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Catholicism - What is the Catholic Church and what do we believe? - Diocese of Lansing

What Do Catholics Believe? - Diocese of Lansing

Why Do We Do That? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice Higginbotham introduces a new series on explaining why we do what we do as Catholics.

Why Church? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Church Bells? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why the Altar? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Church Doors? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Catholic? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Worship? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Ever wonder why we do that in the mass?

Why We Love Mary? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

The Sign of the Cross - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - We do this all of the time. Ever wondered why?

Why Statues? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - "We Catholics are kinda famous for having statues. Why do we have statues?"

Why Ask Saints for Prayer? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do we ask the saints to pray for us?

Why Candles? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do we have candles at Church?

Why Incense? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Do We Genuflect? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Holy Water? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice explains what holy water is and why we use it.

Why Do We Sing at Mass? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Pray for Your Momma? - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do we as Catholics pray for other people?

Why Pray for Yourself? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do we need to pray for ourselves?

Why Ask Saints for Prayer? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do we ask the saints to pray for us?

What Happened to Jesus' Body? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - What happened to Jesus' body when He ascended into Heaven?

What is a Novena? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Maybe, like Fr. Brice, you've heard people recommend to pray a Novena. What is a Novena and what are we doing when we pray one?

The Love of the Trinity - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

"My Flesh is True Food" - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice tells us a story about when he struggled with belief in Christ's true presence in the Eucharist.

Why the Sacred Heart? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ever wonder what we are celebrating?

Why Mass on Sunday? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Church Seasons? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do the colors in the church change over the course of a year?

Why Ordinary Time? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Ever wondered what it means to be in the season of Ordinary Time?

My Ordinary Life - Fr. Brice Higginbotham  - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - James and John were brothers, ordinary men... they fished. They were like us. Like them, God can turn our ordinary into extraordinary.

Why Mardi Gras? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Mardi Gras is special to certain part of the world - but why do we have it?

Why Ashes? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice speaks to us about the meaning of ashes.

Why No Meat? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Lent? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why do we have Lent? And what do Lent and CrossFit have in common?

Why Sacrifice? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Remember the Joy - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Are you growing weary during Lent?  Need some encouragement?  Fr. Brice reminds us to look to Jesus and remember the joy that lies ahead.

Why Stations of the Cross? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why the Cross? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Why did Jesus die on the cross? Couldn't he have saved us in another way?

Good Friday | What Do We Do Today? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice gives us practical suggestions for ways to honor this solemn day.

He Came Back For Us - Fr. Brice - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Easter? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Advent? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr Brice speaks to us about the meaning of Advent.

Why Christmas Stockings? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice explains to us why we have Christmas stockings and other decorations for this time of year.

Why the Manger? - Fr. Brice Higginbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Why Wise Men? - Fr. Brice Higgenbotham - Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux - Fr. Brice shares with us what the Wisemen can teach us about searching.

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