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...
St. Isidore, The Farmer
The 14th Station of the Cross: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
...she would. Her very being aches as she swaddles her Child in the cloth of death, taking the same loving care as she had done when she swaddled His soft,...
Book of Sirach
scholars think that the book was used to train young Jewish men for positions of leadership. Ben Sira wrote in a time when Jewish identity was threatened by the extensive...
Advent and Christmas Traditions
...way to make public worship of Jesus part of the Christmas season. The recreation of the birth of Christ, featuring people dressed as Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, was meant...