O Come Let Us Adore Him
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Monday, December 27, 2010
This article originally ran in this space last Christmas.
No display like a Nativity scene better captures the meaning of Christmas.
Elaborate or simple, in churches, homes or public places, crèches visualize the universal message of our Savior’s birth.
While many public municipal sites have stopped displaying them, the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven, Conn., is exhibiting many crèches in... READ MORE
Every Day is Christmas
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Friday, December 17, 2010
Soon will be the season to sing one of our most cherished carols: “Adeste Fideles — O Come Let Us Adore Him.”
This heartfelt carol should remind us that adoring Jesus isn’t limited to Christmastime. We can do that all year long at Eucharistic adoration. Just ask Lucy Gatza, coordinator for the daily adoration at Church of the Incarnation in Sarasota, Fla.
“At Christmas, when we look in the crib and... READ MORE
Turkey on the Side
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving Day means lots of things to Americans: overeating a big turkey dinner, watching football, getting ready to scoop up the local mall’s 6 a.m. special sales the next morning.
Wait a minute.
In his classic Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs (Harcourt Brace, 1958), Jesuit Father Francis Weiser described how people across many places and centuries have celebrated annual thanksgivings... READ MORE
Ready or Not: Here Advent Comes
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Family on Friday, November 19, 2010
Festive flurry is ahead: running from mall to mall; putting up Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving. That’s just part of pre-Christmas activities, right?
Not according to Pope Benedict XVI. Last year he said, “Is it not true that activities often absorb us and that society with its multiple interests monopolizes our attention? Is it not true that we devote a lot of time to entertainment... READ MORE
Making the Time
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Monday, November 15, 2010
When St. Paul instructed his readers to “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), he meant the same for us. But how can we do that in a busy day? Gary Zimak found the answer.
And when Pope Benedict XVI said in his apostolic exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis that the Eucharist is a mystery to be believed, celebrated and lived, just how do we live it? Jesuit Father James Kubicki knows.
The Morning... READ MORE
Soul Prayer
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Faith on Monday, November 01, 2010
Every Nov. 2, the Church remembers the faithful departed in a special way on All Souls’ Day and dedicates the whole month to the holy souls in purgatory. After that, we sometimes forget that the Church urges us to pray for them all year.
Susan Tassone’s one-woman mission and ministry is to help everyone know the whys and the how-tos of helping those in purgatory. Little wonder she’s affectionately... READ MORE
Vocation Boom
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in News on Tuesday, August 24, 2010
When Pope Benedict XVI announced the Year for Priests in June 2009, it seemed to Jerry Usher like the confirmation of an idea he had had for 20 years. He thought, The Year for Priests is now the time to unveil “Vocation Boom.”
The first phase of his new initiative is VocationBoom.com, which launched on Sept. 14, 2009, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
The website’s purpose is to provide a... READ MORE
Big Blessings
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in News on Friday, August 13, 2010
If there’s truth in the adage “A picture is worth a thousand words,” then the Association of Large Families of America is speaking volumes on its website (FourorMore.org) with numerous photos of big families.
This initiative and its equally new parent initiative HLI America are the newest champions in the culture of life’s corner.
Since 1974, Human Life International has been fighting the culture... READ MORE
Thanking Our Priests
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in News on Friday, July 30, 2010
It can be easy to forget to thank someone. When Jesus healed the 10 lepers, only one came back to thank him. Today, do we thank his priests for what they’ve done for us, especially in hard times?
Anne Hughes and her sister Teena Adamick have found a way to help everyone thank a priest publicly and show their deep gratitude through their website LetterstoPriests.com, whose tagline is “Thanking the... READ MORE
Father's Day With Saint Joseph
Features | Posted by Joseph Pronechen in Family on Friday, June 18, 2010
On Father’s Day, who better to look to for some pointers and major virtues to imitate than the model of fathers: St. Joseph? Even though Joseph came from a royal line, Joseph faced the same difficult trials we all experience. It’s his response that makes him such a great example, says Rick Sarkisian, Ph.D., author of Not Your Average Joe: The Real St. Joseph And The Tools For Real Manhood In The Home, The Church, And The World... READ MORE
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