Our new diocesan seminarian poster is out!
And I moved up a row! Please pray for us!
From a follower: Video on St. Maurice, the first Black Saint!
A follower messaged me this video about a Black Catholic Saint whose feast day is today! According to the video (History Channel) St. Maurice is venerated as the first Black saint! He was the leader of the Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and he and his legion refused to worship false Roman gods…
Divine Liturgy at the Seminary and #KnowYourRites (West and East)
Served for a Melkite Divine Liturgy at the seminary this past weekend! Our rector is bi-ritual and he offers this for us at least twice a school year. Two of our deacons and a hand-full of us other guys helped out. Here are some of the pictures. And I wanted to take this opportunity to reiterate…
Lift up the Cross Today!
Happy Feast of the Exaltation of Cross! The preface (the prayer which leads to the Sanctus/Holy, Holy, Holy during Mass) for today’s feast day is a really sweet one, and there’s a part of it that is really awesome that I just wanted to draw some attention to. “It is truly right and just, our…
Throwback Thursday REPOST:Choice of Logo – The “Raised Fist” – Remembering An Early Controversy
Here’s a Throwback Thursday post for you about my logo and an early controversy I had while trying to get my apostolate off the ground. Enjoy. (Originally posted on Dec. 2, 2018) ————————–JMJ————————– From Choice of Logo information page: Dude, What’s Up With The Raised Fist? Earlier in the existence of BLACKCATHOLIC there was a little “controversy”.…
ARTICLE SHARE: Incorruptibility and the Saints [Fr. Z’s Blog]
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If you have ever wondered about the incorrupt bodies of some saints and have asked if it was important for sainthood or a guaranteed sign of it, a reader of Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z)’s great blog tossed a similar question to his QUAERITUR box, and I would like to share bits of it here.…
You may be fly but, . . .
you’ll never be Pope St. Pius X fresh out his papal enthronement ceremony dressed in the absolute FINEST in Catholic liturgical wear fly, tho. GET. ON. HIS. LEVEL. Picture in Public Domain.
Happy Birthday Mama Mary! – The Feast of the Nativity of Mary
“For he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed.” – Luke 1:48 (NRSV) Though, it has been eclipsed by the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, I did not want to miss the chance to show Mama Mary some love on her birthday.…
Sunday’s Gospel: Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Happy Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time!From The Gospel for this Sunday: “Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his…