Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

LA City Council proclaims Father Greg Boyle Day

After already being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House by President Joe Biden on May 3, Father Greg Boyle — the founder and director of Los Angeles-based Homeboy Industries — received another honor: the Los Angeles City Council named May 19 as Father Greg Boyle Day. May 19 is also Boyle’s […]

1083: Did 🇺🇸 Congress BAN the NEW TESTAMENT? Dr. Taylor Marshall [Podcast]

The USA House with wide bipartisan approval passed a law that would effectively ban certain verses in the New Testament. Get a FREE signed copy of the book Rosary in 50 Pages (AND a free Rosary) mailed to you while the offer lasts: patreon.com/drtaylormarshall Dr Taylor Marshall’s newest book is on Amazon: Antichrist and Apocalypse […]

Daily Rome Shot 1025: 20% off

Photo from The World’s Best Sacristan™. Welcome registrant: CharityBeginsAtHome Meanwhile, in Casablanca where we wait… and wait… and wait… there were results from Round 1.  This is an interesting “variant” tournament wherein players start from positions in historic games.  In … Read More →

Pope Francis on Pentecost: The Holy Spirit’s Work in Us Is Powerful

Daniel Ibanez Pope Francis participates in Mass on the solemnity of Pentecost, May 19, 2024 In his homily, Pope Francis explained how the Holy Spirit helps us to overcome sinful passions and then gently plants the seeds of virtue and helps them to grow. The Pope also recommended that people spend time praying in silence […]

What is the Holy Spirit like?

Holy Spirit stained glass in St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Alexey Gotovskyi/CNA National Catholic Register, May 19, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Sunday, May 19, is Pentecost Sunday, and the Mass readings — Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; and John 20:19-23 — present a number of symbols of the […]

Daily Devotional: May 18, 2024

Today is Saturday, May 18, 2024, The Vigil of Pentecost, a first class feast, with the liturgical color of white and red. In this episode: the meditation, ” Preparing Ourselves for Pentecost: Three Means,” and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre. We’d love your feedback on these Daily Devotionals! What do you like / […]

Daily Devotional: May 19, 2024

Today is Sunday, May 19, 2024, The feast of Pentecost, a first class feast with a first class octave, with the liturgical color of red. In this episode: the meditation, ”The Descent of the Holy Ghost,” a prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost, and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre. We’d love […]