Five years ago, on April 15, flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral. It had long been on my bucket list of places to visit. I remember watching online videos of the …
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Good evening! This week’s big news came Monday. Yes, there was a major astronomical event. For those viewing from the path of totality, I hear, the Great North American Solar …
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A blessed Easter Octave to you! This week the OSV News wire saw coverage of earthquakes in Taiwan and the U.S., a recent report showing nearly all countries worldwide will …
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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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Good evening! “Why did it have to come to this?” Pope Francis asked this question in his Palm Sunday homily last year, speaking of Jesus’ passion. He continued: “He did …
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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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Q: Now that we are in Lent, most Catholics I know are doing “fish on Fridays” to conform to the fasting and abstinence requirement. But if I typically avoid meat …
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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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“In the Courts of Three Popes”Mary Ann GlendonImage Books, 2024; 219 pages Mary Ann Glendon’s new book is a welcome addition to the body of narrative nonfiction on the inner-workings …
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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 …
