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Advent Wreaths at Home - December 13th, 2009
The Advent Wreath, which includes prayers and Bible readings associated with Advent, is a popular tradition and is often used in homes and in churches. First Sunday and Week of Advent Directions:Light the first purple candle Prayer:Stir up thy power, O Lord, and come,that by thy Read More

The Catholic Liturgical Calendar - November 11th, 2009
This vibrantly illustrated circle-of-the-year Catholic liturgical calendar uses scriptural images-- The Nativity, the Crucifixion, the sermon on the plain, and the Emmaus story-- to explain the importance of the seasons on the liturgical year and how they are an expression of Christ's Pa Read More

You ARE the Church in Your Home - September 22nd, 2009
You ARE the Church in Your Home A family is our first community and the most basic way in which the Lord gathers us, forms us, and acts in the world. The early Church expressed this truth by calling the Christian family a Domestic Church or Church of the Home. As families, you carry out th Read More

Year for Priests - August 2nd, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father on June 19, 2010. To read Pope Benedict's announcement, visit this site. Read More

Ordinary Time - February 1st, 2009
Ordinary Time gets its name from the word ordinal, meaning "numbered," since the Sundays of Ordinary Time are expressed numerically. Ordinary Time occurs outside of other liturgical time periods, periods in which specific aspects of the mystery of Christ are celebrated. According to The General Norm Read More

Gaudete Sunday - December 14th, 2008
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian calendar. It can fall on any date from December 11 to December 17. The term Gaudete is broadly translated from Latin as rejoice, a word that appears in the entrance antiphon of Masses held on this day: Rejoice in the Lord always, and agai Read More

Feast of the Immaculate Conception - December 8th, 2008
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Holy Day of Obligation Vigil Mass, Sunday, 6 pm Monday, 8:15 am & 6 pm As we prepare for this year’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, we recall that Mary, free from original sin, remained free of all sin throughout her life. This means that she always Read More

A, B, or C? Figuring out the Sunday Lectionary Cycle - November 26th, 2008
With the start of a new liturgical year later this month, comes a change in the Sunday lectionary cycle. Do you ever find yourself needing to figure out what cycle we're in? Here's a quick way that doesn't require looking anything up. First of all, there are three cycles, A, B, and C, and we always Read More

Thanksgiving Day with Jesus and Matthew - November 16th, 2008
Thanksgiving Day with Jesus and Matthew Editorial, National Catholic Reporter Jesus enjoyed a good meal. That fact probably infuriates people who believe perfect faith means unrelenting asceticism and self-denial. It is not surprising that the concept of enjoying oneself, throwin Read More

The Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran - November 9th, 2008
St. John Lateran is the Pope's cathedral or principal church of the Bishop of Rome. It was once a royal palace and basilica which belonged to the ancient Roman Emperor Constantine and his family. After Constantine’s conversion in A.D. 313, the Emperor gave the palace and adjacent church to Pop Read More

All Souls Day / Purgatory - November 2nd, 2008
The Feast of All Souls: the Church's teaching concerning purgatory CATHOLIC DOCTRINE Purgatory In our Catholic understanding, purgatory is a state of purification between death and heaven whereby the remaining obstacles to the full enjoyment of one's personal and eternal union with G Read More

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