Brandon Harvey
The Baptism of Jesus: Its Meaning and Celebrating it at Home
The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord is an invitation to understand this event in history that we liturgically remember and to allow the...
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Peter Kennedy
Jan 75 min read
Epiphany!
The Feast of the Epiphany was once considered the second most important holy day on the Church calendar after Easter. It was deemed as...
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Omar Gutierrez
Jan 23 min read
Choosing God
Thrust into the middle of Church politics, these two friends supported each other defending truth and serving the poor.
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Peter Kennedy
Jan 15 min read
Mary, Mother of God
Some of my earliest memories are of my mother: singing my younger brother and I to sleep, teaching me my prayers. Along with my brother,...
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Brandon Harvey
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Feast of the Holy Family: Holy Habits for the Family
As Catholic Christians, we continue to enter more deeply into the Christmas season. The Feast of the Holy Family is part of the Christmas...
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Peter Kennedy
Dec 29, 20235 min read
Frenemies: Saint Thomas Becket and King Henry II
The Church herself is a sojourner in a foreign world. In no story is this more apparent than in that of Saint Thomas Becket. Heads of...
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Keith Jiron
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Feast of the Holy Innocents
In the midst of the joyful celebrations of Christmas, the Church annually inserts the Feast of the Holy Innocents on December 28. This...
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Omar Gutierrez
Dec 27, 20234 min read
St. John, Wine, and Catholic Culture
Christians have been celebrating the feast of St. John the Evangelist on December 27th at least as far back as the 400s. According to St....
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Brandon Harvey
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Saint Stephen: Martyr and Deacon
Secular culture began its variation of Christmas around the day following Thanksgiving and now sees Christmas as over. Trees are being...
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Peter Kennedy
Dec 24, 20235 min read
What is the Meaning of the Child in the Manger?
Certainly, there are many, far more qualified than I am, who have attempted to answer this question: “What is the meaning of the child in...
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Omar Gutierrez
Dec 21, 20233 min read
A Light in the Darkness
Do you think things are bad today in the Church? Wait until you hear about the life of St. Peter Canisius. Born in 1521 in Holland, Peter...
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Brandon Harvey
Dec 14, 20235 min read
The O Antiphons in Preparation for Christmas: What Every Catholic Should Know
On December 17th the Church begins the “O Antiphons.” In terms of Advent preparation, it means that Christmas is near. The O Antiphons...
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Keith Jiron
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Saint John of the Cross: A Map to Holiness
The way is not easy, but the rewards are eternal.
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Keith Jiron
Dec 12, 20234 min read
Our Lady of Guadalupe
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe recalls the Blessed Mother’s appearances to Juan Diego nearly five centuries ago in the year 1531. The...
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Keith Jiron
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Saint Juan Diego: A Simple Man Asked to Deliver a BIG Message
Today we look at the life of Saint Juan Diego, the one to whom Mary appeared as Our Lady of Guadalupe in the year 1531. Reflecting on the...
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Peter Kennedy
Dec 8, 20234 min read
What the Immaculate Conception Tells Us About Jesus
What difference does any of this make? Many if not most Christians make the mistake about today’s feast that it celebrates the conception...
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Peter Kennedy
Dec 7, 20233 min read
Saint Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
St. Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: I first became aware of St. Ambrose, as many students do, as I studied the life of...
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Peter Kennedy
Dec 6, 20233 min read
The Many "Hats" of Saint Nicholas
Today is the feast of St. Nicholas. Though I had heard of this saint a number of times as a child, most of what I had heard was in...
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Brandon Harvey
Dec 4, 20236 min read
Favorite Family Traditions for Advent & Christmas
The winter holiday season is upon us, and Christian homes are engaging in the various traditions to recall, through word and action, the...
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Omar Gutierrez
Nov 30, 20233 min read
BFFs for Jesus!
Pop Quiz! Who was the first Apostle to meet Jesus and follow him? The answer is the saint for today, St. Andrew the Apostle. Not a lot is...
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