By Donald DeMarco (OSV News) — When I was very young, I came across a story that has left an indelible impression on me. The story centers on two bedridden …
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By Lisa Popcak (OSV News) — A friend — we’ll call her Barbara — once confided to my husband and me: “I hate to admit this, but, deep in my …
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Anyone who says evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours regularly recites the Magnificat from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Named for its first word in …
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Good evening! Just think, a week from today we will be in the middle of putting all the “final touches” on Christmas as we pray the beautiful and ancient O …
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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. …
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As we closed another liturgical year and crossed the threshold into Advent, our faith is directing our attention toward things eternal. Advent is a season to contemplate not just what …
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I have a unique relationship with Mary. Like any mother and son, we’ve gone through ups and downs together. As a child, praying the rosary was often punishment for breaking …
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Good evening! It’s interesting that in Advent we remember the Immaculate Conception — Mary, conceived without sin. In the beginning of John’s Gospel we are reminded that “The Word became …
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Christina Rosetti’s poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, is a Christmas classic. “In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. . .” …
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My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I’ve always been drawn to St. Elizabeth’s story. …
