During the month of February dedicated to the Holy Family, and particularly on St. Valentine's Day, let us pray for an increase of true,... Explaining Baptism and Confirmation December 3, 2022 One of the traditional images of the church is that of the ark. In this model, the goal ...
I always enjoy some good history, and this month I surveyed turning points in American church history, an account of theChallengerdisaster, whose lesson might be, “listen to the engineers,” and Bob Woodward’s account of the Biden years. Oh, and I also reviewed a Candice Millard book, o...
The word “Halloween” actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a change of All Hallows Eve. All Hallows Day, or All Saint’s Day, November 1, is a Catholic day. But in the 5th century BC, summer officially ended on October 31. It was believed that, on th...
November 25, 2024 Q: I hope you can help me in my research. I am trying to find out what “generally” meant when this sentence was added to the Book of Common Prayer in 1604: “Two only, as generally necessary to salvation; that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord...
November 1, 1776- Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in California. Each year, the swallows of Capistrano leave their nests there around St. John's Day (October 23rd) and return the following year near St. Joseph's Day (March 19th). ...
The month of October is a very important time in Christian history. It is known as Reformation month by Christians, the time to reflect on the Protestant Reformation that fought to have the written Word of God available to all.
“I very strongly value tradition as a theological concept, as the basis of Catholic epistemology. It’s how we know what we know as Catholics. That underlies my artwork; that’s part of what I’m trying to communicate,” he said. ...
Christine “Tina” Kotek is the first openly lesbian governor of Oregon and one of the first two lesbian governors elected in the United States. She was the first openly lesbian speaker of a State House and the longest-serving House speaker in Oregon’s history. ...
The Romans designed one of the most widespread used calendars in the history of the world. The Julian calendar was used for about 1,600 years after its implementation in the first century B.C.E. It was only abandoned after the Catholic Church designed a more accurate calendar in 1582....
November 2022 –Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach December 2022 –Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre 2021 January 2021 –Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand February 2021 –Habitat for Humanity of Horry County March 2021 –BeachCHURCH April 2021 –Children’s Recovery Center ...