Church of the Madalene

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One of my fiancée Beth’s favorite Christmas time traditions is The Peanuts Christmas Special, and her favorite part is the speech that Linus gives after Charlie Brown yells out in exasperation, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about!” What not too many people know is that Linus’s speech is actually a quote [...]

The very name, Christmas, should clue us in to the fact that this is a Catholic holiday; Christmas is a contraction of the Middle English Christemasse or Christ’s Mass.1 Christmas owes its particular date to the Sol Invictus, the Winter Solstice festival of ancient Rome when Rome celebrated the “unconquered” sun as it victoriously emerged [...]

Additional Sacramental Services Funerals The Rite of Christian Burial marks the moment at which life is changed, not ended. The funeral liturgy can either be a Mass or Prayer Service and assists families and friends to make this transition as a moment of faith. Additionally, a prayer service or rosary can be offered on the [...]