It’s Gaudete-Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent. Even penitential times have their joyful highlights – the birth of Our Savior is nigh! Here and also here you can read up […]
Mercy or Justice – You Choose
“Free Will”, “Your Choice” – Theologians as well as philosophers have written more about the topic than one person can read and digest in a lifetime. Our Lord Jesus, on […]
St. Andrew Advent Novena
In preparation for the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray this Advent Novena starting St. Andrew’s Day through midnight on Christmas Eve (11-30 through 12-24). Join us! Pray […]
Happy Thanksgiving, One and All!
Happy Thanksgiving 2024! Bless the Lord, o my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name.
Relationship Advice from J.R.R. Tolkien
When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to his son Michael (then in his tweens) giving relationship advice, it being late January of the year 1941 while Michael was recovering from […]
The rosary is the scourge of the devil
The rosary is the scourge of the devil.~ Pope Adrian VI Learn more about the (only!) Dutch pope here: Wikipedia entry about the 16th century Pope Adrian VI The 1908 […]
The Very Basics of Repentance in C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”
If you have ever read C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”, even just in parts, you may remember the light, almost jovial style of it. Small wonder: “Mere Christianity” is a collection […]
October 15th: Happy Feast Day of St. Teresa of Ávila
Happy Feast Day of St. Teresa of Ávila, who was the first female to be declared Doctor of the Church. As one can imagine, she did not live life for […]
October 4th: Happy Feast of St. Francis of Assisi!
It is October 4th today, and always a special day for us here because it is the feast of the saint most dear to us. Happy Feast of St. Francis […]
October: Our Lady of the Rosary
The month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. During her last apparition at Fatima on October 13, 1917, Mary specifically referred to herself as “The Lady […]