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Thomas J. Craughwell February 5, 2012

Chicago history buffs will tell you that their city was founded in 1790 by a successful trapper and fur trader named Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Less well known is du Sable’s background — he ...

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Understanding the parts of the Mass

Emily Stimpson October 19, 2011

Part I: The Liturgy of the Word Introductory rites The Mass begins with a procession of, at minimum, the priest into the sanctuary. The priest and anyone who accompanies him represents the congregation, and their ...

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What every Catholic needs to know about funerals

Brian Fraga September 28, 2011

It is one of the most important events a Catholic community celebrates in a person’s life, but one so often misunderstood and increasingly ignored. The funeral Mass. The funeral liturgy in a church setting is ...

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A guide to theology of the body resources

Emily Stimpson Chapman October 13, 2010

The word “theology” has something of a bad rap in our postmodern world. For many a soul, it conjures up images of dusty books, dry speculation and generously proportioned friars debating the number of angels ...

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Theology of the body: Making a gift of self

Emily Stimpson Chapman August 18, 2010

Pick an age. Any age. Pick a culture. Any culture. Pick a time, pick a place,and then pick a person. Whoever they are, wherever they are, and whenever they are, the same questions haunt them: ...

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What every Catholic needs to know about preparing for death

OSV Staff September 2, 2009

That’s a stark question, one that sounds especially harsh to ears accustomed instead to our society’s message of relentless pursuit of immortality and eternal youth. And yet, as the old saying goes, death is one ...

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So, what do the colors mean?

Thomas J. Craughwell September 23, 2007

In ancient Rome, the emperor draped himself in regal purple, the priests of Mars wore crimson vestments to honor the bloody god of war and families in mourning shrouded themselves in black. But when Christian ...

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