Did You Know? Groundhog Day Has a Catholic Candlemas Origin

Ever notice that Groundhog day and Candlemas fall on the same day? It's no coincidence: the weather folklore day has a Catholic origin.

Catholic History: Why Do We Receive Ashes on Wednesday?

"You are dust, and to dust you shall return" - ashes symbolize our mortality and sinfulness. How did the tradition of the imposition of ashes begin?

Catholic History: The Earliest Sources for How the Eucharist Was Celebrated

Is our celebration of the Eucharist the same today as it was in the earliest days of the Church?

Does God Hear Your Prayers If You’re in a State of...

Some say that if you're in a state of mortal sin, your prayers go unanswered by God and "do nothing." Is this really true?

Catholic History: The Earliest Sources for the December 25th Christmas Date

Around Christmas those who profess to care not about religion love to extoll their pathological zeal that Christ wasn't born on the 25th - are they correct?

Meet Bartolo Longo, the Former Satanic Priest Turned Catholic Saint

Blessed Bartolo Longo was an ordained "satanic priest" before returning to the Catholic Faith and eventually becoming a third order Dominican.

Thomas Aquinas Believed in the Immaculate Conception… Right?

Detractors say Thomas Aquinas rejected the dogma of the Immaculate Conception - did the Angelic Doctor really have a misconception about the Conception?

3 Ways Catholics Can Honor The Name Of Jesus Every Day

“This Divine Name is in truth a mine of riches; it is the fount of the highest holiness and the secret of the greatest...
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15 Things That Need To Stop Happening During Mass

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys talk about all the irritating, distracting, and bad practices and behaviors that need to stop happening during The Holy Mass.

How to Improve Your Mind: A Sermon by Fulton Sheen All...

Sheen's sermon "How to Improve Your Mind" tells how we can develop and improve our minds, and through that, improve our relationships with others and God.