Of all the things and people to be present at the birth of Jesus Christ, there were shepherds! I would probably have been more surprised if there were not shepherds. …
Faith Alive
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Q:Since Christmas is on Monday this year, can I go to a Christmas vigil Mass on Sunday and have it fulfill my Sunday and Christmas obligations? (Boston) A: As you note, …
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Good evening! Welcome to this week’s showcase. We are coming to you after a very eventful week and after Thanksgiving Day in the United States — in which many families, …
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By Deacon Dominic Cerrato (OSV News) — In recent years, the Catholic Church in Germany embarked on an ambitious and controversial project known as the “German Synodal Way.” This initiative, …
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By Bill Dodds (OSV News) — Most of us were toddlers when we learned to say “please” and “thank you.” We were a little older when we fell into the …
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Waiting has never been my strong suit. I tend to associate long waits with a childhood tradition that I’m certain my mother invented. Each Christmas when I was young, Leroy …
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It’s been almost a year and a half since Corpus Christi Sunday 2022 — June 19 — the launch date of the ongoing National Eucharistic Revival. At the time of …
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By Kimberly Henkel Until my husband and I found ourselves struggling with infertility, we’d never thought much about foster care. When we decided to begin fostering, it was primarily in …
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Not quite past autumn, but not yet winter, November is a difficult month to describe. Dried grass fronds and flower heads full of seeds sway in the late fall breeze, …
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Good evening! As we near the end of National Vocation Awareness Week, we share some of the stories about men and women who answered the call to a religious vocation, …
