2025-01-08
Wednesday after Epiphany
Wednesday after Epiphany
Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Peñafort, Priest
Monday after Epiphany
Book Review for Jeff Karp’s LIT: Life Ignition Tools: Use Nature’s Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas and Ignite Action In LIT: Life Ignition Tools, Dr. Jeff Karp takes readers on a deeply personal and profoundly insightful journey, blending his experiences as a child struggling with ADHD with his professional achievements as a world-renowned…
My readings from religious sources made Advent and Christmas particularly special. They raised wonderful questions and offered great guidance messaging about the life of Jesus and for each person’s life. Reflections on the Infancy Narratives According to Matthew: Where in Egypt are they supposed to go? How long will they be there? The angel doesn’t…
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious
CNA—St. Francis Xavier lived the life of a missionary, baptizing tens of thousands in India and Japan. In death, he continues to give himself to Christ’s Church, as his relics offer pilgrims spiritual consolation in Italy and India. St. Francis Xavier body nearly entirely incorrupt, shown only every 10 years The saint’s right arm is…
The B.C. Catholic/CNA—If the faithful can’t go to the shrine, bring the shrine to the faithful. So it will be with the relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, shrine, which will make their first tour of western Canada as part of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. Innovative solution for…
Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Memorial of Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
7th Day in the Octave of Christmas
6th Day in the Octave of Christmas
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
CNA, London, England—The lord mayor of Westminster in London said he is “blown over” after being chosen to become a papal knight — the highest honor a lay Catholic can receive from the Vatican. Councillor Robert Rigby will become a knight of St. Gregory sometime in 2025. Living his Catholic Faith as lord mayor The…
CNA—Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast on Friday, emphasizing that “hope and kindness touch the very heart of the Gospel.” Speaking just days after the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year, the pope emphasized that “kindness is not a diplomatic strategy” nor “a set of rules to…
It took them 10 years, but today the vision shared by a small group of home-schooling moms in Massachusetts has come to life. They banded together to form a classical Catholic school centered on Christ for their children. They started small, with just 25 students. Today their school, St. Benedict Classical Academy, located just outside…
Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist