Year: 2019
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Five Ways We Incorporate Prayer Into Our Liturgical lives
The liturgical calendar offers us an opportunity to consider the lives and examples of the Saints, to learn about events…
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The Tabernacle
The Altar or the tabernacle as also known in modern times is the focal point of the Church building. It…
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Here Are The Differences Between Advent And Lent
Advent is the Preparation, in expectancy of the Messiah. It is a season or time of preparation that directs our hearts…
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Where does the Marian Dogmas come from?
As Christianity continued to develop, new perceptions were drawn from how St. Paul understand Christ as the New Adam who…
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Some facts you must know about Chrism.
Anointing was understood as an experience of God’s grace in the Hebrew scriptures. In this case, the psalmists write, “You…
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The Old And New Testament Canon – The Canon Used By Christ
A few books of the Catholic Bible are not in the Protestant Bible. Did the Catholic Church add things to…
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History Of The Deuterocanonical Books
Why are there seven extra books in the Roman Catholic Bible? As some most especially the protestants would ask and…
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Benefits Of A Catholic Education
Why do we have Catholic schools? Why are they important? Why do they matter? Catholic education not only teaches general…
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Why Are They Called “Maundy Thursday” and Good Friday?
Just last week, we entered the Lenten season with the Ash Wednesday beginning it. And a few weeks from now,…
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What You Should Know About The Catholic Tradition
Those outside the Catholic Church often view the Catholic Tradition as awkward. People often assume it’s something that was “made…
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Why do Catholics use Incense?
The use of incense dates back to biblical times. It was a major part of the religious of the Israelites…
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Must we call the persons of the Trinity Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
Among the paradoxes of our Catholic faith, the one that is the foundational element is the belief in the Trinity,…
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What was Lent like in the early Church?
Has the Lenten season always been 40 days long? Were the apostles actually the ones responsible for establishing it? Lent, as…
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When did the Church start using Latin?
Aramaic was the first language of Christian liturgy. And it was the common language of the first Christians, who were…
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The Origin And Use Of The Monstrance
The Monstrance also was known as the Ostensorium in accordance with its etymology. It is the vessel used in the…
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History Of The Legion Of Mary
The Legion of Mary is an Association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful…
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Ever Wondered Why Catholics Call Priests “Fathers”?
Just as Bill Jackson, a Fundamentalist who runs a full-time anti-Catholic organization, says in his book Christian’s Guide To Roman Catholicism that…
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Four Common Habits that can Hinder your Growth
There are lots of ways that hinder us from living the lives God calls us to live. Each of us…
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Here are the Differences Between Weekday Mass And Sunday Mass
Lots of puzzling questions have been asked as to the differences between Sunday Mass and the weekday Mass. As some would…
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Here’s Why Catholics use Blessed Candles.
There is an old tradition in centuries about distributing blessed candles on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord.…
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Here’s Marian alternative to the Stations of the Cross.
In accord with the ancient tradition, the Blessed Virgin Mary paid a visit to the sites of Jesus’ suffering, death…
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Here is the saint who ran away from martyrdom.
It is a natural thing to be afraid of death. It’s only few people that are able to embrace it…
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Love at first sight: The sweet story of how Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin fell in love
Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, are the first married couple to be canonized together, and they were not initially drawn…
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Some Qualities from Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati to inspire young people this lent.
There’s one role model every young Catholic young should be introduced to and he is Pier Giorgio Frassati. Pier Giorgio…
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How did Joseph and Mary meet before getting married. Did they fall in love?
Marriage in the ancient world was so different from what it is today. Couples never got the privilege to choose…
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How The Marian Grotto Came To Be
The Grotto is a Catholic Shrine dedicated to Mary, Our Sorrowful Mother. It was founded by Ambrose Mayer who joined…
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Things To Do When You Feel Lost
Very often, we desire to grow in Holiness, develop our prayer strength, or get rid of serious sin in our…
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Several Gestures and Postures During Mass and their Meaning
Non-Catholics who attend the Holy Mass for the first time especially during the Holy Week might wonder why we stand,…
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What To Do And What Not To Do During Mass
Genuflect Towards the Tabernacle When We Enter And Leave The Church During the preparation of the Holy Mass, Christ is…
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Can One Sit During The Stations? How Obligatory Is It To Walk, Kneel And Stand Throughout The Stations Of The Cross
In our previous post, we discussed the Origin and significance of the Stations of the Cross. Just like we said…
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