Actually the controversy exists largely among gentile believers. Most people familiar with the Jewish religion and culture figured it out long ago. But to gentiles who don’t know about these things, the phrase in John 19:31 identifying …
“Whatever you do, do not be like a certain pious but stubborn lady in Rome, so often mentioned when speaking about the Rosary. She was so devout and so fervent that she put to shame …
Twelve things you need to know about Holy Saturday, by Jimmy Akin On Holy Saturday the earth waits in stillness for the Resurrection of the Lord. Here are 12 things you need to know about …
By Cindy Wooden on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 Pope Francis kisses child as he arrives for the general audience (CNS) Jesus’s Resurrection “isn’t the happy ending of a beautiful fairytale, it isn’t the happy ending of a …
The Divine Mercy Novena Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to …
Veneration of the Cross – The Reproaches Good Friday ideas for families The Cross – The Sign of the Cross – The Crucifix, Crosses and Symbols of Christ On Good Friday, the entire Church fixes …
Our Lady of the Rosary – Prouille, France (1208) Domingo de Guzman was a Spanish preacher who went to southern France to oppose the Albegesian heresy which was spreading rapidly. In 1208, while he was praying at …
The Rosary and Saint Dominic Defeat Heresy The Rosary—as spiritual weapon against evil—has a very long and precious history. In twelfth and thirteenth century France, a group of heretics known as the Albigensians was destroying …
By MADELEINE TEAHAN on Thursday, 23 January 2014 Pope Francis has said that we should be Good Samaritans on the internet (CNS) Pope Francis has said that the internet is “a gift from God” in his first …
Easter Sunday, Acts 10:34, 37-43; Ps 118; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6-8; Jn 20:1-9 (Year A) By Bishop David McGough on Tuesday, 15 April 2014 The symbolism of the Easter Liturgy speaks to the heart. We …
