So when should you open the Christmas gifts? Christmas Eve?  Christmas Day?  Before Christmas Mass or after Christmas Mass? Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. Families have traditions, and Christmas traditions are among the most enduring.  Growing up in my family, we opened the bonanza of Christmas gifts on Christmas morning, but […]Read more

Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. Why do so many people go to Mass on Christmas?  Because no one wants to miss the opportunity to share in the Good News that a Savior has been born for us to save us from our sins. That’s really good news and gives everyone hope. […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e76af78c-1f4a-40a6-ac6d-af49017135d6/790e38f5-a9ac-4092-b159-af6c018017d2/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

St. Emeric’s Church on the near west side of Cleveland would leave the beautiful Christmas decorations up until February 2, a full forty days after Christmas. Hi, this is Fr. Rocky, with another Advent Inspiration. The Christmas decorations inside of St. Emeric’s Catholic Church were so beautiful, so ornate, so elaborate, I figured “Well if […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e76af78c-1f4a-40a6-ac6d-af49017135d6/7e64e2ca-0c51-400e-863d-af6b00468729/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Does your family have Christmas traditions? Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. I think every family should have its own Christmas traditions, passed down from generation to generation. It’s one way of fulfilling the Fourth Commandment, “To honor your mother and father.” I have some friends who still keep alive a family […]Read more

I remember how the crowds rejoiced and cheered when the helicopter carrying St. John Paul II approached the stadium. Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. It was World Youth Day in Denver in 1993, and Mile High Stadium was overflowing with young people. Suddenly, on the far side of the stadium, the […]Read more

Do you know what a manger is? Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. When Christ was born, he was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. But what is a manger? A manger is a wooden implement you’d find in a barn where hay is placed so the cows can […]Read more

What do you call it?  The Nativity scene?  The manger? Or the crèche? Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. No matter what you call it, you have to have one inside the house and outdoors on your front lawn to remind all passersby what Christmas is all about. When you go to […]Read more

How much stuff can you put in a Christmas stocking? Hi, this is Fr. Rocky with another Advent Inspiration. We used to hang the red and white stockings above the chimney with care on Christmas Eve and on Christmas morning they were overflowing with treats! The amount of goodies you can put in a Christmas […]Read more