When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. ( 1 Cor 13:11) There are multiple beliefs about the origin of Halloween.  This article sets forth my reasonable and useful understanding of the origin of... Read More

All Saints Day and All Souls Day are days for remembering Christians who have died. In a homily given on Nov 1, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI said regarding All Saints Day: "...The Saints are not a small caste of chosen souls but an innumerable crowd to which the liturgy urges us to raise our eyes.... Read More