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2.1KThe 40 days of Lent
How fasting, prayer and almsgiving unite us with Christ’s ministry and sacrifice History of Lent What did fasting used to look like?...
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From slavery to joy and hopefulness
St. Josephine Bakhita | Feast Day: Feb. 8 Kidnapped. Beaten. Sold. So traumatized she forgot her own name. This is the horrifying...
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1.6KThe St. Nick you never knew
A jolly man in a red suit or a fourth century bishop? Did you know that, at one time, the real St....
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2.3KAdvent – Jesus is coming!
This year, the season of Advent begins on Sunday, Dec. 3. Advent covers the four weeks that we set aside for preparing...
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1.9KSt. Leo the Great – Feast Day: Nov. 10
A man of peace, a pastoral pope, a preacher, and a staunch defender of doctrine; Pope St. Leo the Great managed to...
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3.0KWhat is the Communion of Saints?
During November, the Catholic Church draws our attention to the doctrine of the Communion of Saints in a very special way. On...
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Eat, Drink and Be Married
Most couples start their life as a family of two. Sometimes it’s hard to think of yourselves as a family when...
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An Unhappy Spouse is an Unhealthy Spouse
When I was first out of college, I worked as a social worker in an adoption agency. My work was called “supervision,”...
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2.8KWhat is a Deacon’s role at Mass?
Since Pope Paul VI approved the restoration of the permanent diaconate in the United States in 1968, we are much more likely...
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Fencing with bigots
…being an imaginary dialogue between a nominee to a Federal appeals court and members of the Committee on the Judiciary of what...