by TJ Burdick
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Jubilee Year! 2. Open Wide Your Doors! VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the...
by TJ Burdick
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Catholic Dad Joke 2. The Road to Epiphany 3. Reading Plan 4. The Post-Christmas Blues I’m not sure who needs to read this, but I know you are out there: “Many, by now, have put up the tree, decorated the house inside and out,...
by TJ Burdick
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Incarnationis Mysterium Click here to read St. Pope John Paul II’s Bull on the Mystery of the Incarnation of Christ 2. Saint Quote 3. 5 Christmas Presents that Cost Nothing Thank you, Mr. Jay Martin, for existing… and making...
by TJ Burdick
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. Saint Quote 2. Oplatki The Oplatki are enjoyed by families, typically right before the Christmas Eve meal. The entire family will gather around the table with the Oplatek. Generally the eldest member of the family will begin the ritual...
by TJ Burdick
SUBSCRIBE TO CATHOLIC FIVE 1. O Antiphon 2. Prayer Tip 3. Holiness Challenge Do it before the New Year! 4. St. Francis & the First Nativity Scene St. Francis’ recreation of that first Christmas night was so popular that soon every church in Italy had its own...
