The history behind La Calavera Catrina, “the dapper skeleton,” is long, complicated, fascinating, and not without some controversy. But in contemporary culture it has become associated with the “Day of the Dead” celebrations. Dia de Muertos, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, are the days in which we rememberContinue Reading

Imagine yourself on your deathbed. Today is your last day on earth and as you look back on your life, stripped of all its external trappings and pettiness, what remains important? At the end, when your day to day striving for success or achievements no longer matter, what is left?Continue Reading

Today the Church honors two of its greatest apostles. Peter, upon whose faith the Church was built, fertile ground for the seed of the vine, and Paul whose missionary efforts helped to extend the branches of that vine to the ends of the earth. The word apostle means “one whoContinue Reading