Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley
Memorial Day
Memorial day is a secular American holiday to honor those men and women of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives fighting for the...
The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Just as her devotion for her Son is well known, the Blessed Virgin Mary’s maternal care for Jesus’ Church has been recognized for centuries....
Pentecost
The Catholic Church celebrates when the Holy Spirit descended on Pentecost, fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead on Easter. Pentecost commemorates the...
The Ascension into Heaven
Forty days after his Resurrection from the dead, Jesus ascended, Body and Soul, into Heaven to be seated at the right hand of God...
Mothers
Motherhood is an honorable and necessary role in the family, in the Church, and in society. Catholics give thanks to God for creating women...
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha, celebrates Jesus Christ’s Resurrection from the dead on the third day after his Crucifixion. It is the oldest and most...
Holy Saturday
The day before Easter is Holy Saturday, also known as the Harrowing of Hell. This is the third day of the sacred Paschal Triduum....
Good Friday
Friday of the Passion of the Lord, also known as Good Friday, is celebrated on the Friday before Easter and commemorates the end of...
Holy Thursday
Catholics commemorate the complex and profound events of the evening of the Last Supper on the Thursday before Easter, which is known as Holy...
The Sacred Triduum
Catholics celebrate the saving mystery of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection in three successive rites held over three holy days called the sacred Easter...