In the United States, the last Sunday of September is called Priesthood Sunday in the Catholic Church. Though we know that all vocations are noble, and that every baptized person …
Rita Lopes de Almeida was born on March 5, 1848, in Casalmedinho, Ribafeita, Viseu, Portugal. She was the fourth of five children of Manuel Lopes and Josefa de Jesus Almeida. …
Here in the mountains of southern Honduras where I serve as a missionary priest, we have two seasons of the year: summer and winter. Summer goes from November1 through April …
On this Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear Jesus telling his disciples that nobody can serve two masters (Luke 16: 13). In the context, Jesus uses the term “mammon” …
Francisco Gárate Aranguren was born on February 3, 1857, in Azpeitia, Guipúzcoa, Spain, second of seven brothers to Francisco and Maria Aranguren. His birthplace was not far from the birthplace …
Today. Honduras and four other nations of Central America celebrate Independence Day. The four other nations celebrating this day are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. All through Honduras, …
Emma Üffing was born in Halverde, North Rhine-Westphalia, German Empire on April 8, 1914, to August Üffing and Maria Schmidt. Emma grew up with her ten brothers and sisters on …
From September 1 through October 4, Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, Catholic Christians join other Christians in celebrating the “Season of Creation,” a special time set aside for us …
On this Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, we encounter a gospel passage from St. Luke (14: 25-33). The theme of the Gospel passage is that to be a follower of …
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