A Catholic Life

In today’s episode, on the 4th Sunday after Easter, I address the following: 1.      The Forgotten May 8th Feast of the Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel 2.      The Feastday for this Week in May 3.      The Anniversary of the May 13th Apparition of our Lady of Fatima I would like to thank Meaning of Catholic for sponsoring this episode. Meaning of Catholic has just launched its online store...

In today’s episode, on the 3rd Sunday after Easter, I address the following 1.     How the 1962 Calendar Is Not Traditional in the First Week of May: Honoring the Forgotten Feasts of St. John, Ss. Philip and James, and the Finding of the Holy Cross .  2.      Understanding the Forgotten Eastertide Feast of St. Joseph with its Octave, which preceded the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker 3.      The Sp...

In today’s episode, on the 2nd Sunday after Easter (known as Good Shepherd Sunday), I would like to go over a few things: 1.      Good Shepherd Sunday 2.      The Feast St. Mark and the Major Rogation Day, including Rogation Day Processions , Prayers of Blessing for Rogation Day , and how come colonies kept St. Mark’s Day as a Holy Day of Obligation 3.      Feastdays occurring this last week in Ap...

In today’s episode, on Low Sunday, also known as Quasimodo Sunday, I would like to go over a few things: 1.      Low Sunday – the Sunday of Many Names and How Sundays Are Given Latin Names in the Liturgy 2.      Why Penance Is Not Wrong for Pascaltide 3.      The Almost Election of Cardinal Rampolla I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the lea...

In today’s episode, on Easter Sunday, the most glorious all feastdays, I address the following: Customs for Easter Week: Food, Activities, Greetings, and More The Agnus Dei Sacramental The Easter Duty: What it is and when it may be fulfilled There is no incompatibility between abstinence and Pascaltide. Observe Friday Abstinence and even Saturday abstinence in Eastertide. I would like to thank Cat...

In today’s episode, on this Palm Sunday, I address the following: 1. The Strictness of the Holy Week Fast: Passion Fast & Xerophagiae  2. Traditions for Holy Week: Indulgences, Forgotten Customs, & Suggestions for a Holy Week Please spare a minute to pray for JoeSixPack, the author of Cantankerous Catholic , who has unexpectedly died. Requiescat in pace!

In today’s episode, on this Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passion Sunday), I address the following: 1.Passion Sunday: Veiling of Images & the Custom of Changing the Rosary 2.The Worship Owed to the Cross: Is it Latria or Dulia? 3.Feasts of St. John Damascene and St. John of Capistrano I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catho...

In today’s episode, on this Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday), I address the following: 1.      Laetare Sunday and the custom of the Papal Golden Rose 2.     The Transferred Feast of St. Joseph vs. the forgotten former Eastertide Feast of St. Joseph 3.      The Votive Feast of the Precious Blood (Friday after the Fourth Sunday in Lent) 4.      The History of American Anti-Catholicism of the L...

In today’s episode, on this Third Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 1.      There is No Salvation in Judaism 2.      Can I Eat Meat on St. Patrick's Day on a Friday in Lent? 3.      Who is Exempt From the Law of Fasting or Abstinence? 4.      The Feast of the Five Holy Wounds I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in onlin...

In today’s episode, on this Second Sunday of Lent, I address the following: 1.      Proving that our Lord Jesus Christ was a real person 2.      The Feastdays of this week, with an emphasis on St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John of God 3.      The Holy Shroud (Friday after the Second Sunday in Lent. This was kept in Turin, Italy) To start, though, I’m happy to announce that Meaning of Catholic has lau...

In today’s episode, on this First Sunday of Lent, I would like to go over a few things: 1.      Each Feria in Lent Has Its Own Propers for Mass 2.     St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows whose feastday is on Monday 3.      The Feast of the Sacred Lance and Nails kept on Friday after the First Sunday in Lent in some places First and foremost, though, keep up the disciplines you have begun, especiall...

Quinquagesima Sunday is the final Sunday before the start of Lent. In this inaugural episode of the "A Catholic Life" Podcast, we consider how to prepare for the upcoming fast of Lent. We mention a comparison chart on how Lenten regulations have changed over time and we mention the newest book on the topic: " The Definitive Guide to Catholic Fasting & Abstinence " by Matthe...