There is much confusion about the origins of Halloween, and about what the Church celebrates on and around this day. Sometimes it can be a little difficult to make sense of it all. As a result, I offer the following links to articles and other resources that will help you to learn more about these holidays, and to defend them against the oh-so-typical charge that Catholics are pagans. I say Protestants just don't know how to throw a party like we do! (evidence here)
I repost this every year around this time with additional links, so if you are a regular here see the bottom of the list for some material that you might not have read yet.
- Liturgical Calendar: All Hallows' Eve | All Saints' Day | All Souls' Day
- My High Holy Day
- All Hallow's Eve
- All Saints Day
- All Souls Day
- To Trace All Souls' Day
- Halloween: Its Origins and Celebration
- Ghosts, Hauntings, and Things that Go "Bump" in the Night
- Catholic Education: All Hallow's Eve
- Ideas for Sanctifying Halloween
- Halloween: Reclaim the Celebration of All Saints
- Halloween, All Saints, and All Souls Day
- Taking Back Our "Holy" Halloween
- Halloween, High Street, and Holy Witnesses
- Halloween's Origins
- Halloween Word Origins
- Holiday Hysteria
- Pulling the Plug on the Halloween Habit
- Reinventing the Hallowheel!
- What the Halloween Hullabaloo Says about Our Culture
- How Halloween Can Be Redeemed
- Halloween Is Not a Pagan Holiday
- Seasonal Feature: Halloween
- Surprise! Halloween Is Not a Pagan Festival After All
- Should We Fear Halloween?
- Bishop Kevin Farrell: All Hallows Eve
- A Catholic Field Guide to the Undead
- Halloween on Hiatus
- Be Not Afraid: The Surprisingly Holy Origins of Halloween
- Are Scary Halloween Costumes Okay?
- Twelve Movies to Terrify Your Kids
- A Guide to Reading Ghost Stories
- Popular Christian Myths About Halloween
- Back to Black and Mind Your Beeswax: An Annual Call
- Do You Know the Meaning of the Words "Halloween" and "Hallowmas"?
- Top 10 Christian Halloween Ideas
- Do We Pray for "the Dead" or for "the Faithfully Departed"?
- 15 Favorite Films for All Hallow's Eve and All Saints' Day
- Getting All Hallow's Eve Right!
- Halloween & Smut
- The Catholic Origins of Halloween
- Culture: Halloween and Catholicism
- Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts?
- It's Time for Catholics to Embrace Halloween
- What the Hell Is Halloween and How It Can Point You to Heaven
Have fun everyone! Be holy!
Pax Christi,
phatcatholic
11 comments:
nick, i think another prime example of Catholics having a better time could also be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RMzA82H-Qo
haha! Happy Hallow's Eve mi amigo!
BTW, shouldn't you be writing a paper mister?!
=)
BTW, shouldn't you be writing a paper mister?!
*sigh* yea....
lovely links! you rock, Nick! thanks bunches!!! (now why didn't I think of CUF....of course!)
I was thinking the same thing, Tina! ;)
Ain't no part like a Catholic party cause a Catholic party don't stop..
BTW, shouldn't you be writing a paper mister?!
Took the words right out of my mouth <_<
woh! scary picture!
Furthermore, Protestants celebrate "Reformation Day" on October 31 the same way we celebrate Halloween. Hhhmmmm...hypocritical, maybe? Reformation Day is a historical day when Protestants posted their proclamation to seperate from the Catholic Church on the front door of the Church. Then, they fled from Halloween and the Saints to America.
was thinking about looking up some catholic info on halloween, thought of u, scrolled down a bit...and u didn't disappoint! thnx nick
I'm always happy to be of service :D
Hello, I'm going to be off-topic.
I have just started a series of posts about James White and the likes (that is the New Calvinists).
I am searching for members of the Church of Rom who will bring a Catholic perspective to the conversations.
From all what I've read you seem to be a worthy candidate and I would be delighted if you accepted my invitation :=)
http://lotharlorraine.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/naked-calvinism-motivation-and-methodology/
Lovely greetings in Christ.
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