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San Jose feasts

Blessing of candles and throats, peculiar customs observed this week

There are two particularly interesting feast days this week that involve what may seem to some as quite peculiar customs: Today is the Feast of the...
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Mary is the Mother of God

A traditional icon showing the Theotokos I know I'm not alone in my plans to go home for Christmas so I wanted to bring your attention to a couple...
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Significance of the Immaculate Conception

Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. First of all, if you are a Catholic, you are obliged to attend Mass...
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The Real St. Nick

Saturday, December 6 is the day Catholics remember St. Nicholas of Myra the Wonderworker, the inspiration for the figure of Santa Claus. St....
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Make your Thanksgiving Catholic

Before everyone checks out for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, I wanted to give you a few resources on how to reclaim the giving of thanks as a...
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Don't let 'the holidays' ruin your Advent

The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Christ-Mass - is celebrated on December 25th. I feel like this is an obvious statement, but...
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Praying on the fields of battle

A Mass said on Saipan in 1944 by a Navy chaplain. There are four, fundamental characteristics of the Church - it is one, holy, catholic, and...
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Praying for the dead is our duty

All Souls' Day is celebrated with much fanfare in Latin America. This photo was taken in Managua, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) On...
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What is an Archangel?

Today, September 29, is the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. These are the three archangels named in the Bible. Michael is...
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