cities to seek a ...
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August 4th, 2010
Indeed we have. From 1978 until 2001, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Southern Baptist Convention held a series of very candid theological conversations. The official dialogue produced two reports. ...
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August 3rd, 2010
First, ask yourself who died and left you in charge of making such judgments of taste? Remember the old Latin phrase, "de gustibus non disputatem est" (there’s no accounting for taste). I would ...
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August 2nd, 2010
I don’t know about “hidden” symbols specifically, but there are many traditional symbols for the Mother of God. These include a heart pierced by a sword or swords (echoing the words of Simeon in ...
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July 30th, 2010
Today there are many resources available for Catholics to delve more deeply into the Word of God online. A good place to begin is simply by linking to the New American Bible online, ...
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July 29th, 2010
What are hermits? And do they have anything to do with Catholicism?
A hermit is someone who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion. The word comes from the Greek ...
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July 28th, 2010
That depends on the denomination. The general rule in ecumenical circles is to let people define themselves. Thus, most Protestant denominations will consider each other as well as non-denominational congregations as “churches” in the ...
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