“Tis the season to be jolly,” the Christmas carol says. Yes, the holiday season brings a lot of reasons to smile and be happy, but it’s also a time of difficulty for many people. Some people have had a tough year full of loneliness and/or loss, unfortunately made...
Advent wreaths. Advent calendars. Putting up the Nativity set, a couple of pieces per week. Raise your hand if you’ve done the same thing for Advent over the last couple of years. Yes, I’m also there with you, waving both hands in the air. It seems like most of us...
Most of us know that St. Cecilia—whose feast day is November 22nd—is the patroness of music and musicians. Many of us know that many Catholic artists, such as Audrey Assad, have written songs inspired by saints. Saints and religious were a popular subject for...
St. Giuseppe Moscati’s fest day is on November 16. He is one saint that isn’t widely known by a majority of Catholics. Since his feast day falls on the same day as two other dynamic saints (St. Gertrude and St. Margaret of Scotland), he is often...
Have you heard of “cuffing season”? If you’re a single Catholic, there’s a good chance you may have. Cuffing season is the unofficial time during winter months when single people feel the pangs of loneliness most intensely and they seek a partner to spend the holidays...
