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March 2025

March 25, 2025

When Freedom and Love Were One: The Annunciation

Lent is full of high holy feast days. St. Patrick is honored among the Irish....

December 2024

December 17, 2024

Secular and Religious Christmas Movie Recommendations

It's that time of the year when several major holidays have been celebrated within...

December 02, 2024

Things Are Going To Be Different For The Next Few Weeks

You know how advent calendars have lots of chocolates? Do you know how do you...

November 2022

November 29, 2022

Advent Attitude

Scrolling through social media, one can find wisdom and thoughts worth sharing with others. Here...

December 2021

December 19, 2021

Appointed Time Has Come: This Week in Life- Advent Week 4/Christmas Begins

This Week in Life- Advent Week 4 The Appointed Time Has Come Monday December 20...

December 12, 2021

This Week in Advent Life Reminds you to Press On- Advent Week 3

This Week in Advent Life Reminds you to Press On- Advent Week 3 Monday December...

December 05, 2021

St. Nick, Our Lady and a Couple of Popes: This Week in Advent Life- Week 2

This Week in Life- Advent Week 2 Monday December 6 , 2021 Advent Weekday violet/white [Saint...

December 01, 2021

Advent Meme Reminders

It's December. We're all a little busier then normal. Our brains our flooded with extensive...

November 2021

November 28, 2021

This Week in Advent Life-The Grand Ole Opry

Welcome to Advent The mediations connect to the gospel readings and to whatever interesting events...

December 2020

December 20, 2020

The Angelus is Calling

Slanting eyes of blue, unweeping Stands my Swedish beauty where Gusts of Irish rain are...

December 18, 2020

Christmas Thoughts During Advent

There is more to Christmas than just Christ’s birth. It serves as the beginning of...

December 16, 2020

We Need A Little Christmas Stories NOW

As we approach Christmas haulin' through the snow at a frightening speed, Do we know...

December 15, 2020

Celebrating Christian Advent and Secular Christmas

“Christmas is the time of year when people of all religions come together to worship...

December 14, 2020

The Fountain of John of the Cross

Many of you may know about the major writing of Saint John of the Cross...

December 13, 2020

We Are Nearing Christmas

The busy things get busier The Spiritual things get more attention We are nearing Christmas...

December 10, 2020

Getting Ready for the Birth of the King

Here is another great guest post from Deacon Joshua Klickman. It was originally a homily for...

December 09, 2020

You Better Watch Out Christmas Movies in Advent

You Better Watch Out... You Might Just Cry... You Better Not Complain... I'm telling You...

December 08, 2020

Pondering the Immaculate Exemption

When you think about it, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is the celebration of...

December 01, 2020

A Wake Up Call: An Advent Reflection

I think this story is mostly true. This family was on vacation and they stopped...