In today’s episode, on Good Shepherd Sunday, I address the following:  Good Shepherd Sunday Reflection & Call to Action The Other Sheep Not of This Fold and It’s Not the Mormons How Fasting on Vigils Was Reduced Over Time I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com, the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RCIA classes, adult continuing education, marriage preparation, baptism preparation, confirmation prep, quince prep classes, catechist training courses, and much more. Use discount ..read more

In today’s episode, on Low Sunday, I address the following:  1.      Who was the First Person Christ Appeared to After His Resurrection? 2.      Traditional Blessing of Homes and Food for Easter 3.      Pope St. Leo the Great 4.      The Litany of Loretto Explained This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings ..read more

In today’s episode, on Easter Sunday, the most glorious all feastdays, I address the following: Customs for Easter Friday & Easter Saturday The 153 Fish in the Gospel of John on Easter Wednesday The Forgotten Pascal Commemoration of the Cross at Lauds & Vespers And be sure to check out Episode 8 from last year, which covered: Customs for Easter Week: Food, Activities, Greetings, and More The Agnus Dei Sacramental The Easter Duty: What it is and when it may be fulfilled There is no incompatibility between abstinence and Pascaltide. Observe Friday Abstinence and even Saturday abstinen ..read more

In today’s episode, on this solemn Palm Sunday, I address the following:  1.      10 Suggestions for Holy Week 2.      How Palm Sunday Changed Already by the 1962 Missal 3.      Keeping Spiritual Priorities First in the Family This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin words. PrayLatin.com offers prayer cards in ..read more

In today’s episode, on Passion Sunday, I address the following:  1.      Customs for Passion Sunday 2.      Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in Lent 3.      Customs for St. Patrick’s Day I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com, the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RCIA classes, adult continuing education, marriage preparation, baptism preparation, confirmation prep, quince prep classes, catechist training courses, and much more. It is neve ..read more

In today’s episode, on Laetare Sunday, I address the following:  1.      The Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2.      Laetare Sunday as Mothering Sunday 3.      10+ Great Ideas for Lenten Almsgiving This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin words. PrayLatin.com offers prayer cards in various formats, inclu ..read more

In today’s episode, on the Third Sunday of Lent, I address the following:  1.      The Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent 2.      The Protestant Attack on Lenten Penance 3.      The Errors of Donatists and Why They Matter Today This episode is sponsored by MyCatholicWill.com. MyCatholicWill.com provides simple and effective tools to pass on the heritage of faith and positively impact future generations of Catholics across the country. Ensure your legacy and family are protected while also leaving behind a way to support the Church. Use disc ..read more

In today’s episode, on the Second Sunday of Lent, I address the following:  1.       The Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent 2.       How the Traditional Latin Mass Reinforces Lent as a Fast 3.       Early Christians Fasted Even from Water During Lent This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to-follow English phonetic renderings of Latin w ..read more

In today’s episode, on the First Sunday of Lent, I address the following:  1.       The Readings for the First Sunday of Lent 2.       The Stational Church Devotion 3.       20 Pious Practices for Lent I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com, the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RCIA classes, adult continuing education, marriage preparation, baptism preparation, confirmation prep, quince prep classes, catechist training ..read more

In today’s episode, on Quinquagesima Sunday, I address the following:  1.     The 2nd Edition of the Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence 2.     The Readings for Quinquagesima Sunday 3.     Votive Feast of the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ Deformed in the Passion 4.     Customs for St. Valentine’s Day 5.     Ash Wednesday Fasting & Abstinence Rules This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com. PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn y ..read more