“Next to that which directly concerns God, nothing is more precious for truly enlightened piety than that which concerns the honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Here we encounter all that exists in a son towards his mother. And what a Mother! To us she gave her Son, the...
The Bible recounts: But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and...
Nestled in the Italian countryside, with a view of the Adriatic Sea, is a small town set high on a hill named Loreto. It would perhaps be yet another quaint, but otherwise unremarkable small Italian village if not for a rather curious and miraculous house that,...
A few years back, a friend gave me the book, Drinking with the Saints – The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hour written by Michael P. Foley. This friend knew that I enjoyed the Catholic method of drinking and that I have loved the Lives of the Saints, so he bought...
It was the best of Christmas television programming, and it was the worst of Christmas television programming. For over forty years Rankin and Bass Productions under various names and owners brought some of the the most memorable Christmas specials to the small...
The tradition continues! But has it really been 7 years of EpicPew? It’s finally here! The end of 2020. We should definitely end on a funny. The exhibits below should give you a chortle, A laugh, a giggle, my dear mere mortal. The nativity is when earth touched...
