Catholicism.org » Articles http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Sexagesima Sunday http://catholicism.org/sexagesima-sunday.html http://catholicism.org/sexagesima-sunday.html#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:05:58 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14054 The Name. We are in Septuagesima season, which began last week, with Septuagesima Sunday — the name comes from the word for seventy. It’s about seventy days before Easter. Today is Sexagesima Sunday: about 60 days until Easter.

The Gospel. The Gospel today is the parable of the sower. We have the privilege of reading not ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/sexagesima-sunday.html/feed 0 Learning Unreality http://catholicism.org/learning-unreality.html http://catholicism.org/learning-unreality.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:23:55 +0000 Br. Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. http://catholicism.org/?p=14015 You have read and read and read some more, History, fiction, science, lore, But Oh! The things you think you know, That either are not, or are not so!

From Divine Alchemy

]]> http://catholicism.org/learning-unreality.html/feed 0 ‘The Church of Salvation’ by Brother Leonard Mary, M.I.C.M. http://catholicism.org/book-reviewthe-church-of-salvation-by-brother-leonard-mary-m-i-c-m.html http://catholicism.org/book-reviewthe-church-of-salvation-by-brother-leonard-mary-m-i-c-m.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:33:43 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14025 First published in 1984, and more recently updated, Brother Leonard Mary’s analytical commentary and reference book, The Church of Salvation, is back in print. As a loyal and original disciple of Father Feeney, and, actually, of all the members of the order of Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Sister Catherine excepted) the one ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/book-reviewthe-church-of-salvation-by-brother-leonard-mary-m-i-c-m.html/feed 3 Saints to Remember http://catholicism.org/saints-to-remember.html http://catholicism.org/saints-to-remember.html#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:11:48 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=13877 Originally published in the 1950s and reprinted many times since, this is a Saint Benedict Center classic. Vignettes of each day’s saint provide uplifting introductions to the heavenly citizens honored by the Church throughout the year. This latest printing is updated to include recent saints and beati (like Bl. Frere ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/saints-to-remember.html/feed 0 Saint Joan of Arc http://catholicism.org/saint-joan-of-arc.html http://catholicism.org/saint-joan-of-arc.html#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:02 +0000 Br. Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. http://catholicism.org/?p=13989 O valiant maiden of Orleans, Leader in armies, model for heroines, Inspirer of kings and queens; O heaven instructed shepherdess Detect the beastly faithlessness In sheep’s fleece and shepherd’s dress. O gallant bearer in the field Of Mary’s banner and Michael’s shield; Teach us to fight and not to yield; To stare beyond the passing ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/saint-joan-of-arc.html/feed 0 A Translation of “Mon Chant d’Aujourd’hui” http://catholicism.org/a-translation-of-mon-chant-d-aujourd.html http://catholicism.org/a-translation-of-mon-chant-d-aujourd.html#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:14:59 +0000 Br. Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. http://catholicism.org/?p=13831 My life is just one instant, one passing hour. My life is just a moment, that skips and runs away. You know it my Jesus, for to love with all my power I have only today.

Oh! I love you, my Jesus, my soul to you aspires; Be here my sweet support for one short day’s delay; Come reign in my heart, fill it all with your ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/a-translation-of-mon-chant-d-aujourd.html/feed 0 Q’s and A’s on the Guardian Angels http://catholicism.org/qs-as-on-the-guardian-angels.html http://catholicism.org/qs-as-on-the-guardian-angels.html#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:35:00 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=13886 I promised last September that I would post answers to questions I received from a high school student about the angels. It’s been over four months now since I have done that. My apologies to anyone who was waiting for the next entry.

Does every human being have a guardian angel?

Yes, every human being, whoever was, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/qs-as-on-the-guardian-angels.html/feed 0 The Poets http://catholicism.org/the-poets.html http://catholicism.org/the-poets.html#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:08:40 +0000 Br. Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. http://catholicism.org/?p=13737 Let not the poets fool us, They do not fly; they climb. For even were they birds of flight, Their wings are struck in lime. And what they tell, they think or feel On matters trivial or sublime, Is partly what they mean to say; And partly what the rhyme.

— From Divine Alchemy

]]> http://catholicism.org/the-poets.html/feed 0 Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday? http://catholicism.org/why-do-catholics-eat-fish-on-friday.html http://catholicism.org/why-do-catholics-eat-fish-on-friday.html#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:04:08 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=13859 Did you know that the origins of Groundhog Day stem from a Catholic tradition? Or that the common pretzel was once a Lenten reward for the pious? Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday is a fascinating guide to the roots of all-things-Catholic. This smart and concise guide ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/why-do-catholics-eat-fish-on-friday.html/feed 0 Blessed James Francis Kern, Victim of the Atonement http://catholicism.org/blessed-james-francis-kern-victim-of-the-atonement.html http://catholicism.org/blessed-james-francis-kern-victim-of-the-atonement.html#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:32:19 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=13832 There are a good number of canonized saints who died before reaching thirty years of age: Saints Dominic Savio, Stanislas Kostka, Therese of Lisieux, Maria Goretti, Gemma Galgani, and Anne Line, one of the forty English martyrs, come to mind. Of course, when you speak of martyrs, we have those young valiant women who are ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/blessed-james-francis-kern-victim-of-the-atonement.html/feed 1