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The Feast of the Sacred Heart is one of the most popular in the Catholic Church; it is celebrated on the Friday following the Feast of Corpus Christi (Or Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ).  This year, we observe the Feast of the Sacred Heart on Friday, June 16. The first feast of the…

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima On May 13 we celebrated the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to three shepherd children in the small village of Fatima in Portugal in 1917.  She appeared six times to Lucia, 9, and her cousins Francisco, 8, and Jacinta, 6, between May 13, 1917 and…

Saint Isidore the Farmer’s real name was Isidro de Merlo y Quintana. He was born in the year 1070 AD in Madrid. His parents were poor but very devout.  Many marvelous happenings accompanied his lifelong work in the fields and continued long after his death. He was favored with celestial visions and, it is said, the angels sometimes helped…

The book of Acts is an important book for understanding the actions of the apostles, mostly Paul and Peter, after Jesus's ascension into Heaven. It is an important book in understanding how we can be directed by the Holy Spirit and the role of Jesus' lessons in our lives. This is the story of Christianity's beginnings and…