All Souls Saturdays In order to appreciate the power of prayers for the dead, it must be understood that death interrupts only the physical contact among people; spiritual contact continues. This contact is realized through prayer. The Gospel teaches us that prayer,...
Candlewax and Hedgehogs—a peculiar way to entitle an article, I’ll admit. But both have their associations with the second day of February. The first is more important so we’ll begin there. The second day of February is one of the 12 great feasts, and is also...
Christmas is the start of a 12-day liturgical cycle that builds up to Theophany (known as Jordan or Vodochrestia, meaning Water Blessing). This feast, celebrated on Jan. 6/19 commemorating Jesus’ Baptism, is even greater in theological significance than...
By Patricia Paddey It’s official: there are more Americans (38%) who teach their children to believe in Santa Claus than there are those (28%) who tell the biblical story of the birth of Christ at this time of year. For those of us who delight in the real meaning of...
“Sviata Vecherya.” Just the mention of the traditional, 12-course, meatless Christmas Eve meal enjoyed by Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox worldwide, evokes warm memories of familial gatherings. For many, this culturally rich Holy Supper is the central highlight of...
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