In their famous 1988 song, Fairytale of New York, the Pogues tell the story of a young Irish man and woman who fall in love with each other while dreaming of fame in America. After exchanging romantic expressions of infatuation and fantasy, things go south and they...
UPON THIS ROCK Read on blog or Reader Pope, President, & Peace By Father Don Farnan on April 14, 2026 While leaders of the world try to carry out their jobs to make their country a better place, so does the pope have his job in guiding the universal church to...
The fifty days of Easter celebrated in Christianity each year mirror the fifty days of the first disciples following the death of Jesus. During that time, the acts of the Apostles changed from those of despairing lost souls to those of courageous people of faith. It...
Upper Room to Empty Tomb By Father Don Farnan on April 1, 2026 About thirty percent of the Gospels are dedicated to recounting the passion and death of Jesus (42% of John’s Gospel), but only one week of the church’s liturgical year is given to the same focus. Much...
The New Jerusalem Palm Sunday is the only Sunday of the year in which Mass attendees begin the service outside their church building and enter together. The united movement symbolizes Jesus’ entry into the holy city, Jerusalem, where He was accompanied by a large...
