Why Catholics needn’t celebrate New Year’s Day
The following is excerpted from a December 29 Crisis Magazine article by Dusty Gates: On Friday, January 1, the secular world will observe “New Year’s Day.” The Catholic world will not, for
In defense of holy days of obligation
The following comes from an August 13 Crisis Magazine article by Christian Brown: With the approach of the Solemn Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, American Catholics can breathe
Ascension Thursday… on a Sunday. Why?
The following comes from a May 13 Father Z’s Blog post: The liturgical celebration of Ascension by the Latin Church has become a little confused in recent years. In