During November, we celebrate the feasts of All Saints, All Souls, and Christ the King.
Church years often end near the end of November, when we also begin Advent. During Advent, we prayerfully, patiently await Christ’s birth.
Author: Chris Lee
Halloween III: Jesus crushes the devil
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| Fr. Steve Grunow |
In the spirit of the upcoming All Hallows Eve, a.k.a. Halloween, Word of Fire staffers fired some questions at the walking encyclopedia that is Fr. Steve Grunow. He responded with everything you ever wanted to know about Halloween and its deeply Catholic roots.
This article is the third in a three-part series.
Question: What does the Catechism have to say about Halloween?
Father Steve: The Catechism has a lot to say about the characteristics of heroic virtue and holiness of life that create the Church’s saints.
Appreciates coverage of St. Dennis Church renovation
To the editor:
Thank you for your feature on St. Dennis Church’s new altar, tabernacle, and renovation.
St. Dennis Parish is a welcoming faith community, but we feel these additions make it an even stronger Catholic one.
Halloween II: A Catholic celebration
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| Fr. Steve Grunow |
In the spirit of the upcoming All Hallows Eve, a.k.a. Halloween, Word of Fire staffers fired some questions at the walking encyclopedia that is Fr. Steve Grunow. He responded with everything you ever wanted to know about Halloween and its deeply Catholic roots.
This article is the second in a three-part series.
Question: What is the relation of Halloween to All Saints/All Souls? Which came first?
Father Steve: All Saints Day appears to have a more ancient genealogy than All Souls Day.
The practice of a festival day to honor the whole Communion of Saints, rather than that just a single saint, seems to happen for the first time in the Catholic Church with the consecration of the Pantheon as a public place for the Church’s worship. This happened in the year A.D. 609 (or A.D. 610) on May 13.
Creed of the People of God, Part 6
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Continuing our series on St. Pope Paul VI’s Creed of the People of God, we come next to the profession of faith concerning the Church.
This Creed is based on the Nicene Creed we say at Mass, but it goes into greater detail about what Catholics are required to believe in order to be “practicing Catholics” and (more importantly) in order to have that faith without which we cannot be saved.
St. Mother Teresa and C.S. Lewis emphasize joy
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Spirituality for Today
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The thing I remember most about St. Mother Teresa was her joy.
I met her three times in my life. Once when we were giving talks on the same program, once at a Vatican seminar on family life, and once when she asked me to give a week-long retreat to her contemplative novices on joy.
Bishop consecrates new St. Dennis altar
MADISON — In a six-month transformation, St. Dennis Parish is now more “Centered on Christ” — which was the name of its campaign to not only move the tabernacle to the middle of the sanctuary, but also to install a new altar, crucifix, and stained glass window, all centered together, on Christ.
“As pastor, I’m just so uplifted and elated and encouraged,” said St. Dennis Pastor Fr. Randy Timmerman, following the consecration Mass at the church on October 14.
Bishop consecrates new St. Dennis altar
MADISON — In a six-month transformation, St. Dennis Parish is now more “Centered on Christ” — which was the name of its campaign to not only move the tabernacle to the middle of the sanctuary, but also to install a new altar, crucifix, and stained glass window, all centered together, on Christ.
“As pastor, I’m just so uplifted and elated and encouraged,” said St. Dennis Pastor Fr. Randy Timmerman, following the consecration Mass at the church on October 14.
New era in teaching on personal atonement
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New era in teaching on personal atonement
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