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The election of the pope is surrounded by ceremony and traditions, honed over the centuries. In 1996, Pope John Paul II changed some of the rules and procedures for the next papal election. The pope, as always, is elected by the College of Cardinals. Only those under the age of eighty may vote. The...
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Labor Day is a national holiday with a clear and direct connection to Catholic Social Teaching. From the landmark encyclical “Rerum Novarum” in 1891, through Pope John Paul II’s “On Human Work” in 1981, and now in each Labor Day Statement issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Church has given unwavering...
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As the month of June, Torture Awareness Month, comes to a close, Sr.Diana Ortiz, Washington, DC, Officer Director of Pax Christi USA and torture survivor herself, offers us this message: In so many of the countries that make up our world, torture is an everyday occurrence. In response to this cruel fact, in 1998,...
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Submitted by Barb Carson When all is said and done as we explore what the chaplet is about, we will find at the very core of this prayer and petition the plea (For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have Mercy on us and on the whole world.) It is a prayer form given...
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Nehemiah 8:2-10; I Corinthians: 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Did you know that on October 10, 1997 at 3:50 p.m., our former President Bill Clinton released a proclamation designating October 12th as “National Children’s Day?” Did you know that at 4:30 p.m., less than one hour later President Clinton issued another proclamation? His veto of...
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Are there variations on praying the rosary besides the traditional prayer pattern? October is traditionally known as the month of the rosary, with the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary celebrated on October 7. The rosary traces it origin to those who wanted to imitate the monks’ daily psalm prayers but could not...
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Why was Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, whose memory we recall on August 14, canonized a saint by Pope John Paul II? Father Maximilian Mary Kolbe was a Polish Franciscan who promoted a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin wherever he went. Having been ordained a priest in Rome in 1918, he returned to Poland to...
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Come join us on the first Friday of the month at 3 PM and on the third Friday of the month at 12:30 PM to share this devotion.
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Why do most dioceses transfer the feast of the Ascension from Thursday to the following Sunday?
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