A Catholic Life

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 This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin con...

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 I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RCIA classes, adult continuing edu...

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 This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. P...

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 This episode is sponsored by MyCatholicWill.com . MyCatholicWill.com provides simple and effective tools to pass on the heritage of faith and positively impact future ge...

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 This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn...

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 I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RCIA classes...

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 This episode is sp...

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 I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com...

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 This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic praye...

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 I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 progr...

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 This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation with easy-to...

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 I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the lea...

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 This episode is...

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 Stil...

In today’s episode, on the Third Sunday of Advent, I address the following:  1.      Gaudete Sunday 2.      The O Antiphons 3.      Upcoming Ember Days of Advent 4.      The Vigil and Feast of St. Thomas 5.      Restoring Customs of Christendom This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic pr...

In today’s episode, on the 2nd Sunday of Advent, I address the following:  1.      The Upcoming Feastdays this week 2.      The Pledge Against Indecent Films 3.      Was the Blessed Virgin Mary An Unwed Mother? No! I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RC...

In today’s episode, on the First Sunday of Advent, I address the following:  1.      Advent Customs & Advent as a Season of Penance 2.      The Upcoming Feastdays this week 3.      The Importance of Fasting on the Vigil of the Immaculate Conception 4.      The Connection Between the Messages of Our Lady of Akita and Our Lady of Fatima This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com...

In today’s episode, on the Last Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:  1.      The Last and Final Sunday after Pentecost 2.      Is there only one legitimate Catholic Calendar? 3.      The Upcoming Feastdays this week 4.      The St. Andrew Christmas Novena I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholic catechism...

In today’s episode, on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, which uses the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany readings, I address the following:  1.      Does Christ Die at Each Mass? 2.      The Upcoming Feastdays this week 3.      The Alleged Turkey Indult: Is it Real? This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Lea...

In today’s episode, on the 24th Sunday after Pentecost I address the following:  1.      The Upcoming Feastdays this week 2.      The Advent Fast (St. Martin’s Lent) I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholic catechism classes, has everything from online K-12 programs, RCIA classes, adult continuing education, marriage...

In today’s episode, on the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:  1.      The Octave of All Saints 2.      The Upcoming Feastdays this week 3.      The Importance of Church Consecrations 4.      Martinmas as the Catholic Thanksgiving This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your bas...

In today’s episode, on the Feast of Christ the King, I address the following:  1.      The Feast of Christ the King: Its Spirituality and Indulgences 2.      Prepare for Halloween the Catholic Way 3.      All Saints Day Traditions & Indulgences 4.      All Souls Day Traditions & Indulgences 5.      How Often May A Priest Say Mass? I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring thi...

In today’s episode, on the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:  1.      The Words of St. Pius X on Israel 2.      The Errors of Islam 3.      The Errors of Judaism 4.      Upcoming Feastdays this Week This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin convenientl...

In today’s episode, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:  1.      The 2024 Traditional Catholic Fasting Calendar Now Available 2.      Upcoming Feastdays this Week 3.      Why Women Can’t Be Doctors of the Church 4.      The Importance of Holy Friendships I would like to thank CatechismClass.com for sponsoring this episode.  CatechismClass.com , the leader in online Catholi...

In today’s episode, on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, I address the following:  1.      Upcoming Feastdays this Week 2.      The Miracles of our Lord as Historical Realities This episode is sponsored by PrayLatin.com . PrayLatin.com offers Latin prayer cards to learn and share prayers in the sacred language. Learn your basic prayers in Latin conveniently on the go. Practice your pronunciation wi...