Monthly Archives: December 2025

December 23, non-binding commemoration Position: Priest, professor, pilgrim Death: 1473 Patron: Poland, Lithuania, seminarians Attributes: priest or professor in cassock, cross, monstrance, apparition of the Virgin Mary CURRICULUM VITAE He came from Keta near Kraków, where he graduated from the … Continue reading →

In a small town, a rich man met a homeless man. He felt sorry for him, so he took him in and cared for him. The older man sat on a bench in front of the little house that the … Continue reading →

Prayer is a time of difficult decisions. Some concern our activities; others have a broad social scope; still others can affect the fate of a nation, a state, the Church, or humanity. The most crucial decision from the point of … Continue reading →

  Perhaps, when looking at a memorial plaque or statue of a notable personality from any field, the thought has occurred to you: Who were their parents? How did they live? What did they do to make their child famous? … Continue reading →

A young boy walking down the road saw a beautiful Ferrari in a parking lot. A car is the dream of most young boys. He immediately went to it, walked around it, and looked at it. After a while, the … Continue reading →

A family from high society had their family tree drawn up. However, one ancestor stood out among the rest. A confident man, Uncle John murdered his wife under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently sentenced to death in the … Continue reading →

If Jesus only wanted the wicked to change and become beneficial, then behaving honestly would win it.” And I feel that this is how we often act with the gospel and Jesus’ work of salvation—it is about sinners turning around, … Continue reading →

Jesus makes us merciful toward others. However, a person with a weak heart who is not anchored in Christ risks being strict in external discipline while remaining a hypocrite internally. In the Gospel of Matthew (21:23-27), the chief priests ask … Continue reading →

Lucia, virgin and m. December 13, commemoration Position: virgin and martyr Death: but 304-305 Patron: Syracuse and Venice; the blind and those with eye diseases, glassmakers, glaziers, seamstresses; in some places she is also said to be the patroness of … Continue reading →