Candlemas is a beautiful annual celebration! 🕯️ Every year, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the Purification of Our Lady on Feb. 2, also known as Candlemas. Candlemas is also the traditional conclusion to the Christmas season. But what is Candlemas? Why does the Church...
Welcome to Chimay in Belgium, just a few kilometers away from the French-Belgian border. This is where the abbey of Notre-Dame de Scourmont has been located since 1850, and where they brew their very famous Trappist beers! Let’s visit the beautiful Ardennes and discover this 19th-century abbey, and of...
My book The Mystery of the Magi was published a few years ago. In it, I made two astounding claims: First, that the Magi really did exist. The story is not a fairytale invented by the Early Church. Second, that the Magi came from the neighboring kingdom of Nabatea–that...
Located in Occitania, France, Bonneval Abbey was founded in 1147. From the beginning, the community was home to a Cistercian monastery, which was later expelled during the French Revolution. Since 1875, about 20 Trappistine nuns have resided there. And since 1878, these nuns have managed a chocolate factory between their...
President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis on Fri., Oct. 29 at the Vatican. While this is Biden’s third time to visit the pope, it is his first time as President of the United States. He is the second Catholic president to meet with the Holy Father–the first...
The Desert Fathers are such an important part of Church history! In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam Guzman and John Heinen “unpack the tremendously rich patrimony the Desert Fathers have given the world, but are lost in the West.” The guys speak with Oratorian Fr. David Abernethy, and...
