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59Faith and Religion
by Chuck
Faith involves an act of will in which a person chooses to believe something without having absolute proof. Many decisions in life are based upon faith. A young person putting money aside for retirement is... published 5 months ago
70We Three Kings of Orient Are – A Carol for Epiphany
by Chuck
As everyone knows, Christmas is both a religious and secular holiday and, while Christmas itself is officially celebrated on a single day - December 25th (or January 7 in churches and communities that still... published 7 months ago
74Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
by Chuck
In the calendar of feast days of the Catholic Church, December 12th is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe which is also celebrated as a major religious holiday in Mexico. This date is the anniversary of the... published 7 months ago
80The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
by Chuck
According to the Bible, Christ was taken outside Jerusalem to a hill known as Golgotha, or Mt. Calvary as it is referred to now days, and put to death by crucification He was then buried in a nearby burial... published 16 months ago
72Easter Eggs
by Chuck
Since ancient times, eggs have always been a symbol of life and fertility, with spring as the time when most birds in the wild lay eggs from which, a few weeks later with new little birds hatch. It is no... published 16 months ago
65Passion Sunday
by Chuck
Passion Sunday is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and the Sunday before Easter. This is the Sunday on which palms are distributed to the congregation in most Christian churches and, because of the... published 16 months ago
69Palm Sunday
by Chuck
Palm Sunday is the sixth Sunday in Lent and the Sunday before Easter. It is celebrated in all major Christian churches - Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox. In popular parlance it is called Palm Sunday... published 16 months ago
75Lady in Blue
by Chuck
Every place has its myths and stories from the past. We are told that myths always start with some grain of factual truth and just evolve over time. In some cases the facts and the myth don't diverge that... published 16 months ago
80Why the Date of Easter Changes Each Year
by Chuck
Why does the date of Easter vary from year to year? The answer to this has to do with history and tradition. If you recall, Jesus and his disciples were Jewish and, as Jews, celebrated the Jewish... published 16 months ago
66St Patricks Day
by Chuck
March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, a holiday honoring St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who died on March 17th (the exact year is unknown but is believed to be around 460 A.D.). Like St. Nicholas, we... published 2 years ago
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