Most feast days on the Church calendar celebrate a person or persons. These saints, blesseds, and venerables lived holy lives, are now in Heaven, and can be prayed to for their intercession in our lives. On February 22nd, we celebrate a chair. By its nature, it can...
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m one of “those” architecture junkies who aren’t fans of the design of the Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in downtown L.A. It just feels more like a modern art museum to me: a sentiment I’ve heard from many others as well....
Many people don’t know who St. Polycarp is and mistakenly think his name means “many fish.” Fortunately, his name has nothing to do with fish and actually means “much fruit.” This is fitting for St. Polycarp because he is one of the most important saints in the early...
February is thought of as a month of love even for non-Catholics, because of Valentine’s Day. In this month, on February 5, we also celebrate the feast day of Saint Agatha. Here are some facts about her life that inspire us to love in a holy, chaste way. 1....
Born on May 13, 1792, Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferrett, Blessed Pope Pius IX was elected to the papacy on June 16, 1846, and served 32 years till his death on February 7, 1878. Even with the long papacy of Pope St. John Paul II, Blessed Pope Pius IX has the longest reign...
The NFL Super Bowl is arguably the biggest annual sports event that happens in the U.S. Every grocery and big-box stores have sales on chips, soda, hot dogs, food platters, and just about every food you can serve at a Super Bowl party in the week preceding it. Fans...
