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Raise your hand if you’re feeling overwhelmed, or not doing anything worthwhile. With the terrible weather prolonging a seemingly endless winter, it’s no wonder people are starting to feel bluer than usual. If you made New Year’s resolutions, odds are you’ve given up by now, adding to the melancholy. If you’re single, last week’s St.
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“I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.”
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VATICAN – Blessed John Henry Newman, a convert, cardinal, theologian, and poet, is one step closer to becoming a saint. Today, Pope Francis signed off on the second miracle attributed to Newman and announced the approval of his canonization. The second miracle for the English cardinal’s canonization involved a young law graduate from the Archdiocese
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Do you ever wonder what the saints would write about if they lived in the age of the internet and had a blog?
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Every year on February 3rd, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Blaise. Blaise was a doctor and the Bishop of Sebastea. He became known as a healer and the first recorded actions of St. Blaise involved his assisting patients with objects stuck in their throats. Every year on his feast day a special
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Have you heard of St. Ansgar, the patron saint of Scandinavia?
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Mother Angelica was a holy lady and a prolific writer. Among her writings were little mini-books on God, Heaven, and the Angels.
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I encourage you to focus on one of these five quotes, asking this doctor of the devout life to intercede for you.
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It is so glorious that we have the cloud of witnesses, the saints, to befriend on our journeys of faith. What’s even cooler is that new saints are being canonized all the time! The universal call to holiness is real and saints show us that we are all meant to be holy. Each year at
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Good writing is hard to come by, especially in the saint section of Catholic book stores, so let me get straight to the point: go buy Benedict XVI: His Life and Thought immediately. This book is incredible.
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You probably know a lot of the common saints, but there are dozens upon dozens of other saints and they’re pretty rad!
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The Church celebrates the feast days of many well-known saints in the month of January. Saint Basil, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint John Neumann, Saint Brigid, and Saint Agnes are just a few of the house-hold saint names that appear on the liturgical calendar. But what about the unknown saints, those who slip by unnoticed?
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Following in his footsteps is closer than you think.
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It’s that time of year again! According to Maria Von Trapp in her book Around the Year with the Von Trapp Family, a saint should be chosen for the liturgical year- not all of us were that on top of things. It’s NOT TOO LATE! Jennifer Fulwiler updated her name and word generators for us
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“Tis the season to be jolly,” the Christmas carol says. Yes, the holiday season brings a lot of reasons to smile and be happy, but it’s also a time of difficulty for many people. Some people have had a tough year full of loneliness and/or loss, unfortunately made worse by the holiday season. Other people
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Winter and the time leading up to and following Christmas is a time when many find themselves feeling blue. This may be due to actual mental illness or just the stress this time of year seems to inflict on people. Regardless of whether or not you have a diagnosable mental condition, you still have a
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Why is Mary’s Immaculate Conception during Advent each year? Many incorrectly believe that the Church’s celebration of the Immaculate Conception was Jesus’s conception, but that we celebrate it 17 days before Christmas should clue everyone in that it’s not (that would be an Immaculate Gestation!). The Immaculate Conception is 8 December each year. Now put
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It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of preparing for Christ’s birth and lighting the Advent candles. But don’t forget to celebrate the feast days of these incredible saints, whose feast days and memorials occur during this season of preparation. 1. Saint Francis Xavier This saint’s memorial kicks off the Advent liturgical
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You may have never heard of Saint Sabas, despite the fact that he is one of the most note-worthy figures of early monasticism. The saint was born in 439 and died in 532, and his life was full of miraculous adventures. Although many of us may not share in Sabas’ desire to live alone in
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Have you ever received gifts or trinkets growing up that you continue to keep for sentimental or nostalgic value? Something a family member or a friend gave you on a birthday or for a special event that remains on prominent display in your home? As a child, that memento for me was a prism that
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