St. John Eudes (17th century): “In order to ensnare us, the Devil gives sin a captivating appearance, that he might the more easily cause us to commit it.It was thus he seduced our first parents: by promising them the knowledge of good and evil.He even dared to tempt our Lord Himse...
Church.' Ever since the schism of East and West, however, it has been an ambition of the papacy to submit the Oriental Churches to its jurisdiction, and successive popes have from time to time succeeded in detaching portions of those Churches and bringing them into the obedience of the Holy...
There is a venerable tradition that the Apostles Paul and James came to the country, as well as the Seven Apostolic Men (Torquatus, Ctesiphon, Secundus, Indalecius, Caecilius, Hesychius, and Euphrasius) to whom the foundation of various churches is attributed. Connected with the coming of...
We know that before the end of the ninth century both boys and girls attended the schools attached to the parish churches in the Diocese of Soissons. As time went on the establishment and maintenance of schools by the Church was made a matter of express canonical enactment. No document ...
and outside are the churches of San Miguel and San Augustín. To the east of the city are situated the citadel, the castle, and the tower ofSolsona, which figured prominently in the late civilwars. The firstseminarywas erected by aBullofClement VIII, 13 August, 1592; the newseminarywas...
Catholic Baptism gifts, Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Tenerife, Majorca,Valencia, La Oliva, Seville, Llanes, Granada, USA. April 2023 Month of the Holy Spirit Catholic gifts in, Perth, Melbourne, Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Australia, Canada, Beverly, Toronto, United States, rosary, rosar...
I sometimes say to my friends “Where have all our priests/priestly vocations gone? To protestant churches…where they become very active…” We are praying God to keep those who are still with us and bring the others home so that the Eucharist can be celebrated everywhere. Thank you Monica...
One way Catholics can obtain aplenary indulgenceduring the jubilee year is by making a pilgrimage to their cathedral or to another church or shrine selected by the local bishop. Other ways include making a pilgrimage to Rome, praying in certain churches in Rome, performing works of mercy, fasti...
I love the tabernacle not stuck in a corner. I love that Catholic churches have the altar front and center, and not a pulpit. I love to watch the priests and deacon kiss the altar when they enter and leave Mass. I love the bells, the candles, the incense, the statues of Mary, Jose...
The aim of the Reformers was to stamp out every outward vestige of the ancient Faith before the return of the Catholic queen, now a widow; and the demolition of churches and monasteries contined unabated during 1561. In August of that year Mary arrived in Edinburgh, and was warmly welcomed...