According to recent studies… many priests quit each year. They don’t quit because they have a lack of faith in God. They don’t quit because they don’t believe in the calling God has placed on their life. Most don’t even quit because of financial reasons. Priests quit because they are overwhelmed with mental exhaustion. UntilContinue reading “Love your Priests”
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St. Anne’s Parish, Dallas
I had the MOST AMAZING mass ever! Probably the best mass I’ve ever attended. I can’t recall feeling like this ever. Firstly I was reluctant to get out as it was raining. But then I said cmon, let’s go. And when I entered the church ⛪️ there was a full band practicing and they soundedContinue reading “St. Anne’s Parish, Dallas”
St. Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi was born in 1193 as Chiara di Favarone di Offreduccio belonging to one of the most important noble families in Assisi. During her youth, she got extremely fascinated by St Francis. When Chiara was 18 years old, she renounced marriage and a life of wealth and social prestige, fled to the monasteryContinue reading “St. Clare of Assisi”
Liturgical Colors
Liturgical colors within Christian liturgy signify different seasons and times of the year. Each season has its own mood, meaning, and type of prayer. Each color has its own meaning and feeling, and can be seen worn or hung throughout the church during specific times of year. They help to visually express the different liturgicalContinue reading “Liturgical Colors”
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Saint Alphonsus Liguori was a very special saint who lived in Italy during the 18th century. He was a bishop, a writer, and a founder of a religious order called the Redemptorists. Key facts: Saint Alphonsus Liguori was born in 1696 and became a priest at a young age. He dedicated his life to servingContinue reading “St. Alphonsus Liguori”
St. Thomas, The Apostle
On July 3, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle. Best known for his initial unwillingness to believe the other apostles in their claim that Jesus had risen from the dead, St. Thomas can teach the faithful about believing without seeing. Little is recorded of St. Thomas the Apostle. Thomas wasContinue reading “St. Thomas, The Apostle”
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary as represented in a celebrated 15th-century Byzantine icon also associated with the same Marian apparition. The icon has been in Rome since 1499, and is permanently enshrined in the church of Sant’Continue reading “Our Lady of Perpetual Help”
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony of Padua, born Fernando Martins de Bulhões in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195, was a renowned Franciscan friar, preacher, and theologian. His life was marked by deep spirituality, intellectual brilliance, and a profound commitment to serving others. St. Anthony is widely celebrated for his eloquent preaching, his dedication to the poor and oppressed, andContinue reading “St. Anthony of Padua”
St. Joseph
Everything we know about St. Joseph comes from scripture. We know he was a carpenter, a working man, for the skeptical Nazarenes ask about Jesus, “Is this not the carpenter’s son?” (Matthew 13:55). He wasn’t rich for when he took Jesus to the Temple to be circumcised and Mary to be purified he offered theContinue reading “St. Joseph”
Pope Francis 10 years on
Early in Pope Francis’s pontificate, the sense of expectation was enormous. He spoke simply and powerfully. He stayed away from the typical trappings of papal luxury. He was seen as an outsider and a natural reformer. He stirred some trepidation among conservatives, but not enough to override the global adulation. “The People’s Pope,” Time magazine called him,Continue reading “Pope Francis 10 years on”
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