by Diana | Nov 2, 2014 | Behind the Scenes, Liturgical Calendar, Portugal
All Souls Day is the official day set aside by the Church to commemorate and pray for the dead. Of course, Catholics are always–or should be always–praying for the dead, no matter what day it is. As I mentioned in my earlier post about praying for the...
by Diana | Oct 31, 2014 | Catechism, Dappled Things, Liturgical Calendar, Prayers, Saints
As the month of October quickly comes to a close, my first thought is WHERE DID IT GO?! Wasn’t it just Summer? Did I pray enough rosaries? Then, I accept the fact that winter is upon us and my thoughts turn to pumpkin flavored everything, thermals, hot chocolate, and...
by Diana | Sep 21, 2014 | Catholic History, Holy Land, Liturgical Calendar, Pilgrimage, Saints
Our Lord summoned Matthew by speaking to him in words. By an invisible, interior impulse flooding his mind with the light of grace, he instructed him to walk in his footsteps. In this way Matthew could understand that Christ, who was summoning him away from earthly...
