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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is getting a long overdue makeover – a makeover almost 500 years in the making. Ever since 1555, a marble stone has covered the place where tradition tells us Christ was buried for three days. Today, restoration teams are hard at work removing the material from the […]
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1. He changed his name for a good reason…now he’s telling us why! St. Peter was the only one of the twelve apostles to have his name changed by Christ. In John 1:42, the author writes, “And he brought the man to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be
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October is Respect Life Month. It can be easy to categorize the idea of being ‘pro-life’ to simply being anti-abortion. However, life is precious and sacred from natural conception to natural death. Pope Francis has shown what it means to be pro-life in all of life’s stages. Here are fifteen pictures from throughout the papacy
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Fifty-three years ago, Reverend Ernest Simoni was arrested because he was guilty. His crime? Celebrating the Holy Mass in his native country of Albania, which was under the regime of Communism. Today, Simoni is one of the seventeen men who Pope Francis has appointed to the level of Cardinal within the Catholic Church. Simoni and
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Sainthood is for everyone – even Catholic cowboys. EWTN is proving that sainthood isn’t just for adults, but kids are called to holiness too. EWTN’s newest program featuring Tomkin, a Catholic cowboy, and his trusty horse Blaise, appeals to their littlest viewer. Check out the video that EWTN released this week, where Tomkin and Blaise
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The saints are awesome. There really isn’t any way to sugarcoat it. They’re as close to us as our friends here on earth and are available to talk any time of the day. When it comes to my relationship with the saints, it can be hard to pick a favorite. They’re all amazing, and each offers
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According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Marriage is a pretty amazing sacrament. The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s love of life and passion for Christ in the faces of the poor was a contagious love. Her activism led to collaboration with many world leaders. Yet her fame did not keep her from spending time with those who were impoverished. Here are thirteen times that Mother Teresa hit epic levels
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s legacy is the incredible story of compassion, humility and a woman who understood how to be Christ’s hands and feet to the world. She dedicated her life to the service of the poorest of the poor in the slums of India. Here are eight quotes from her writings and interviews that
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Mark Shea is a blogger, book author, Catholic speaker and a self-proclaimed ‘double jump convert’ – first from an agnostic pagan to non-denominational Evangelical, and then to the Catholic Church. Many of us were converted from his wonderful apologetics work from Ignatius Press, By What Authority: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition. Mark Shea
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The Olympics: an opportunity to see the lighting of the torch, a huge party, and the flags of 206 participating countries waving. Check out these 11 inspirational moments from Olympics past and present! 1. Rio’s 2016 Refugee Team In the 2016 Rio Olympics, a team of ten will march behind the Olympic flag. They
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1. World Youth day was a bore this year, no one showed up 2. They must have all had other summer plans 3. No one got close to Pope Francis at all 4. It’s like he wasn’t even there 5. He pretty much ignored everyone 6. In fact, everyone who
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1. A devotion to the Hail Mary prayer can be traced to the 1100s. Abbot Baldwin, the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1184 wrote about a devotion to the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer and said, “To this salutation of the Angel, by which we daily greet the most Blessed Virgin, with such devotion as we may, we
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