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Indulgences for All Souls' Day From noon on November 1 to midnight on November 2 (a span of 36 hours), the Catholic faithful, as oft...

St. Andrew: * Original trade was as a fisherman * First an apostle of St. John the Baptist * Then  the first of the twelve Apostles of Ou...

The following letter is from our son's pastor, a priest our family feels honored to know (especially Gabey who shares a name-patron, and...

Because my aunt is the most dedicated prayer warrior I know, I know she won't mind if I send out this prayer request on the world wide w...

Today marks the anniversary of the decision of our American Legal System allowing the murder of innocent life in the womb.   Millions of wor...

It seems a strange irony for this great feast day to coincide with the eve of All Saints', a day that has been terribly saecularized  in...

Grandma K. over at A Bit of the Blarney tagged me last week  for the Catholic Prayer Meme.   This is a great thought-provoking meme.  Here ...

Begun today, April 18th, the novena will end on the Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, April 26th. You can find the story of the above mir...

"O Heavenly Father, Holiness seems so far from me, and yet it is truly the desire of my heart. I long for intimacy. I long to know y...

Can you believe it?  Almost no time for a breath between Thanksgiving and the Christmas season this year, and I'm scrambling this morn...

On the Feast of St. Mark These blessings are performed in an official capacity by the Church, but it's also a nice family custom, one th...