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Once called “the most hidden of the saints,” Saint Joseph led a humble life in Nazareth as the foster father of Jesus. Yet despite his quiet life, the Church named Saint Joseph the patron saint of the Universal Church. In a recently published book, The Truth About Saint Joseph: Encountering the Most Hidden of Saints, Father Maurice Meschler, […]
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So you know your way around a Byzantine liturgy, but do you really know how things roll in the Eastern Orthodox Church?
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The Coming Home Network International celebrated it’s 20th anniversary with a special episode. The episode featured Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God, and Al Kresta. The trio sit and discuss some moments and unique memories and it’s a must see. Check it out:
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I have a naturally curious brain. When there are things I do not know that I want to know, an irresistible urge to find the answer wells up within me. I will not be satisfied until I find an answer. This can be frustrating when knowing the answer is impossible which occurs surprisingly often in Bible
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In the Catholic Church, the Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office) is the daily prayer of the Church. The prayers are prayed five times a day: Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Daytime Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer. Canon law requires priests in the Catholic Church to pray the entire Liturgy
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Delicious food is a glorious thing – so are these pilgrimage destinations. Pick your all time favorite comfort foods and we’ll pick a destination for you next pilgrimage!
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More than two thousand years ago, ordinary Christians were huddled in the Upper Room together. Thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit, those men spread the Gospel message to all corners of the earth. How did they do it? How did they go from simple, ordinary fishermen and tax collectors to the most famous
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You may recognize Sean Bryan from the television show American Ninja Warrior where he competes as the Papal Ninja and wears shirts designed after the Vatican Flag (with a nod to the Dominicans, too!). But here are ten things you may not know about Sean. 1. He discerned with the Salesians for four years
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Magnificat-Ignatius books are always books I do a happy dance for when they arrive in the mail, because I just know my boys, husband and I are going to love them. Even the ones that aren’t specifically for their age group – they just love them all! Here are the latest five we have added
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Hurricane Harvey hit Texas on August 25, 2017. Since that day, more than forty inches of water have flooded southeast Texas – and weather forecasters predict that fifty inches of rain will fall before the storm is finished. At least thirty people have died in the wake of the tropical storm, and many more are
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40 years ago, and before he was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Arlington, VA, Father Aitcheson was a member of the KKK. In what can be described as a radical conversion to Christ, Fr. Aitcheson left the KKK and pursued God’s calling: to become a priest in God’s Church, sharing in the one
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Are you one of those people who enjoy learning about your faith in a more academic setting but don’t have the time or the resources to stop everything and uproot your family so that you can further your education? Do you love learning about God so much that it hurts because you’re pretty sure that
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My mama used to say, “There is nothing new under the sun.” I thought of that quote as I read quotes from the saints from centuries past in the newly republished, My Daily Visit with the Saints, published by Sophia Institute Press.
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There’s a video out by Bill Nye that may challenge even those who are the most pro-contraception out there. The More You Know!
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Known for their good habits, sweet dispositions, and effervescent beauty, religious sisters and nuns are a remarkable gift to our Church. Their love of Jesus and their passion for sharing the Gospel (in whatever way their particular order does) is always a beautiful reminder of how the Lord works through ordinary, simple people to do
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In light of the eclipse (see what I did there?) I got to thinking about what some of the Saints would have said about the event in the sky that captivated America. So many of our great saints had much to say on the topic of darkness – particularly spiritual darkness. Pope St. John Paul
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When Katharine Drexel was born to a wealthy Philadelphia couple in 1858, it was expected that she would someday marry a suitably wealthy husband, inherit a slice of her father’s $400 million estate, and perhaps engage in some quiet and respectable philanthropy. Few could predict that she would become a religious sister; no one thought
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When you think of someone sharing the Gospel, what kind of person comes to mind? For most of us, we think of someone who is comfortable in a crowd. We may think of someone who doesn’t know a stranger and is chock full of intelligent yet accessible responses to questions about the faith. The person
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Times are troubling. That’s not a political statement or thought, just a fact. There seems to be nothing but division, vitriol, spite, anger, and frustration – from every side of every aisle on every topic these days. Whether it’s rallies, Twitter wars, a 24 hour news cycle with no clear message, Facebook comment box debates
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This week I answered a “caller unknown” call. To my shock, it was Justin Bieber!! Oddly english was his second language and in the background his friends were giggling. I played along as it was clearly an innocent kid prank and asked the Bieb’s to sing his favorite song. After an awkward attempt with much
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