Celebration of Las Posadas is a Mexican Catholic Advent tradition that marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Taking place from the 16th-24th of December every year, Las Posadas is a nine day community celebration in preparation for the birthday of Christ; a novena that is a mix of religious devotion and relaxation. Ultimately,...
During the third week of Advent, we are called to rejoice because the Lord’s coming is imminent. The very name of the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete, comes from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon for the day’s Mass, “Rejoice.” The prayer continues, quoting St. Paul, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I...
A reflection on the experience of the introduction of the third edition of the English translation of the Roman Missal one year after its implementation world-wide. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Two concepts related to Mary the mother of Jesus, virgin birth and immaculate conception, are frequently confused. This post is focused on the development of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Dorothy Day, cofounder with Peter Maurin of the Catholic Worker Movement, died 32 years ago, on November 29, 1980. Like many other activists who have struggled for social justice and worked among the poorest, most forgotten members of society, she is more respected by mainstream Americans, religious leaders, and commentators now than she was during...
Guidance has been offered by Cardial Joseph Ratzinger in 2004, while he was head of the Holy Office, for Catholic voters in the United States (and presumably around the world) regarding their rights and duties as human beings to cast their votes according to their conscience, even when the candidate or issue is not completely in...
The 4CatholicEducators.com web site seeks to assist Catholic teachers and catechists in their role as educators of the faith by providing them with easy access to free online resources. Together with its sister site, Resources for Catholic Education and Catholic Faith Education (a blog), this site offers an abundance of free materials that can...
Reflections on the relationship of respect, love, and obedience in marriage by the Rev. Mr. Patrick Conway, Deacon at Resurrection Catholic Community in Aptos, CA. Deacon Patrick is a married man and father of five children. This post is a reprint of his homily for "Elbow Sunday," the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time on...
St. Clare of Assisi was a friend of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Poor Clares. She gave advice to her sisters and to us for how to be transformed into God's image through contemplation. Find It. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
In the life of a Catholic community, all of the events of life are celebrated by gathering for liturgy. Most of us don’t see the ebb and flow of joyful and sorrowful events clearly in our day-to-day lives, though parish staff do. Saturday and Sunday this past weekend, the rhythm was clear for all...
