The Importance of Tending to the Graves — and Souls — of Our Beloved Dead
I tried to think deep and sacred thoughts during Adoration after the Holy Thursday Mass this past Triduum, but my mind kept wandering. Still, I…
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How Prayer Cards Help Me Honor the Holy Souls That Have Gone Before Me
A few years ago, some bedroom repair work forced me to move piles of stuff around. As I was rearranging the room, I happened to…
Grateful to Our Beloved Dead: Remembering 3 Lessons From My Polish Grandparents This All Saints’ Day
It’s tradition in Polish culture to pay tribute to deceased loved ones with frequent visits to their gravesites, especially on All Saints’ Day. Lighting candles…
You Don’t Know Jack … About Halloween
Fr. Jack Collins, CSP, hits the streets of New York City’s scary Greenwich Village, asking young adults what they know about the origins of Halloween — how it began, why people wear costumes, and the two Catholic holidays surrounding All Hallow’s Eve.
You Don’t Know Jack … About the Saints
Jack is back, this time hitting the streets of New York City’s East Village to find out what people know about the saints. Are they all perfect people? Do they have to be Catholic? What are their best qualities? Follow our friend and colleague, Fr. Jack Collins, CSP, as he journeys the city to find out what people know.
Putting the “Hallow” in Halloween
From my high school students this time of year I often get a lot of questions like this: “Mr. H., why are we celebrating Halloween?…
What is All Souls Day?
Just as we have All Saints Day (Nov 1) in the Catholic Church where we celebrate those who have gone before us who we consider…
