Did you Know? (Sunday, January 17, 2021)
Taking up one’s cross is an analogy which means that “… Christ calls upon believers to be ready to sacrifice their selfish interests and to daily bear reproach, misunderstanding and […]
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Did You Know (Sunday, January 10, 2021)
Baptism is the sacrament by which God unites us with Christ, adopts us as His children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom […]
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Did you Know? (January 1-3, 2021)
The church is never left to reimagine itself or reshape itself according to its own priorities of the moment; for it to be itself, it has received those gifts that […]
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Did you Know? (Sunday, December 27, 2020)
There is no evidence for the observance of Christmas Day on December 25 before 300 AD. In fact, the earliest record of December 25 as a church festival is in […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, December 20, 2020)
The angel, Gabriel, is mentioned only four times in the Bible. Twice he appeared to Daniel to teach him things beyond his comprehension, and in the New Testament, Gabriel announced […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, December 13, 2020)
The Advent wreath is part of our long-standing Catholic tradition. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. The laurel (leaves) signifies victory over persecution and suffering; the […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, December 6, 2020)
John the Baptist, who pointed the way to Jesus and baptized him, lived an ascetic life in the Judean wilderness near the Dead Sea. He survived on simple desert fare, […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, November 29, 2020)
The word ‘Advent’ is from the Latin ‘Adventus,’ which means ‘coming.’ Advent is the beginning of a new liturgical year (in the Western churches), and encompasses the span of time […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, November 22, 2020)
The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 in which there was a rise in secularism, and people increasingly lived their lives as if […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, November 8, 2020)
It was customary for virgins to be a part of marriage banquets. Since the wedding procession was usually at night, many would carry torches or lamps. However, no one would […]