Christmas Isn’t Technically Over—So Here’s Some Ways to Continue Celebrating
The true end to Christmas give us even more time to enjoy the brilliance of the season.
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Here’s Your Guide on How to Totally Fail at Advent
Here’s your guide on how to totally fail at Advent.
15 Cool Saints to Warm Your Spirit in Chilly November
November starts off with All Saints Day, so it’s only appropriate to point out some of the amazing saints whose feasts we celebrate in November. Here are 15 cool saints to get to know this month. 1. St. Martin de Porres St. Martin’s feast day is November 3 and he is the patron saint of …
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Make Sure You Know These 6 Facts About the Newest Marian Feast Day
A new feast day is added to the calendar!
9 Saints with Forgotten Feast Days to Honor this All Saints Day
On All Saints Day, we commemorate all those in Heaven. Both those whom the Church has canonized and those she hasn’t. Pope Urban is cited as having said that All Saints Day gives us an opportunity to honor those canonized saints who perhaps do not get much recognition throughout the rest of the year. For …
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7 Things (Other Than Pumpkin Spice) Catholics Can Look Forward to This Fall
Ah fall. Cooler temperatures, changing leaves, harvest moons, and pumpkin spice lattes. There is so much goodness and richness to look forward to each fall–– it’s no wonder it’s so many people’s favorite time of year! But there are also so many amazing Catholic things to look forward to in the fall! Here are 7 of …
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5 Reasons We Exalt the Cross Every 15th of September
We exalt in the cross to be transformed by the cross!
Even After Pentecost, Stand on the Table with Mary
Pentecost, literally translating to “the fiftieth day” occurs 50 days after Easter (or on the Sunday after the 50th day) and is the celebration of the descent of the Holy Spirit. Jesus foretells of the Holy Spirit’s arrival: “The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything …
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What to Give up for Lent According to Your Temperament
Lent is right around the corner. Want to give up something more than soda or sugar this year? Knowing your temperament can help you sacrifice something meaningful! You may know your temperament (if you don’t, take this quiz), defined by Hippocrates hundreds of years before the birth of Christ. Melancholic, choleric, sanguine, or phlegmatic, your …
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Epic NEW Ideas for Lent
Lent is right around the corner. How are you making this year’s penitential season special? Every year, my family comes up with same boring things to give up for Lent. We classically give up biting nails, fighting with family members, or chewing gum. Some of us even go to the extreme of giving up coffee. …