This year, the biggest feast of Christendom happened to fall on the date of our parents’ fortieth wedding anniversary. I find the coincidence fitting. The
Photo Credit: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=26899 I never had a clear position on whether Catholics can celebrate Halloween. On the one hand, most Halloween parties I have
Dear Fathers, In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis wrote, “The Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven
St. Pedro Calungso was not the only one who was canonized on October 21, 2012. Also canonized with him were two Americans (St. Marianne Cope
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
In our family, we celebrate New Year’s Eve in a typical way – Midnight Mass, party at our the house of our paternal grandparents, fireworks,
For the past three months, the liturgical calendar has been reminding us of our spiritual allies. Towards the end of September, we commemorated the feast
The month of October opens with the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who is known for having preached “the Little Way”. By reminding us
“Terminate torment Of love unsatisfied The greater torment Of love satisfied.” — T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday Can Catholics celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, considering that
Together with “exciting” and “joyful”, “stressful” is a word that is associated with the days leading up to Christmas and with the Christmas season itself.
Everyone has, at one point in life or another, experienced a Christmas which was less merry than others – whether the cause be relationship or
My Lord, I yearn for You As I gaze through my tablet screen At the livestreamed close-up image Of the Host in the golden monstrance.
I enjoy following the blog of the Dominican nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary in Summit, New Jersey. Even if I
While doing some research recently, I came across reference to the crucifix as a “passive symbol” by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of
After one sex scandal after another involving clergy has broken out, it has been proposed that since the hierarchy cannot be trusted to weed out
Conversion and reversion stories never fail to fascinate. Stories of how and why a person freely decides to embrace the Catholic Faith, or return to
We are still in the Easter season, a time to commemorate on the resurrection of Christ and reflect on its message of joy and hope.
I was excited when I learned that the life of Saint Paul was going to be made into a movie. Among the saints, Saint Paul
Pardon us for engaging in a little self-promotion, but Catholic writers from ages 14-45 who are wondering how they can use their talents to bring
On the recent Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, my priest-uncle-spiritual-director, Father Jim, suddenly lost his brother Allan. Father Jim was abroad teaching a
Judging by the varying reactions to us women who remain single by choice or by necessity, we are a misunderstood lot. On the one hand,
