Monday, August 15, 2011

Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life is a defined dogma of the Catholic Church. The Feast of the Assumption, celebrated every year on August 15, is a very old feast of the Church, celebrated universally by the sixth century. It commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before...

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Feast of St. Clare

It was an exciting day in the Cotter household because it's Bean's feast day! This photo has little to do with the Feast of St. Clare, but it was taken today. I probably don't need to tell you this, but we had donuts for breakfast. Done. Then we listened to a Glory Story on St. Clare. Glory Stories are produced by a Catholic company called Holy...