There are many saints whose feasts days we celebrate during Advent. Today we start with the first of the twelve apostles, Saint Andrew. Brother to Simon Peter, he was a fisherman who had a very heroic death being martyred on a saltire, or x-shaped cross, where he is said to have preached from for two . . . → Read More: Saint Andrew Christmas Novena
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Inspiring others to join in efforts to reduce poverty A sample nativity scene on display at "No Room at the Inn" More than 300 nativity scenes from around the world will be on display Sunday, December 4 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. in downtown Des Moines. The exhibition of nativities is the centerpiece . . . → Read More: Hundreds of Nativities on Display at Annual No Room at the Inn I set several deadlines this year to lose a few pounds, but I kept putting it off. I kept saying, “I’ll do that later.” And then the next holiday or special event arrived and the new outfit I bought got left hanging in the closet, tags still on, because it didn’t look quite the way I . . . → Read More: Get in Shape About Advent Wreaths (via USCCB.org) Source: www.stambrosechurchri.org Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a circle of evergreen branches into which four candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of Advent. Ideally, three candles are purple and one is rose, but white candles can also be used. The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, . . . → Read More: The Advent Wreath Start Your Thanksgiving Day Feast With This Prayer Source: theheartoftheseahome.typepad.com Lord, we thank you for the goodness of our people and for the spirit of justice that fills this nation. We thank you for the beauty and fullness of the land and the challenge of the cities. We . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving Day Prayer Take back Christmas by preparing your heart to receive Christ. Poster by Joel Gehman. Source: occupytogether.org. Like homecoming weekend in a college town, there are currently no vacancies. Everything, it seems, is occupied. Occupy Wall Street. Occupy San Francisco. Occupy DC. Begun as Occupy Dataran in Kuala Lumpur in late July, the Occupy movement . . . → Read More: Occupy Advent  4 comments  Reflection, Schmidt, Joel  Adoration, Advent, Advent Calendar, Advent Wreath, Baby Jesus, Catechesis, Christ, Christ the King, Christmas, Commercialization, Crèche, Daily Mass Readings, Elderly, Family, freedom, Gospel, Happy Holidays, Homeless, iPad, iTunes, Joy, Judgment of Nations, Kuala Lumpur, Magi, Magnificat Advent Companion, Manger, Merry Christmas, Nativity, Occupy Advent, Occupy Dataran, Occupy DC, Occupy San Francisco, Occupy Together, Occupy Wall Street, Old School, Peace, Pia de Solenni, poor, Reconciliation, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Service, Technology, Thanksgiving, The 99%, Unplug, USCCB, Volunteer, Wait Did the first Thanksgiving feast in America include a Mass? Last week I attended preschool with my three-year-old for a “bring your mom to school” day. At one point, the students were instructed to grab a book from the classroom library and take it to their moms and read together as a pair. Upon selecting . . . → Read More: Less Turkey, More Thanksgiving How the Rise of Secularism Initiated the Feast Pope Pius XI universally instituted the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King in 1925 in his encyclical Quas Primas. At the time, secularism was on the rise, and many Christians, even Catholics, were doubting Christ’s authority, as well as the Church’s, and even doubting Christ’s existence. . . . → Read More: Catholicism 101: The History of Christ the King Creating a Culture of Life that Values Everyone Kathleen & Julianna Shortly after my daughter was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, I learned something that made me physically ill. 80-93% of all children diagnosed prenatally with Down’s are aborted. The secular world doesn’t find this statistic shocking, and as I’ve grown accustomed to it, . . . → Read More: Catholics with Disabilities: Part of the Fabric or on the Fringe? The National Catholic Register’s 2011 Advent Guides I enjoy receiving our printed copy of the National Catholic Register this time of the year for the clip out, photocopy, and pass-on Advent guides. Previous years’ clip-outs still remain in my prayer journal, and I refer to them often (e.g., the How (and Why) of Daily Prayer and Praying the . . . → Read More: Clip Out, Photocopy & Pass-On Advent Guides  |
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