Did you know that the crown of thorns from Jesus’ passion still exists today? It is one of the most precious relics in the treasury of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, …
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“Why are you hurt, Jesus? We have to get you a Band-Aid!” My 3-year-old said that recently in church when he saw a pieta, a statue of Our Lady holding …
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This week we’ve had stories on Catholic trade schools, an attack on a historic Oregon shrine, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs changing its regulations on abortion, an apple tree …
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Have you ever heard of the saying, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb”? Today’s the first of March, and the stories have come roaring …
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Whew, what a week! We’ve covered celebrities (Mark Wahlberg Jonathan Roumie, Andrea Bocelli and others), a controversial funeral, warnings of possible schism in the church, what to expect to encounter …
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What am I doing for Lent? Ash Wednesday arrived and I hadn’t devoted much brainpower to it, to be honest. Late nights with kids, getting up to speed at work …
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Today’s the feast of St. Apollonia, the patron saint of dentistry and toothaches — for the gristly reason her martyrdom involved Apollonia’s teeth being pulled or broken before she was …
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Every evening the Church remembers the words of the elderly Simeon with the closing canticle of Compline: “Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine…” But in the Bible verses just after his …
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Every morning in the wee small hours lately, I read or listen to the daily Mass readings on the USCCB website as I feed the twins. Usually I’m struggling to …
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Not in Washington for the 2024 March for Life? For those unable to attend in person, the March for Life organization offers a livestream of the rally on its website …
