• Novena of the Week: The Rosary

    Updated: 2012-09-28 08:00:31
    : Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Novena of the Week : The Rosary By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 28, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the rosary our lady of the rosary the battle of lepanto novenas The rosary used to be a part of the daily prayer life of most Catholics , but like so many other prayers the Morning Offering Acts of Faith Hope and Charity the rosary has fallen victim to the busyness of our . lives That's a shame , because there are great graces to be gained by praying the rosary . It only takes 15-20 minutes less time than it takes to watch a rerun of The Simpsons on TiVo and it's an

  • The 16-Bit Catholic Podcast Rides Again!

    Updated: 2012-09-25 11:39:27
    Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The 16-Bit Catholic Podcast Rides Again By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 25, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter A few months ago , I had the privilege of appearing twice on a relatively new Catholic podcast created by Dustin Faber . Dustin chose the title The 16-Bit Catholic to reflect not only his love of the Catholic Faith but his enjoyment of video games , and my appearance last week was supposed to mark a rebalancing of the podcast , with more video-game material . Unfortunately for Dustin , I'm not much of a gamer the Nintendo Wii was the first game console I ever owned , and most of

  • Novena of the Week: A Prayer of Saint Jerome for Christ's Mercy

    Updated: 2012-09-21 09:30:13
    : Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Novena of the Week : A Prayer of Saint Jerome for Christ's Mercy By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 21, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About saint jerome benedict xvi the doctors of the church the bible novenas Saint Jerome one of the four original Western doctors of the Church is perhaps best known for translating the Bible from Greek the Septuagint into Latin the Vulgate A brilliant scholar , Saint Jerome bears certain similarities to the current pope . Unlike Pope Benedict XVI however , Saint Jerome could be a remarkably prickly man . Nevertheless , like Pope Benedict , he

  • Cleaning Our Spiritual House

    Updated: 2012-09-21 09:00:49
    Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Cleaning Our Spiritual House By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 21, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About confession the ember days fasting abstinence shrine of the apostle paul The Catholic Church celebrates the changes of the seasons through the practice of the Ember Days a time of prayer fasting and abstinence that helps focus our thoughts on the eternal . things Tomorrow is the last of the fall Ember Days , the Wednesday , Friday , and Saturday after the third Sunday in September . And since it is a Saturday , most Catholic churches will have times scheduled for Confession

  • Saint Matthew, the First Evangelist

    Updated: 2012-09-21 08:30:06
    , Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Saint Matthew , the First Evangelist By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 21, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About saint matthew apostles evangelists martyrdom stained glass September 21 is the feast of Saint Matthew , Apostle and Evangelist Traditionally , Saint Matthew's Gospel was regarded as the earliest of the four Gospels , though scholars today tend to place the Gospel of Mark in that position . Still , the older order is enshrined in the canonical structure of the New Testament : As my grandmother used to say every night as she prepared for sleep , Matthew , Mark , Luke

  • Where Charity and Love Prevail

    Updated: 2012-09-21 08:00:00
    Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Where Charity and Love Prevail By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 21, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About holy communion the eucharist benedict xvi the mass the divine liturgy On Sunday , September 21, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass and dedicated a new altar at the cathedral of San Pancrazio in Albano , . Italy He used his homily at the Mass to stress a theme that has been central to his pontificate : the relationship between Christian love and the Eucharist On the one hand , the Eucharist is a physical manifestation of Christ's love for us , a re-presentation of His

  • Hope and Change: Five Years of Summorum Pontificum

    Updated: 2012-09-14 12:53:23
    : Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Hope and Change : Five Years of Summorum Pontificum By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 14, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the latin mass benedict xvi summorum pontificum the cross the novus ordo Five years ago today , on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross also known as the Triumph of the Cross 2007, the provisions of Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio Summorum Pontificum took . effect Summorum Pontificum restored the Traditional Latin Mass as one of two approved forms of the Mass in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church . In 2007, as in 2012, the Feast of the

  • Lift High the Cross!

    Updated: 2012-09-14 08:00:00
    Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Lift High the Cross By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide September 14, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the cross constantine the mass holy communion catholic feasts September 14 is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross one of the few feasts in the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar that celebrates not one , not two , but three separate events : the finding of the True Cross the dedication of two churches by the emperor Constantine and the recovery of the True Cross from the Persians , who had taken it after conquering Jerusalem in 614. All three events are fascinating

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