Hungry for Conversation? Here are Some Catholic Questions to Get You Going
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Here are a Catholic conversation starters few to get you off and running!
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5 Completely Renegade Catholic Women You’ll Want in Your Posse
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Every saint starts somewhere. All where just regular people at some point who lived the faith in extraordinary ways and when they died, their holiness and dedication to Christ just couldn’t be denied! Here are five Catholic women (who’ve entered eternal reward) that you’ll want to know. 1. Servant of God Sr. Blandina Segale She
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5 Catholic Subscription Boxes You Need to Check Out Today
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Wish you had time to put together a liturgically themed feast day menu, but barely get around to shopping? Don’t worry. There’s a subscription box for that. Always wanting to support Catholic artisans but never know where to start browsing? There’s a subscription box for that, too. Or maybe you wish you had the time
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6 New Year’s Resolutions For the Catholic New Year
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Happy New Year! You may think that we’re jumping the gun, but if you’re a Catholic, you’re gearing up for a brand new year whether you know it or not. Advent kicks of this weekend and brings with it the beginning of Year C, a brand new liturgical year. So, like we said, happy New
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Here’s Why Catholics Celebrate the Dedication of a Basilica
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What is St. John Lateran Basilica, and why does it get its own day in the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar? Normally, the Church’s liturgical calendar designates feast days, solemnities, and memorials that we celebrate throughout the year. We honor martyrs, popes, doctors of the Church, and. . . church dedications? Yes! Here are seven things
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15 Things All Catholic Women Love
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that Catholic ladies love the exact same things, right? From movies to music to saints and fashion, there are many things that are adored by all across the board. Don’t believe it? Just take a look at this list of thing all Catholic women love. 1. Jane Austen
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These Catholic Sisters Are Plotting to Go See “The Nun” and It’s Absolutely Hilarious
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“The Nun” is a new horror flick that just scared up $53.5 million at the box office. Directed by Corin Hardy, the film is the fifth exorcism type film of the “The Conjuring” film franchise. The movie only has a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and you could easily argue that the film plays up
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12 Weird Catholic Words (and How to Pronounce Them!)
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Catholics have a huge vocabulary that goes way beyond knowing Latin! Sure, words like “pulpit” and “ambo” are fairly easy. Words like “sacristan” and “thurible” are still intelligible, even if harder. But the great world of Catholic vocabulary goes so far beyond! Here are 12 weird Catholic words and how to pronounce them: 1.
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Why ‘Creatio Ex Nihilo’ Is the Secret of Forgiveness
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A friend was complaining to me about a nasty email he’d received from a co-worker. I’d seen the missive in question: I’d been copied on it, as had several others. I agreed with my friend, in all honesty, that he had a right to grouse. It had indeed been a vindictive, if not vituperative, communication.
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Go Pray! A Catholic Card Game for Kids
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My Catholic Kids creates wonderful prayer cards, magnets, and stickers of the saints so that the littlest among the faithful can learn about our friends in heaven and grow deeper in the Faith. The saints are drawn in a simplistic but beautiful and child-like manner, making the images accessible to little ones and their stories
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5 Reasons Why You Should Pray a Daily Rosary
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This past weekend, an estimated 30,000 people in the UK joined a growing list of countries (Poland and Ireland) and an American state (California) in consecrating their geographical homes to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The United States is poised to join the movement on October 7, 2018. While it is still months away, you can still
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s #SAVAGE Defense of St. Damien of Molokai
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On May 10, the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Damien of Molokai who worked in the leper colony on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. The heroic and virtuous life of Father Damien De Veuster is recognized not only by the Church but also by the State of Hawaii which still recognizes April 15 as a
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If the 10 Commandments Were Written for Wikichristians
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Wikipedia was launched in 2001 and a month after it was established, the entry on Jesus Christ was created. Since its founding, the site has become a wealth of knowledge with over 300,000 active users. Across all languages, Wikipedia generates approximately 18 billion page views per month. It has become the first stop most people
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These 7 Saints Have the Weirdest Names We Could Find
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In the world of Catholic names, John, Paul, James, Mary, Katherine, and Elizabeth barely scratch the surface. Read more: 14 Awesome and Downright Hilarious Saint Names for Your Next Kid Here are some of the most outlandish names of saints that we could find! 1. Saint Frumentius Frumentius was sent to Ethiopia by St. Athanasius.
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9 Extraordinary Facts About Ghosts That Catholics Need to Know
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We read in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 24 that after the Resurrection that some of the disciples of Jesus mistook him for a ghost. Jesus had to prove to them he was not a ghost. He did this by allowing them to touch him and eating a piece of baked fish with them. After
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Despised and Rejected: Mark Zuckerberg Answers to Deletion of Franciscan University Ad
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During the Congressional hearing on Facebook’s data use on Wednesday, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers asked Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg why Facebook rejected an ad for the Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS) Masters of Theology program. The ad, featuring the San Damiano cross, was cited for being “shocking, sensational, and excessively violent”. It was
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Time To Jubilate with the Martin Family
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2018 would mark the 160th wedding anniversary of Saints Louis & Zelie Martin, devoted spouses and parents of our beloved Little Flower and her holy sisters. To honor this anniversary, Bishop Jacques Habert of Seez has declared a jubilee year for pilgrims traveling to the Sanctuary located in the Martin’s home town of Alencon, opening
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5 Fun Facts About the Internet’s Patron Saint
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The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Isidore of Seville in April. Many people know that he’s the patron saint of the internet, but many scratch their heads. Patron of the internet? How on earth is a saintly archbishop from the Middle Ages patron of something so modern? Here is an explanation to that
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The Best of Catholic Spoken Word Poetry
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Lately, I have been watching a lot of spoken word poetry videos on YouTube. This has led me to read more poetry. I have found that I like reading the poems of poets who perform spoken word better than the poets who wrote their poems and left them in a book. I like poetry that
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How Well Do You Know the Catholic Mass?
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What should enter your mind as you pass through the Church door? What symbolism is in the Sign of the Cross other than the Trinity? How should you listen to the readings during Mass? If you’ve ever wondered about these things or if your interest is now piqued, then pick up a copy of A Devotional
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