Crash Course Catholicism 60 - Catholicism and Halloween
What are the roots of Halloween? Can Catholics celebrate it? Do Catholics believe in GHOSTS?! (Spooooky)
In this episode, we discuss Halloween, and how we might celebrate it as Catholics.
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References and further reading/listening/viewing:
John 17:15
Drew the Catholic, "Former Mormon Bishop is Becoming Catholic"
Catholic Answers, "It's OK to Celebrate Halloween"
"What's the Point of Halloween?"
"Can Catholics Celebrate Halloween?"
"The (Fake) Pagan History of Halloween"
"FFAF: Scary Stories to Give Kids 'Goosebumps'"
Adam Blai, "Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts?: Church Teaching on Purgatory"
Word on Fire, "It's Time for Catholics to Start Embracing Halloween"
Fr John Flader, "Should Catholics Celebrate Halloween?"
The Catholic Weekly, Fr John Flader, "When Did We Start Celebrating All Saints Day?"
Aleteia, "The Church asks us to focus on '4 Last Things': What are they?"
"How should a Catholic react to an encounter with a ghost?"
Peter Kreeft, Doors in the Walls of the World: Signs of Transcendence in the Human Story