And Do Catholics celebrate Halloween? Most Catholics and our Protestant brothers and sisters in Christ who think Halloween is evil are well meaning, but they may not fully understand what this day is actually about, and I’m going to clear that up for you. In the Catholic faith,the feast ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church doesn’t always celebrate All Saints’ Day on November 1. They tend to observe the holiday on the first Sunday after Pentecost (which actually falls during May or June). The first recorded use of the name All Saints’ Day is from 1570–80. Back then (and even...
So let's celebrate those who do things, whoever they are, famous or unsung, and especially those who do great things. Which are almost always difficult, frustrating things. A gentleman from South Carolina, trial lawyer Bobby G. Frederick, reminds us at Trial Theory that today is also the ...
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Others note that many Roman Catholics, including those of southern Italian descent, don't eat meat on Fridays or the eve of some holidays. Additionally, the number seven has Biblical significance: there are seven sacraments and deadly sins in Catholicism. ...
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. Traditional Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only...
She said, “You Christians are the only ones who speak about death and hope – and your God died. You celebrate the death of your God in the Eucharist.” Says Father: “It’s an incredible thing that God should die [and rise from the dead]; it’s a revolution!” It’s the ...
(Which it was, having its origins in the Roman festival of Saturnalia, which happened at the winter solstice.) In 1659 the Massachusetts Bay Colony outlawed Christmas, making it a criminal offense to publicly celebrate the holiday “by forbearing of labor, feasting, or any other way…” ...
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even if getting together physically isn't possible. "This research suggests that to reduce outrage when altering rituals, you should try to change them in ways that still allow people to celebrate group values," says Schroeder. "That's what people are getting upset about when the ritual is ...