September 8th is when the Church celebrates the feast of the nativity of the Virgin Mary. Why not tap into this as a great reason to have a party with your family, too?
Celebrate Mary’s birthday
St. Raymond of Peñafort
St. Raymond of Penyafort, whose feast we celebrate on January 7, was a Spanish Dominican friar in the 13th century, who compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of canon laws that remained a major part of Church law until the 20th century. Watch a short video about him online.
Take the St. Patrick quiz!
Quick! Did St. Patrick really drive all the snakes from Ireland? Did he live in France? The answer to driving the snakes out is no … but he did live in France while training for the priesthood.
Joy in a time of penance
St. Patrick’s Day falls early in Lent this year. It sticks out like a sore, green thumb in the middle of a sober liturgical period. As a lifelong Catholic — […]
Watch: ‘Betty Bayley becomes a saint’
Today is the feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, born Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York City on August 28, 1774. The Seton Shrine has a wonderful video […]
