Every morning in the wee small hours lately, I read or listen to the daily Mass readings on the USCCB website as I feed the twins. Usually I’m struggling to …
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New Jersey priest’s devotion to saint helps bring her life to the big screen
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsBy Joe JordanHOBOKEN, N.J. (OSV News) — For the last decade, Msgr. Paul Bochicchio of St. Francis Church in Hoboken has been advising as a spiritual consultant on the upcoming …
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By Rita Buettner Maybe it’s because the excitement of the holidays has passed and the Christmas lights are disappearing. Maybe it’s because the time off from work and school is …
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‘The Following of Christ’: The ‘hidden’ book that helped make Mother Seton a saint
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsEMMITSBURG, Md. (OSV News) — The year was 1936, and Arthur Burns was in a bind. A direct descendent of Elizabeth Ann Seton, he was scouring the Northeast, looking for …
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August 18 happens to be the feast of St. Helena: empress, convert and finder of the relics of Christ’s cross. I won’t recount in detail the story of her life …
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“And have you seen what is happening in beautiful Maui now? It makes me sick to think of it.” These laments from an elderly religious sister — 91 years old, …
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LISBON, Portugal (OSV News) — If one was to line up some rockstar saints loved by the youth, certainly the founder of World Youth Day, St. John Paul II, and …
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‘Never, never lose faith,’ says man whose miraculous cure as child led to St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s canonization
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder(Leer in Español) (OSV News) — Jake Finkbonner first decided to become a medical doctor when he was in middle school. “I’d love to help people the same way that …
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Florida priest urges Catholic leaders to recognize Dutch saint as modern patron of journalists
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsBy William Cone BOCA RATON, Fla. (OSV News) — As local Catholics and faithful worldwide prepare to mark the July 27 second anniversary of the feast day of St. Titus …
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Nourishment. We all need it — and in many ways. But where do we find it? The stuff of life sometimes can seem to overwhelmingly weigh us down. Our fears. …
