St. Agatha of Sicily – Feb 5

Life and Martyrdom It is well documented that St. Agatha was martyred, and there was widespread veneration of her in the early church, but the rest of her life is obscured by the mists of time.  Sources say she died in 251 or 253 A.D. in Catania, a city on the Italian island of Sicily […]

Joke of the Day – 2.5.16

Lennin’s tomb is a communist plot. I made up this joke all by myself in 6th grade, honest!  It couldn’t have been more than a week later, they said the same thing on the TV comedy show, Laugh In.  I didn’t live anywhere near Burbank, CA and they didn’t have internet back then.  I guess […]

What’s in a name?

Happy Name Day to my beloved wife!  May you have many, many more my love! Poland has been solidly Catholic for centuries, so it stands to reason that people there celebrate the feast day of the saint that bears their name.  It is so ingrained in the culture that Name Day serves as the equivalent […]

Morning offering.

Here I am Lord, I come to do your will. Grant we beseech thee oh Lord, the prayers we offer for the repose of the souls of mom and dad, Richard, Father Dana, Father Patu, Brother Anthony, my brother Knights who have gone before me, including Richard, Frank, and Rob, and all the pour souls […]