...of Catholicism, edited by Richard P. McBrien, Gregory the Great, who died in 604, was the real architect of the Roman Advent. Gregory fixed the season at four weeks and...
What is Advent
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
...His love for all mankind. The devotion became quite popular after St. Margaret Mary's death in 1690, but it wasn't until 1765 that the feast was celebrated officially in France....
Sts. Peter and Paul
...have been present at the stoning of St. Stephen. Saul's conversion took place as he was on his way to Damascus to persecute the Christian community there. As he was...
The Book of Genesis
...grandson. Jacob tricks his father and brother, finagling his way into receiving a special blessing. He has twelve sons, which the twelve tribes of Israel trace their lineage back to....