As Christians visit cemeteries on the feast of All Souls and remember their loved ones who have died, they do so with faith that at the end of this life …
All Souls
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By D.D. Emmons (OSV News) — It seems unusual that our church liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are back-to-back. But that is precisely the situation with …
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Dante’s Purgatorio is just a poem, a work of fiction, but it expresses a great truth — the truth we Catholics celebrate each year on All Souls Day.
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“El Día de los Muertos” (The Day of the Dead), is a time of profound joy, not sorrow. It commemorates the lives of loved ones no longer here, weaving together …
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In Mexico, Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) dates to pre-Hispanic times, in which people commemorate and commune with their deceased loved ones.
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Much has been written about keeping Christ in Christmas but Catholic children’s author Anthony DeStefano’s new book “All Hallows’ Eve” is helping to keep the Hallow — or “holy” — …
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Ever wonder why there is a worldwide feast for the Lateran Basilica in Rome? Every year on Nov. 9, the church celebrates the dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John …
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April, T.S. Eliot wrote, is the cruelest month, but here in the Upper Midwest, November gives April a run for its money. It’s not just the steel-gray skies or the …
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How do you lose a casket? My friend hasn’t figured that out, but eventually, as Julian of Norwich assures us, all was well. We lived in Alaska then, and my …
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“This mountain’s of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.” The speaker is the Roman poet Virgil, Dante’s …
