Posted by Samantha Laveau on 2/21/19
We have President’s Day in the United States, which was established in 1885 to honor President George Washington’s birthday. Officially it is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February, giving our federal government a three day weekend. However his actual birth is on the 22nd of February, which I find ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau on 2/15/19
In a recent school Mass for the St. James Campus of Stella Maris Academy, I had the kids guess my favorite word. After many different “holy” word guesses, I finally told them it was “linoleum.” Then I made them repeat it and told them I love saying it ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau on 2/11/19
I generally utilize all my vacation time leading small private tours to Rome. Although I enjoy it because I love the Eternal City and because I love to see people bewildered by the beauty of the city, it is indeed work for me. We have long days with ... Read More »
Posted by Samantha Laveau on 2/01/19
On February 22, the church celebrates the feast day of the Chair of Peter. It is a feast in which the church celebrates the pastoral responsibility and authority of the bishop of Rome. The chair that is referred to is of course his “cathedra,” the throne that represents his authority.
The actual cathedra of the pope is not in St. Peter’s Basilica but in the Cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, St. John ... Read More »