By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — What matters is the truth and the love that God sees, not what is superficial, showy and self-centered, Pope Francis said during a Mass …
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Professor sees religious tapestry woven across the millennia in Lent’s history, traditions
by Peter Finneyby Peter FinneyNEW ORLEANS (OSV News) — When Thomas Neal, a professor of spiritual theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, reflects on the history and traditions of Lent, he sees …
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MEMPHIS (OSV News) — When it comes to raising money for his parish, Father Ben Bradshaw of Memphis really knows how to make the dough. The Catholic priest takes the …
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With Forgiveness Vespers, Byzantine Rite Catholics ‘prepare for the preparation’: the Great Lent
by Kiki Haydenby Kiki Hayden(OSV News) — Byzantine Rite Catholics have been preparing for Great Lent since January this year. The Sunday of Zacchaeus, which this year fell on Jan. 22 (or Jan. 29 …