“In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human successes, but on how well we have loved.” (Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends [...]
Parenting is so easy, anyone can do it. It’s just a matter of instinct. And then, the children arrive. Holes the size of craters then perforate your belief system long before Junior even says his first word. Marge Fenelon knows both sides of the family coin — the before know-it-all syndrome and the wow-wasn’t-expecting-that. In [...]
Question: This is a two part question… The Easter Proclamation (hymn) intoned by the deacon at Holy Mass is named: _____________ At which Mass is it sung? _____________ Answer here or on Facebook. Also, you are encouraged to suggest future questions. Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, [...]
“Through the intercession of Saint Blase, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, + and of the Holy Spirit.” (Blessing of St. Blase, Bishop and Martyr) Please help us in our mission to assist [...]
An Anglican Encounters the Catholic Rosary As a young Anglican curate from an Evangelical background I wasn’t too sure what to do when a friend gave me a rosary. Not wanting to dismiss a form of prayer which was important to millions of Christians around the world, I got a book which explained the rosary and [...]
Question: This is a two part question regarding the space in the church used for the celebration of Holy Mass. What is the name of the space that contains the Altar and Ambo? _____________ What is the name of the space that contains the pews? _____________ Answer here or on Facebook. Also, you are encouraged [...]
“Lord, now you let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people: a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel.” (Canticle of Simeon, Nunc Dimittis, Luke 2:29-32) Please help [...]
Question: The outer vestment worn by the Deacon at Holy Mass is called a ____________. (Hint: It is not the stole.) Answer here or on Facebook. Also, you are encouraged to suggest future questions. Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and [...]
“Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary. There is nothing more [...]
Question: The principal act of worship is called the Holy Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the west. The Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church refer to this act of worship as the ____________. Answer here or on Facebook. Also, you are encouraged to suggest future questions. Please help us in [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from St. John of the Cross
“In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human successes, but on how well we have loved.” (Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends [...]
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