Catholic Faith Corner

• Are Poor Souls Poor?
  The month of November is dedicated to the Poor Souls. This year the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, November 2, lands on Sunday and preempts the Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time. That is how important our bishops consider that day in honor of our “Church Suffering.” Poor Souls and Us When I was writing a […]
• The Rosary, Interesting Info
  Last week I spoke about the Rosary at our Village because October is the month of the Rosary. In preparing, I came across information that I had not known or forgotten. I pass it on to you here. What famous people prayed the Rosary? Hadyn prayed the Rosary when he had trouble composing. ­Martin Luther […]
• Sense of Smell, a Fantastic Gift
  Our sense of smell is the topic of this week’s blog. This was prompted by an addition to my home. A friend gave me a diffuser that permeates my apartment with the fragrance of a sea breeze with lemon and lavender.  Every few days I invert the reeds in the oil to renew the scent. […]
• Last Words, Sacred and Silly Ones
  The Final Words of Jesus The final words of a person who is dying can have special meaning. Preeminent of these are what are known as the Seven Last Words of Jesus that he uttered from the Cross. To refresh your memory, they are as follows: Some Dying Words of Humans Those holy words are […]
• Angels, Our Powerful Friends
  Feasts for Angels Angels have feasts on September 30 (the Archangels St. Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel) and on October 2 (the Guardian Angels), so I was going to blog about angels this week. However, then I discovered I already have seven blogs about angels! These contain several fascinating stories about how they came to the […]