Tag: All Saints Day

It is a perfect fall day, the sun warm above us. A gentle breeze occasionally sends piles of fallen brown leaves scurrying across the...

MANILA, Philippines -- Two Philippine dioceses announced they would close cemeteries on All Saints' and All Souls' days for the second consecutive year due...

As I head down the hill for my evening walk, a giant full moon looms ahead. A harvest moon, this being a Midwestern October....

Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 1, 2020 Solemnity of All Saints 1) Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalm 24:1-6 2) 1 Jn 3:1-3 Gospel: Mt 5:1-12 Strive for a saintly life Holiness is one...

If you were to walk past my parish on your dark and damp walk on the evening of Nov. 2 in years past, you...

The author of the Letter to the Hebrews wrote, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid...

VATICAN CITY -- The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God's church exists both on earth and in...

Sometimes kids can be way more sensible than grown-ups. When the "Harry Potter" series was all the rage (has it stopped being all the rage...

Second graders from Holy Cross School in Dover pose with Father Salla in front of the Blessed Mother statue at Holy Cross Church on...