A Catholic Life

In today’s episode, on the 4th Sunday after Easter, I address the following:

1.      The Propers for the 4th Sunday after Easter

2.      Seasonal Variation in the Prayer before and after Meals

3.      SS. Philip and James on May 1st

4.      The Finding of the Holy Cross on May 3rd

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 In today’s episode, on the 3rd Sunday after Easter, I address the following: 

1.      The Propers for the 3rd Sunday after Easter

2.      Catholic Anthropology: Understanding Body and Soul plus Memory, Intellect, and Will

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In today’s episode, on Good Shepherd Sunday, I address the following:

1.  Good Shepherd Sunday Reflection & Call to Action
2. The Other Sheep Not of This Fold and It’s Not the Mormons
3. How Fasting on Vigils Was Reduced Over Time

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In today’s episode, on Low Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      Who was the First Person Christ Appeared to After His Resurrection?

2.      Traditional Blessing of Homes and Food for Easter

3.      Pope St. Leo the Great

4.      The Litany of Loretto Explained

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In today’s episode, on Easter Sunday, the most glorious all feastdays, I address the following:

1. Customs for Easter Friday & Easter Saturday
2. The 153 Fish in the Gospel of John on Easter Wednesday
3. The Forgotten Pascal Commemoration of the Cross at Lauds & Vespers

And be sure to check out Episode 8 from last year, which covered:

1. Customs for Easter Week: Food, Activities, Greetings, and More
2. The Agnus Dei Sacramental
3. The ...

In today’s episode, on this solemn Palm Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      10 Suggestions for Holy Week

2.      How Palm Sunday Changed Already by the 1962 Missal

3.      Keeping Spiritual Priorities First in the Family

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In today’s episode, on Passion Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      Customs for Passion Sunday

2.      Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in Lent

3.      Customs for St. Patrick’s Day

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In today’s episode, on Laetare Sunday, I address the following: 

1.      The Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent

2.      Laetare Sunday as Mothering Sunday

3.      10+ Great Ideas for Lenten Almsgiving

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In today’s episode, on the Third Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 

1.      The Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent

2.      The Protestant Attack on Lenten Penance

3.      The Errors of Donatists and Why They Matter Today

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In today’s episode, on the Second Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 

1.       The Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent

2.       How the Traditional Latin Mass Reinforces Lent as a Fast

3.       Early Christians Fasted Even from Water During Lent

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In today’s episode, on the First Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 

1.       The Readings for the First Sunday of Lent

2.       The Stational Church Devotion

3.       20 Pious Practices for Lent

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In today’s episode, on Quinquagesima Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     The 2nd Edition of the Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence

2.     The Readings for Quinquagesima Sunday

3.     Votive Feast of the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ Deformed in the Passion

4.     Customs for St. Valentine’s Day

5.     Ash Wednesday Fasting & Abstinence Rules

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In today’s episode, on Sexagesima Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     The 2nd Edition of the Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence

2.     The Readings for Sexagesima Sunday

3.     The Commemoration of the Passion of Christ (Tuesday after Sexagesima)

4.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

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In today’s episode, on Septuagesima Sunday, I address the following: 

1.     The Liturgical Changes for Septuagesima

2.     The Value of Fasting in Septuagesima

3.     The Feast of the Prayer of Christ

4.     Upcoming Feastdays this Week

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In today’s episode, on the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following: 

1.     The National Day of Penance for Violations Against Human Life

2.     Upcoming Feastdays this week

3.     The Burial of the Alleluia

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In today’s episode, on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, I address the following: 

1.     Upcoming Feastdays this week

2.     The Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity

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In today’s episode, on the Most Holy Family, I address the following: 

1.     Feast of the Most Holy Family & the Consecration to the Holy Family

2.     The Forgotten Season of Epiphanytide

3.     Sanctify the New Year by Going Deeper Liturgically

4.     Restoring Lost Customs of Christendom

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In today’s episode, on the Sunday within the Octave of Our Lord's Nativity, I address the following: 

1.     Feastdays This Week: St. Sylvester, Feast of the Circumcision, the Holy Name, and More

2.     Indulgences for New Year's Eve and Day

3.     The Forgotten Vigil of the Epiphany

4.     The Traditions of Epiphanytide

5.     Why Catholics Are Not Modern Pharisees

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In today’s episode, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, I address the following: 

1.     Midnight Mass & the Traditional Eucharistic Fast

2.     Indulgences for Praying the Divine Office on Christmas Day

3.     The Companions of Christ (Dec 26, 27, and 28) as Holy Days of Obligation

4.     Christmas Compilation of Articles, Sermons, and Prayers

5.     Friday in the Octave of Christmas Is Still Required Abstinence

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