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Banishing and Baptizing Halloween
(Photo: Lightstock) The American holiday calendar is surprisingly rich with Catholic traditions — St. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, All Hallows Eve, Christmas and Easter. All of them, however, have taken on a life of their own, shaped by American consumerism, and often bear little resemblance to their Catholic origins. Halloween, in particular, has drawn elements from the celebration of All Souls Day and various pagan traditions, especially the Celtic festival of Samhai

Jared Staudt
16 hours ago3 min read


Why Gilmore Girls Still Teaches Me About Real Freedom (and Real Love)
Revisiting Gilmore Girls this fall, I’m learning that true freedom isn’t about doing whatever we want — it’s about choosing the good....

Marie San Jose
Oct 82 min read


Forget the Vanderbilts — The Real Heiress Who Changed America in the Gilded Age Was a Saint
Julian Fellowes should consider adding St. Katharine Drexel to the show's cast — an example of what it means to find something worth more...

Mallory Smyth
Oct 65 min read


Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah? Growing Up in a Love Triangle Obsessed Culture
(Photo: Prime Video AU & NZ, Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0) By Mary O'Gara The Summer I Turned Pretty seems to have us all hooked this...

Guest Contributor
Sep 173 min read


Is it possible to be a professional Catholic painter today?
As the Archdiocese of Denver has prepared for consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, one particular image of her stood out — a...

Denver Catholic Staff
Oct 2, 20175 min read
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