by Tara Brooke | Dec 29, 2024 | Church, Family Life, Liturgy, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society, Spirituality, Teachings
“Learn what family life is, its communion of love, its austere and simple beauty, and its sacred and inviolable character.” ~ Pope Paul VI. In 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the Sunday after Christmas as the feast of the Holy Family. We celebrate Christ’s Nativity...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 8, 2024 | Family Life, Health, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
We don’t always get what we want, but God gives us what we need. Last October, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. Just days before my girl’s first birthday, a wonderful friend who helped deliver her birthed her first baby. Seeing my daughter grow up, seeing my...
by Edmund Adamus | Jan 10, 2024 | Church, Liturgy, Spirituality, Teachings
Going into Exile: Exile must be scary! I can’t help wondering about what life must have been like for the Holy Family after the departure of the three kings. We know the angel instructed St Joseph to get to the safety of Egypt. I wonder how safe it was? I...
by Michelle C. Martin | Dec 22, 2023 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Spirituality
But the angel said to them- “Do not be afraid” (Luke 2:10). We celebrate the angel’s candle on this fourth Sunday of Advent. This year the fourth Sunday is celebrated is on December 24th. The Angel’s Candle represents Love. The angels are God’s messengers, and...