...In 1853, 4 Dominican Sisters from Germany sailed to New York to teach religion to immigrant children. Soon the number of Sisters grew, and in 1879, 6 Sisters ventured westward...
Seed Beginnings
Blessed Stanley Rother
...of the Tz’utujil, who are decedents of the Mayans. Father Rother learned Spanish and the Tz’utujil language in Guatemala. He celebrated Mass in their language and helped translate the New...
Why is Lent 40 Days?
...Forty is typically indicative of a time of testing, trial, penance, purification, and renewal. The number forty is used many times in both the Old and New Testaments: Mark 1:12-15:...
Mass Structure and Meaning: Liturgy of the Word
...reading is from the Old Testament and the second reading is from one of the New Testament letters. During the Easter season, the first reading is taken from the Acts...