Catholicism.org » Sacramentals and Relics http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Grace: Tens of Thousands of Russians Come to Venerate Relic of Our Lady’s Sash http://catholicism.org/a-grace-tens-of-thousands-of-russians-come-to-venerate-relic-of-our-ladys-cincture.html http://catholicism.org/a-grace-tens-of-thousands-of-russians-come-to-venerate-relic-of-our-ladys-cincture.html#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:44:40 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=25186 Imagine. People had to wait in line in freezing cold for 24 hours.

Yahoo News: Braving freezing cold temperatures and ice-covered sidewalks, tens of thousands of Russians stood in line Wednesday to see and kiss a newly arrived relic of the Virgin Mary in Russia’s largest Orthodox cathedral. Full report is here.

]]> http://catholicism.org/a-grace-tens-of-thousands-of-russians-come-to-venerate-relic-of-our-ladys-cincture.html/feed 0 Novena to Our Glorious Lady of Mount Carmel Begins Tomorrow July 7 http://catholicism.org/novena-to-our-glorious-lady-of-mount-carmel-begins-tomorrow-july-7.html http://catholicism.org/novena-to-our-glorious-lady-of-mount-carmel-begins-tomorrow-july-7.html#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:15:30 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=23474 July 16 is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. There is something particularly wonderful about this feast, a double major liturgically, which makes it so embraceable for the faithful children of Mary. Perhaps it is the appealing simplicity of it, the maternal tenderness of it, as well as the magnanimous generosity of the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/novena-to-our-glorious-lady-of-mount-carmel-begins-tomorrow-july-7.html/feed 2 St. Anthony’s Relic Has Been Found and Returned http://catholicism.org/st-anthonys-relic-has-been-found-and-returned.html http://catholicism.org/st-anthonys-relic-has-been-found-and-returned.html#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:23:57 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=23198 Catholic Culture: Police in Long Beach, California, have arrested Maria Solis, 41, in conjunction with the theft of a relic of St. Anthony of Padua from a parish on June 13. The relic was discovered undamaged in her living room and has been returned to the parish; the suspect is not a ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/st-anthonys-relic-has-been-found-and-returned.html/feed 0 780 Year-Old Relic of Saint Anthony Stolen From California Church http://catholicism.org/780-year-old-relic-of-saint-anthony-stolen-from-california-church.html http://catholicism.org/780-year-old-relic-of-saint-anthony-stolen-from-california-church.html#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:22:40 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=23145 AP report: A 780-year-old religious relic of St. Anthony of Padua has been stolen, and parishioners at a Southern California Catholic church are praying to the patron saint of lost causes and missing objects for its speedy return. More on this here.

]]> http://catholicism.org/780-year-old-relic-of-saint-anthony-stolen-from-california-church.html/feed 0 Cathedral of Trier Carries Seamless Robe of Christ http://catholicism.org/cathedral-of-trier-carries-seamless-robe-of-christ.html http://catholicism.org/cathedral-of-trier-carries-seamless-robe-of-christ.html#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:59:58 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=22761 Catholic Online: Christianity first arrived in Trier as early as the first century. The cathedral, also known as the Dom St. Peter, was built by Constantine, the first Christian emperor, over the palace of his mother Helena. Construction began in 326 AD, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his reign. Read ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/cathedral-of-trier-carries-seamless-robe-of-christ.html/feed 0 Evangelicals Support European Union’s Ban of Crucifixes in Public Schools http://catholicism.org/evangelicals-support-european-unions-ban-of-crucifixes-in-public-schools.html http://catholicism.org/evangelicals-support-european-unions-ban-of-crucifixes-in-public-schools.html#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:52:15 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=19209 I don’t know of anything more indicative of Protestantism’s theology of “protest” than crosses without the Crucified, that and their rather ironic fear of the Sign of the Cross, which goes back to apostolic times. The statement below from the Italian Evangelical Alliance’s spokesman is fallacious. Christians for over fifteen hundred years reverenced images of ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/evangelicals-support-european-unions-ban-of-crucifixes-in-public-schools.html/feed 3 Honoring The Saints, Our Lady, and Holy Images http://catholicism.org/honoring-the-saints-our-lady-and-holy-images.html http://catholicism.org/honoring-the-saints-our-lady-and-holy-images.html#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:22:42 +0000 Father M. Philipps http://catholicism.org/?p=19045 [Questions Asked by Protestants Briefly Answered by Father M. Philipps, Rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Buffalo, NY. Cabinet of Catholic Information, 1903 Imprimatur: Archbishop John Farley]

Praying to the Saints

What do you mean by praying to the saints?

Praying to the saints means to ask the saints to pray for us. It does not mean to ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/honoring-the-saints-our-lady-and-holy-images.html/feed 0 Purgatory, Indulgences, Predestination, and Relics – an Apologetical Wrapup http://catholicism.org/purgatory-indulgences-predestination-and-relics-an-apologetical-wrapup.html http://catholicism.org/purgatory-indulgences-predestination-and-relics-an-apologetical-wrapup.html#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:20:48 +0000 Father M. Philipps http://catholicism.org/?p=18605 [Questions Asked by Protestants on Purgatory, Indulgences, Predestination and Relics briefly answered by Father M. Philipps, Rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Buffalo, NY. Cabinet of Catholic Information, 1903 Imprimatur: Archbishop John Farley]

Purgatory

Does the Bible say that there is a purgatory?

The Bible does not mention the word purgatory, but it says we should pray ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/purgatory-indulgences-predestination-and-relics-an-apologetical-wrapup.html/feed 2 Relic of the True Cross Recovered in Vermont http://catholicism.org/relic-of-the-true-cross-recovered-in-vermont.html http://catholicism.org/relic-of-the-true-cross-recovered-in-vermont.html#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:08:56 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=17898 Catholic Culture reports: A relic of the True Cross has been recovered in Vermont over six weeks after it was stolen from Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston. Read more here with links.

]]> http://catholicism.org/relic-of-the-true-cross-recovered-in-vermont.html/feed 0 Pope Speaks of Mary as Contemplator of Holy Face http://catholicism.org/pope-speaks-of-mary-as-contemplator-of-holy-face.html http://catholicism.org/pope-speaks-of-mary-as-contemplator-of-holy-face.html#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 12:58:39 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=15661 Zenit: “Thus,” he reflected, “in Mary’s heart was carried the mystery of the face of Christ, a mystery of death and of glory. From her we can always learn how to look upon Jesus with a gaze of love and of faith, to recognize in that human countenance, the Countenance of God.” ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/pope-speaks-of-mary-as-contemplator-of-holy-face.html/feed 0