SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE Saturday of the Blessed Virgin MarySaturdays have long been a day dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This tradition goes at least as far back as the 700s to Blessed Alcuin of York. It has to do with her steadfast faith after Jesus’s death...
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Saint of the Day: Anthony of the DesertToday’s Saint, also known as “Anthony the Great” and the “Father of all monks,” was so moved by the Gospel passage from Matthew 19: 21, “If you want to be perfect,...
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE Five People You Maybe Didn’t Know Were Catholic 1. Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo. All of these are thanks to William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. However, Barbera considered his greatest work a project...
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Saints Who Battled Satan A perennially fascinating topic for Christians is Christ’s victory over the demonic. Paul Thigpen covers the stories of 17 Saints who participated in this victory with God’s help. You can buy...
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Leaf by Niggle” This month marks the 80th anniversary of the release of Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien, originally published in the Dublin Review in January 1945. While this story is not as epic or as...
