

The Catholic Defender: Was December 25 Instituted to coincide a Pagan Feast?
John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal...


The Catholic Defender: Carols are important for Christmas
My Mother passed away 1 August 2006 just before I was to deploy with the 2-5 Cavalry to Iraq for what would be a 15 month deployment. I...


The Guardian Angel: Devotion to the Holy Eucharist Advances Devotion to Jesus' Person
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Most Catholics take for granted the intimate relationship between the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart. They have...


The Catholic Defender: December 6, the Feast of St. Nicholas continues
St. Nicholas was born in the 3rd century (250) near Patara which is today along the Southern Coast of modern day Turkey. St. Nicholas was...