Today is the feast day of St. Michael along with the Archangels Gabriel and Raphael. St. Michael is the patron saint for our family, so we celebrate this feast day in a special way. September 29th was traditionally known as Michaelmas and was a holy day of obligation until the 18th century. The [...]
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The Birth of the Virgin Mary - Esteban Murillo (Louvre, Paris)
Today we celebrate the birth of Mary, the mother of God. This perfect fruit from the trunk of Jesse through the branch of David became the living tabernacle, the living ark of the new covenant. Through her our salvation was born into the [...]
The French Revolution is often held up as part of the fruit of the “enlightenment,” and indeed it is. But this is not something that should necessarily be celebrated. During the revolution Catholicism came under direct persecution within the nation often called the first daughter of the Church. Today we celebrate some [...]
The picture is not one of mine, I got it from boglewood.com. The statue is titled The Ecstasy of S. Teresa di Avila.
“Believe me, the safest thing is to will only what God wills, for He knows us better than we know ourselves, and He loves us.”
- St. Teresa of Avila in [...]
Today is the feast day of St. Michael. It was traditionally known as Michaelmas and was a holy day of obligation until the 18th century. The Church has added Saint Gabriel and St Raphael to the feast day - these are the three Archangels named in the bible.
Among other things, St. Michael [...]
In case you didn’t realize, Saturday Sept 29 is Michaelmas (the feast of St. Michael). St. Michael is our family’s patron saint and we are all named Michael or Michelle (first, middle or confirmation name), so Saturday is a big day for us.Michaelmas has been an important holiday in the Church, [...]
Today is the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (two of my favorite saints). These were the men commissioned to build Christ’s church. We are each challenged to follow their examples. To risk all to follow the Lord. To follow our mission of building the Church.
Why are these two of my [...]
Year of St. Paul to be celebrated to mark 2000 anniversary
I remember in my college days that I used to not be the biggest fan of St. Paul. I had bought into the nutty idea that so many hold that St. Paul was misogynistic. Then I went to a bible study on St. [...]
I took this quiz tongue in cheek the first time, and came out as St. Jerome (it could have been the “hit ‘em over the head” answer). Taking a bit less tongue in cheek introduced me to a saint I had not known.
You’re St. Melito of Sardis!
You have a great love of history and [...]
