Need help in a hurry? Financial woes… Impending danger… Heartbreak… Health concerns… I have just the thing for you. Rather, I have just the someone for you. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, whose solemnity is celebrated today in the Roman Catholic Church. That’s the title given to our Blessed Read more
An epiphany is a manifestation, the revelation of a divine being. In the case of THE Epiphany as we recognize it in the Catholic Church, our Lord was made manifest to the Gentiles through the Magi. Thus, he was made manifest to all of humanity and for all time. He is the Son of God, the Messiah.
Of course, we’re human, which makes this whole New Year’s resolution thing so difficult. We approach it with the resolve to power through it on our own volition. We want to decide what we should do, why we should do it, and how we’ll accomplish our goal.
Wherever we went in the rural areas, and even in some not-so-rural ones, we were accompanied by the crowing of roosters. So much for this naive city-girl’s notion that roosters crow only in the morning. The Filipino roosters crow all day long.
At first it was a novelty. Then, it got a little annoying. And then it began to have a deep symbolic meaning for me.
Break your fast. Let your spirit of penitence turn to a spirit of joy. Rejoice, for the Lord is near. Wait…what? What season are we in? Don’t panic. We’re still in Advent. The calendar months have not slipped by without notice and you are not losing your mind. The fact Read more
Blessed Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! Do you know the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the miracle she performed for St. Juan Diego? If you don’t please read about it here. Then, I invite you to pray this beautiful prayer with me. My favorite part Read more
Amazing! Not one, but TWO major events in the Catholic Church on one day – the start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. On April 11, 2015, Pope Francis issued  Misericordiae Vultus, Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, proclaiming a Year of Mercy Read more