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Whether you need a moment of sanity while raising a houseful of crazy kids, want a little extra heavenly help with your marriage, or just plain can’t sleep because of your upcoming final, St. Rita—patron of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and parenthood—is your gal. Throughout her life, St. Rita went through trial after trial, but […]
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Whether you turn into a beach bum in the warm weather or you’re more of a mountain climber, there are plenty of incredible pilgrimage destinations to visit right here in the United States. Here are eight of our favorites! 1. Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Alabama Always wanted to visit the Holy Land but can’t
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Here are eleven saints and blesseds who are also patrons of various mental health issues.
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As we approach the summer months, the temptation to dress casually for Sunday Mass increases exponentially. Why this is the case probably has to do with the culture in which we live as well as the rise in more casual services across the religious spectrum. Although this would make a good article and a philosophical
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It’s still Easter. We Catholics like to party—for a while! After rising from the dead, but before the Ascension, Jesus was so kind and affectionate to want nothing more than to visit the holy women, Mary Magdalen, the disciples of Emmaus, the Apostles, and his Blessed Mother. And don’t forget his affection when Jesus went
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The San Miguel Chapel has seen roughly 400 years of trials and victories.
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It’s your baby’s baptism day! The sacrament washes away original sin and leaves your little baby’s soul as white as their baptism gown. But every parent wants to avoid baptism bloopers. Here are some thoughts that are running through their head on the day their baby becomes a child of God. 1. Please, no blowouts
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A few weeks ago, my men’s group went to Theology on Tap together. I was not super interested in attending for various reasons. However, the men’s group was going, and this introvert sometimes has to force himself to be a person. So, I gritted my teeth and went. As it turns out, the speaker (Kelly
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On May 12, Pope Francis gave the green light for Catholics to pilgrimage to Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which the sight of alleged Marian apparitions. Papal spokesman Alessandro Gisotti said in a statement the same day that this authorization of pilgrimage should not be taken as “authentication” of the alleged apparitions, “which still require an
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When a fellow parishioner returned from a Marian pilgrimage, she brought me a rosary from the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat. I was happy to receive the gift, even if I didn’t know a single thing about this particular Marian apparition. When I asked friends, none of them had heard of her either. It
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Father Leo Patalinghug is a Catholic priest, a professional chef, a third-degree black belt, and a former break dancer. But despite his incredible resume, Father Leo didn’t grow up in the perfect family situation. His father often worked late, and his mother had to keep up with him and his three siblings. To make matters
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Coventry Carol, otherwise known as “The hymn of the Holy Innocents” was sung by the youth of St. John Cantius and Crusaders for Life in the Illinois state capitol back in 2017. This hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking lullaby was sung during a rally for the dignity of the unborn. Translated Lyrics:Lully, lullay, Thou little tiny
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I never even heard of St. Athanasius during my formative years in Catholic education. Now, he’s one of my favorite Catholic saint. I first learned of Athanasius when I was taking a Master’s course on the Trinity. On the feast day of St. Athanasius I want to share three key things about his life that
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Headlines about the Catholic Church aren’t very cheery these days. In fact, the news that breaks on a regular basis about Christ’s bride is disheartening, frustrating, heartbreaking, and infuriating. But ever since the days where Jesus’ own apostle, Judas, sold the master for thirty pieces of silver, bad shepherds have regularly betrayed Christ and his
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A few years ago, my husband changed our desktop wallpaper to a gorgeous image of Christ and the Apostles at the last supper. It was a mosaic, drawn in beautiful and vibrant colors. We didn’t know it’s origins, or the name of the artist, and we had a hard time coming up with it on
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All eyes have been on Paris, France in recent weeks due to the burning of the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, all the church burnings in general, and all the violence that has erupted on the City of Lights. As a Catholic outside of France, it’s easy to feel a little helpless when it comes
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If we genuinely want to prevent history from repeating itself, we need to understand that history.
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Wish you had time to put together a liturgically themed feast day menu, but barely get around to shopping? Don’t worry. There’s a subscription box for that. Always wanting to support Catholic artisans but never know where to start browsing? There’s a subscription box for that, too. Or maybe you wish you had the time
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The 15th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast was held in Washington D.C. last week. Among the speakers this year was the founder and president of And Then There Were None, Abby Johnson. Her four minute talk was recently posted for those of us unable to attend the sold out event! Enjoy!
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