All Souls Day

On All Souls Day.. the Church encourages all priests to offer 3 masses. One for the Pope. One for the Souls in Purgatory.. One for a private intention. my private intention will be another Mass for the souls in Purgatory. This 3rd Mass is the only one a priest can...

All Souls Day and Fall

God speaks to us in nature.. the leaves are changing into a myriad of colors.. the leaves are most beautiful when they are about to die. Scripture says ‘how blessed is the death of His Holy ones’ So fall is an image of Purgatory as the leaves are most beautiful in...

Baptism a book and a blessing

Today I drove down South 95 to do a blessing.. as I come to thing early.. I tend to be early, so I stop at Barnes Nobel in Central Park.. browse see a Book wanted to buy buy it.. George W.. ‘Letters to a young Catholic…bought it before but I gave it away to a man I...

St Jude and St Simon

St Jude.. patron Saint of the impossible…., why.. when I went to St Jude shrine in Baltimore.. it gave reason why St Jude is patron Saint of the impossible….. In the Gospel when they list the Apostles.. Jude is often translated Judas.. so when Jude name comes up.. it...

Halloween

By Christopher Wells In the modern world, and especially in English speaking countries, Halloween has become one of the most important holidays of the year, with millions of children and adults dressing up as their favourite heroes, superstars, ghouls and goblins....

Hallow Eve Catholic

The Catholic roots of Halloween, the Vigil of All Saints’ Day By Christopher Wells In the modern world, and especially in English speaking countries, Halloween has become one of the most important holidays of the year, with millions of children and adults dressing up...

Feast of Theresa of Avila

On this feast of St Thersa of Avila.. reminds me of a story 5 years ago going to Avila.. took a bus from southern Spain to Madrid then get to bus station in Madrid.. and catch a bus to Avila. A friend got me a room where Theresa was born..so got to bus station, no...

Today is Feast Day of St Therese..

There is a connection to St Therese.. Fr Baker.. Today feast day.. and my Mom… Today is the feast day of St Therese little Flower.. My mom grew up In Buffalo and right behind the Catholic High School was a Carmelite Monastery where my mom brought food for the sisters…...