The anniversary is this Sunday. Here is a warm-up. This is the cover of the Magnificat Prayer book for October. Description below the picture. Hint: Stigmata Eight Hundred Years On, Brother Sun Still Rises Every Morning On Sunday, October 4, 2026, we celebrate the eight-hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. This … Read more
On this date the Church remembers the three archangels mentioned in Scripture by name: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Michael’s name literally means, “Who can compare to God?” He manifests God’s power and might by battling Satan, the huge dragon and ancient Serpent (cf. Rv 12:9), and casting him from heaven. Michael guards the people of … Read more
On the plane back from France to Rome.
Not sure how many people but looks like they all had candles.
From yesterday; Two short videos as he made his way to the massive park in the center of Paris for an outdoor Mass. The first video is a minute long; I started the second one at the 40 second mark as he’s blessing babies. Cool! Yes we love babies!
Pretty insightful quick video. His beatification – which is sainthood – is today.
Very similar to what’s going on in the U.S. FULL DISCLOSURE: I am the OCIA coordinator in my parish and we have had similar experience in the past five years, since I started. Thanks to my good buddy AB for sending me this. I have excerpted what I think are the key points; hit the … Read more
I guess like an appendix… Thanks to EM for sending me this. I’ve excerpted only part so hit the top link for the entire thing. The article is by the great Wesley J, Smith. Nothing in the editorial is surprising. But I was rather astounded to recently learn that some pro-abortion bioethicists now deploy the … Read more
This is the 44th year the NY branch of the Catholic peace organization Pax Christi did the Stations across Manhattan, mostly on 42nd St. Brigid and I started doing the stations around 1992 and the event was much bigger with upwards of 7-800 participants and some media coverage. However it has dwindled way down, less … Read more