As we entered the first week of Lent, I noticed that my parish, the Basilica of San Albino, has a Lenten Reconciliation Service. Have you never heard of a Lenten Reconciliation Service? Well, allow me to tell you about the

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Not too long ago, I photographed stained glass windows in historic El Paso and Juarez churches. For me, the most striking feature of any church is the windows and the stories they tell. During one of my sessions in Juarez,

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Before I entered the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults), I always felt a tug at my heart, pulling me into a Catholic Church. When I entered through the front doors of any parish, I felt at home, at

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As I write this piece, we’re just days away from the first Friday of March. With that, you have a chance to begin the First Fridays devotion. Just what is the First Friday Devotion? The First Friday devotion also called

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Saint Thomas Aquinas said about Reconciliation: “Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in

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“Whoever dies in this garment shall not suffer the eternal fire.” What is the Brown Scapular, and why do people wear them? I’ve received that question more than once over the last few months, and I thought I would attempt

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I often write about our Lady of Guadalupe, as I have a special devotion to Her. December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Let’s look at the story behind the Indigenous peasant who came across the

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At Mass this morning, one of the announcements was that the blessing of throats for the Feast Day of Saint Blaise would be held during Mass tomorrow morning, 3 February 2025. While the announcements continued, the couple sitting near me

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There’s a lot of “hidden” history in El Paso, a lot of stories that are not widely known. One of those stories is the product of the Mexican Revolution. Saint Pedro De Jesus Maldonado Lucero (St Peter of Jesus Maldonado),

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Last night, I posted an image of the Blessed Mother on my social media. This is a photograph I took at a Church in Las Cruces, and it shows the Blessed Mother looking at three crosses. I didn’t know then

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