We had heard during the day that the whole country ahead of us was in a state of ferment against the Roman Catholics. Scarcely had we reached the inn when the engineers and the missionaries with them, who had become increasingly alarmed at the condition of the country, informed us that ...
Why do children dress in costume and knock on strangers' doors to ask for treats on Halloween? The practice can be traced to the ancient Celts, early Roman Catholics and 17th-century British politics.
It is uncertain as to who proclaimed November 1st to be All Saints’ Day; however, the following items have been listed as factual occurrences leading to the formation of an All Saints’ Day celebration for the Roman Catholics on November 1st of each year: ...
Roman Catholics, and some other Christians, honor saints and ask them for guidance in daily life. (See How does someone become a saint? to learn more about sainthood.) Catholics commemorate many saints on their own "saints day," often the anniversary of their death. But with thousands ...
believes in Outside the Church There is No Salvation without exception (no “baptism of desire,” no salvation for those “invincibly ignorant” of the Catholic faith), rejects NFP, won’t support any heretical priests, etc. We also recommend that Catholics pray 15 decades of the Rosary each...
exceedingly virtuous men and women may becanonizedassaintsin the afterlife. Since they are endowed with holiness, saints are close to God, and may perform miracles on earth. Roman Catholics, and some other Christians, honor saints and ask them for guidance in daily life. (SeeHow does someone...
Roman Catholics looking for external proofs for their faith. Here is a popular citation from the Life of St. Antony: brothers came to find Abba Anthony to tell himabout visions they were having, and to find out from him if they were true or if they came from the demons. They...
Anti-Semitism is the bigotry that never rests. And these days, there are Catholics in the public sphere once again proposing degrading ideas regarding Jews. How...
These Jewish ways he's talking about aren't the Roman ways they are the Hebrew ways. It doesn't take much study to realize Saturn's-Day wasn't around in the days of David, or do you really think Moses carried a calendar around with him, or did Adam say Hey Eve when's the next...
ASK FATHER: Priest and the Roman Canon… what do we say now? ASK FATHER: Octave of Easter, what about Requiem Masses, Votives for the Election of a Pope… Novena to St. Catherine? Pray for a new Pope to who will be… better than we deserve! With the death of Francis, some will...