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Articles in 'Holidays & Holy Days'
Five Actual Reasons for “Christmas Joy”: The Incarnation’s Increasingly Ignored Gifts to Transform Our Mortal Lives – Introduction
By Christopher Rogers
Before the secular world fully assaults us with its Xmas distractions like some Futurama Robot Santa, let’s recollect the Truth of the Sacramentals, the Gifts, that the Incarnation of God confers to us. That is, let’s go beyond the Hallmark cliches and remember that this is when the Holy Trinity incites and illuminates awe-inspiring and astounding benefits to our salvation.
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Celebrate the Feast of All Carmelite Saints
By J. John Basil
The Feast of All Carmelite Saints is celebrated on November 14th. The day is to commemorate all of the saints who are members of the Carmelite Family whose history dates back to the Prophet Elijah and official founding in 1247.
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Preparing for Thanksgiving spiritually
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis discusses the art of spiritually preparing for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving may very well be the most under-rated holiday ever, but that doesn't mean that we as people of faith can't place God in the middle of it by spiritually preparing our hearts to be truly thankful at Thanksgiving and beyond. Learn more in this article.
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My reflection on All Souls Day
By Matthew Martinez
Praying for the deceased
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All Souls Day: Teaching from the Past, Lessons for the Present
By John Roskoski
All Souls Day entails teachings from the past, working their way through Church history, and resonates today. We must remember when the "soul" of a human being is formed. Also, we need to remember the souls that have passed on before us.
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Is Grandma a Saint?
By J. John Basil
Catholics venerate saints, but do not worship them. The process of designating a saint by the Church is explained here. It includes three stages and generally requires two miracles. There are over 10,000 saints identified by the Church.
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Notable November Feast Days
By The Catholic Philadelphian
November is the month dedicated to All Souls. It also is rich with many great feast days in the Catholic Church
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Halloween Reminds us that Sin is Real
By Sarah J. Pedrozo
All Hallows Eve reminds us that sin is "out there" in the world, but also "in here", within us.
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Heavenly Christmas Novena
By The Catholic Philadelphian
F.r Richard Heilman invites the faithful to a 54-day rosary that begins on All Saints' Day and ends on Christmas.
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Columbus Day: The Case for Its Celebration
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Catholics should be proud to celebrate Columbus. Let's never forget the true history behind the annual observation of him discovering the "Indes" and in turn inspired many famous explorers to continue to explore The New World that we know today.
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Highly-anticipated Christmas Book on the Miraculous, Real Story of the Wise Men for Children
By Mary Beth Bracy
New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo’s epic story is destined to be a family treasure.
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Cycle C -- Homily -- 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time -- 09 October 2022
By Roberta M. Meehan
Homily
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Further Reflections on Yom Kippur
By Frances Paquette Rossi
Comparing Jewish observance of Yom Kippur to Catholic worship: where are the common roots?
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If Yom Kippur Were a River
By Frances Paquette Rossi
Yom Kippur, the autumn fast, is practiced by Jews today, but also had a Christian counterpart in Ember Days.
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OCTOBER FEAST DAYS AND NOVENAS
By The Catholic Philadelphian
October is rich with so many feast days and opportunities to pray novenas.
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Saints of Charity: Sts. Cosmos and Damian, Vincent de Paul and Wenceslaus
By Thomas J. McIntyre
A brief connection between four of the saints of the week and Sunday's lectionary readings
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When Is Our Day of Atonement?
By Frances Paquette Rossi
Briefly describes the Jewish feast of Yom Kippur, and considers how Catholics celebrate in the same spirit.
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