One of the most popular and revered folk saints is Saint Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. Many churches are dedicated to him. His image adorns many firehouses, holy masses are offered in his honor,…
In 1955 the Great Pope Pius XII introduced the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker into the church year. He decreed that the holiday be celebrated on May 1. In 1889, the so-called Second International…
On April 24, 2022, the Catholic Church celebrates the 2nd Easter Sunday, also called White Sunday or the Sunday of Divine Mercy. The connection between the Feast of Divine Mercy and the 2nd Easter Sunday…
Easter is the center of the entire Catholic liturgical year for Catholic believers. As it is celebrated in spring, the new season symbolizes renewal. The purpose is to give us the courage and hopes for…
Jesus’ death was inevitable, as the cruel execution of Golgotha was, in a way, at the heart of God’s plan. Jesus was born to die on the cross. But that was not the end of…
Here is the principle of “rethinking and building.” The Fourth part of Biblical Principles of Life and Time. “A time to cut down, and a time to build.” Ecclesiastes 3: 3. Biblical principles are fundamental…
The two major holidays of Christianity are Easter (Resurrection of Christ) and Christmas (Birth of Christ), but Easter is a holiday over the holidays. Easter in Orthodoxy, however, has a special place in the church calendar.…
Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) died of leukemia at the age of 15 and donated his suffering to the Pope and the Church. He was gifted in computer work, but at the same time, he was an…
Our Lady of Lourdes story began on February 11, 1858, the fourth year after Pope Pius IX. proclaimed the religious truth on immaculate conception. That day she appeared in a rocky cave near the French…
Luke the Evangelist is the only known writer from the Bible who was not a Jew. He was a Christian of the Gentiles, a disciple of the Apostle of the Nations of St. Paul, with…