Catholic Faith Corner

• A Snowy Winter
  Snow is winter’s inevitable companion for us who live in Northeastern states. My home is in Geauga County, known as Ohio’s snowbelt. Our province center, its highest point, is wittily called its buckle. As I write this, snow blankets the ground, flurries are almost nonstop. Snowplows again woke me up around 3:30 a.m. Thanks to […]
• Why Jesus Is Called Lamb of God
   ILast week I wrote about shepherds. Now let’s focus on lambs. A nursery rhyme begins, “Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. . . . It’s fleece was white as snow.” Coincidentally, that describes the Blessed Virgin and Baby Jesus! Most Nativity sets include at least one lamb. We think it is sweet […]
• Shepherds at Christmas
  We have a Savior. Let's celebrate his birth! The post Shepherds at Christmas appeared first on Catholic Faith Corner.
• Christmas Carol Background
  Ubiquitous Carols This past Saturday we held our sixth annual Christmas carol sing-along in Notre Dame Village. About sixty residents, both Sisters and lay, had fun. One man, whose son said he never sang, did sing the carols. As usual, the SND baker Richard Harcar played the clarinet, I played the piano, and Sister Lisette […]
• Advent 2025: Getting Closer
  Advent by Candlelight is a beautiful ritual that I was privileged to be part of Friday night. It took place at Espiritu Santo parish in Safety Harbor, Florida. After each giant candle on an Advent wreath was lighted, a high school student read a guided meditation. Advent hymns were interspersed, sung by a small choir […]