Some Evangelical friends were recently quizzing me on the Catholic understanding of baptism. Why do we baptize infants?
Opinion
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Each of us is called, in our way, to be members of the Magi.
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‘Knives Out’ discovers the strange, attractive light of the Christian story
by Liz Hansenby Liz HansenThe new “Knives Out” movie is out on Netflix, and Catholic commentators are rightly fascinated by its winsome portrayal of a young Catholic priest, the protagonist accused of committing the …
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If the church’s new year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, then why is New Year’s Day a holy day of obligation?
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(OSV News) — Did you know that your home is holy? It might not feel like it sometimes, but similar to the way God transforms common bread and wine into …
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The feast of the Holy Family, which is situated appropriately between Christmas and New Year’s Day
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With the feast of the Holy Family, the church, I think, simply wants our Christmas adoration, our meditation, to linger.
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Have you ever wondered what the course of Mary’s thoughts were on that first Christmas day? Just what did her contemplation reveal?
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Hearing this brief passage from Matthew, we realize that this gospel is much more than a history lesson in “how the birth of Jesus came about.”
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Pope Leo XIV’s new message for the Jan. 1 World Day of Peace, released Dec. 18, offers a great deal of food for thought. Building on the theme of peace …
