The imagery is simple. The word of God is like water, like a seed. Such is the image given in this Sunday’s first reading from Isaiah.
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Archbishop John Carroll: A Catholic bridge-builder in a fledgling nation
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawEditor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — As the Revolutionary War …
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Orestes Brownson: A spiritual seeker turned prominent Catholic intellectual ‘bomb-thrower’
by Russell Shawby Russell ShawEditor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — At the very least, …
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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — In late spring or …
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The first Catholic ceremony in the White House took place during the presidency of a Presbyterian.
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Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the lives of Great American Catholics ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. (OSV News) — How typical of Archbishop …
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(OSV News) — Who is Bishop John Carroll? We may not hear much about him today, but he was the first bishop of the United States, the father of American …
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There are many saints who were fathers from whom men leading families can learn and seek prayerful intercession.
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The following five practices are among the most common ways of initiating and perpetuating the devotion to the Sacred Heart.
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The apostles used letters to address the faithful of the churches they helped to establish — encyclicals are also letters, from the pope to the whole Church.
