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St. Augustine: 10 Things to Know and Share

Aug. 28 is the Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church By Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register, August 28, 2019 Aug. 28 is the memorial of St. Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church. He’s one of the most influential Church Fathers and theologians in... read more

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast day: Aug 15Today, Catholics and many other Christians celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This significant feast day recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth, when both her soul and her body were taken into the... read more

Forgotten Customs of Saints Days – Part 1

By Matthew Please, OnePeterFive, August 7, 2023 The Church’s Liturgical Year is a harmonious interplay of feasts and fasts interwoven in both the temporal and sanctoral cycles that define the rhythm and rhyme of Catholic life. While there are many customs associated with the seasons of... read more

 July 14—Eric Sammons, Editor, Crisis Magazine— “Our American Catholic Shepherds: Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?”

During the COVID pandemic, most of our American Bishops, in near-lockstep and uncritically, followed the lead of national public health authorities and of the local political hierarchies regarding what they were contending MUST be done to respond to the crisis.  This including those political... read more

On June 9, 2023 Catholic Citizens of Illinois’ Forum Luncheon Series Presents FR. JOHN A. PERRICONE speaking on:“FOR THE GREATER GOOD: FOUR PROFOUNDLY SIMPLE PROPOSALS FOR THE USCCB’S EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL.”

A 2019 Pew Research Center poll claimed to show that most Catholics do not believe that the Eucharist at Mass is the body and blood of our Savior. Bishop Robert Baron stated that the poll result demonstrated “a massive failure on the part of Catholic educators and catechists, evangelists and... read more

Here’s when Easter officially ends

By Katie Toder, Catholic News Agency, May 27, 2023 Catholics recognize Easter — when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after sacrificing his life for all of humanity — as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. But, as it turns out, they can continue... read more

On May 12, 2023 come hear Francis Cardinal George Biographer MICHAEL HEINLEIN, on the “heroic virtues” of our late and much-lamented shepherd.

Those who knew Cardinal George were aware that he grew up on the northwest side of Chicago (St. Pascal’s Parish), was rejected for the priesthood by the Archdiocese of Chicago as physically unfit, but nevertheless  pursued his vocation with the Missionary Oblates of Mary... read more

Three Titles of the Blessed Mother

By St. John Henry Newman, Catholic Thing, May 14, 2023 Mater Creatoris, the Mother of the Creator This is a title which, of all others, we should have thought it impossible for any creature to possess. At first sight we might be tempted to say that it throws into confusion our... read more

Forgotten Customs of Ascensiontide

By Matthew Plese, One Peer Five, May 17, 2023 Ascensiontide As the Forgotten End of Pascaltide The total length of Paschaltide from Easter Sunday to the end of Whitsuntide is fifty-six days inclusive. In this way, Holy Mother Church shows us the joy of Easter has eclipsed the time of... read more

On April 14, 2023 come hear REV. ALBERT PETER MARCELLO, III, J.C.D. (CAND.) on “THREE STRIKES, YER OUT! THE CURIOUS ATTEMPT TO STAMP OUT THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS.”

RESERVE YOUR SEATS, EARLY AND OFTEN. TO MAKE A RESERVATION GO TO THE "TICKET" BUTTON ON OUR WEBSITE OR CLICK HERE. Purportedly responding to widespread (but yet to be documented) dissatisfaction with how the proponents of the Traditional Latin Mass have evangelized, on by now at least... read more

CELEBRATING EASTERTIDE: Reviving Traditions And Customs

The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calend By Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register, April 10, 2023 Easter Sunday begins the Easter season. The 50-day Eastertide, running to Pentecost, is the longest season on the Church calendar.... read more

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