by admin | Dec 20, 2021 | Blog Articles
Christmas is a beautiful time of the year to share the good news of the Christian faith. Christmas is not just a historical event. It is “the event” that changed the history of the world. As Christians, we are called to announce to everyone the great news: “In the...
by Philip Kosloski | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog Articles
Advent is one of the most underrated seasons in the Church’s liturgical year. It is meant to be a time of quiet preparation for Christmas, but in our secular world, it is a season of consumerism. We often get distracted by the many advertisements we see or the...
by admin | Dec 11, 2021 | Blog Articles
Intern Danny Chekal reflects on the Pope’s prayer intention for December 2021: Catechists. Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy...
by admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog Articles
Many are the invocations we dedicate to Mary. Let us look at her who believed that the Son of God could be born among the poor; let us invoke her as “Mary, Mother who takes care of the Poor” On December 8 we celebrated the feast of Mary’s Immaculate Conception. It is...
by Donovan Walsh | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog Articles
After spending some time in India, St. Francis Xavier became very interested in turning his missionary efforts to Japan. There, he came across more obstacles to the success of his mission than he had come across before. The difference in language proved to be a large...
by Donovan Walsh | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog Articles
In 1541, St. Francis Xavier was sent to India to be a missionary by the pope, and he spent many years there. While he was in India, St, Francis Xavier spent much of his time caring for the sick and the children of the area while also converting many to Christianity....
