Forgotten Customs of Michaelmas
Angels are pure, created spirits. The name angel means servant or messenger of God. They are celestial or heavenly beings, on a higher order than human beings. An angel has no body and does not depend on matter for his existence or activity. They are distinct from saints, which men can become. Angels have intellect…
The Art of Dress – On Materials
"Synthetics furnish a world where man would become his own god."
Domestic Church Customs: Lent
We want every Lent to change our family's souls permanently, instead of just for 46 days.
Domestic Church Customs for Septuagesima
Above: the burying of the Alleluia. The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them. – St. John of the Cross Each year Lent almost sneaks up on our busy family. But in her wisdom Mother Church has provided a reminder for preparation…
Domestic Church Customs: Epiphany Octave & Epiphanytide
Today the Magi gaze in deep wonder at what they see: heaven on earth, earth in heaven, man in God, God in man, one whom the whole universe cannot contain now enclosed in a tiny body.As they look, they believe and do not question, as their symbolic gifts bear witness: incense for God, gold for…
French Catholics Strong in Tradition this Christmas
A beautiful example of French Catholic customs.
Christmas in the Colonies
December of 2024 finds us gearing up to celebrate the Semiquincentennial of American Independence in 2026.
’55 and ’69 Liturgical Reforms Uprooting Oral Custom
It it rains on the third of May, Roodmas, the honey is washed out.
Religious Orders and Fasting
The Minims began the “beer fast” of the monks.
The Anatomy of Halloween
The first day of the Hallowtide Triduum.