“All you holy men and women pray for us!” We believe in the Communion of Saints. We proclaim this when we pray the Creed each Sunday at Mass. The Communion […]
The Family of God: All Saints and All Souls
The Litany of the Saints
All Saints Day is typically when The Litany of Saints prayer is recited. Try saying it with your family. Have one person read the first part, while the rest respond […]
Taking time out to bury the dead
In today’s fast-moving world, everything is focused on instant satisfaction — fast food, mobile banking, microwaves and instantaneous communication. Gone are the times when one would take the time to […]
Halloween and All Saints family fun
There’s a lot of celebrating to be had in the next week. According to some reports, people spend more on Halloween than on Christmas. (That’s not true in my house, but we […]
Being the family that prays together
You’ve heard that saying about families that pray together, haven’t you? Fr. Patrick Peyton famously said that “The family that prays together, stays together.” A lot of times, I’m guilty […]
