Posts by Joyce

The Divine Mercy Sunday Prayer Service will be Sunday, April 27th and begins at 2:30pm at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Jesus said to St. Faustina, “I desire that…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Easter! Jesus, the Crucified one has risen! Easter is not just celebrated one day. Easter is celebrated for fifty glorious days beginning today culminating on…

Holy Week is most definitely a very sacred time of the year, for it is now that we will commemorate and remember the last week of Je-sus’ life on this…

Do we need to fast for one hour before Mass, or one hour before communion? The practice of fasting before receiving the Eucharist is a centuries-old act of devotion that…

2) Not saying “Amen” This might get dropped as people feel pressure to receive quickly due to long lines, but its right there in the Order of Mass: after the…

The Mass and the reception of the Eucharist is the centerpiece of the Christian life. So we better take it seriously! Unfortunately, whether it’s out of ignorance or laziness, it…

In Lent, we have three primary practices that we as Catholics are called to; Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. Fasting is probably the best known Lenten tradition, but also the least understood…

In Lent, we have three primary practices that we as Catholics are called to; Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Prayer is one of the callings that we can use to help…

3. Baptism by Desire: Part of Catholic theology is the Universal Salvific Will of God, which is just a fancy way of saying that God basically would like for everyone, all men…

Baptism of Blood: The notion of being baptized by shedding your own blood for Christ and/or his Church grew up during the Roman persecutions. And the Catholic Church has always…