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The Sunday preceding Easter is Palm Sunday, the Christian portable feast. Its name comes from the palm branches that the multitude waved in greeting and adoration of Jesus. Each of the four canonical Gospels mentions Christ's triumphant arrival into Jerusalem, which the feast honors. Because Passion Sunday can also refer...

I recently had the privilege of being the special guest on the Lucky Mojo Hoodoo Rootwork Hour radio show, where we discussed fertility magic, so I thought I'd follow up with a blog post about the topic. You can hear the full episode of the show here. When I perform...

John of God, a Portuguese soldier who became a health care provider in Spain, inspired his followers to found the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a global Catholic religious order devoted to caring for the needy, the ill, and those with mental illnesses. Nothing in John's early years...

Saint Homobonus is the patron saint of Cremona, Italy, as well as businesspeople, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers. Upon the urgent desire of the Cremonese people, he was canonized in 1199. He passed away on November 13, 1197, while attending Mass at St. Giles Church in Cremona. November 13 is observed...

What is Folk Catholicism and How is it Practiced? Folk Catholicism is an example of Syncretism - when one religion or belief system is combined with another that is not Christian or Catholic. Several forms of folk Catholic customs are founded on syncretism. In the Caribbean and Brazil, syncretisms between...

  Saints Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs of the early church at Carthage, are honored on March 7. These two women remained firm in their religion despite pressure from the government and family members.We are lucky to have the genuine account of Perpetua and Felicity's bravery written by Perpetua herself, her...