March 14, 2019
What is Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday. — The Wednesday after Quinquagesima Sunday, which is the first day of the Lenten fast. The name dies cinerum (day of ashes) which it bears in the Roman…
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May 8, 2017
Theresa May is Britain’s ‘first Catholic prime minister’
The former education secretary said Catholic social teaching was central to her politics Theresa May is effectively “Britain’s first Catholic prime minister”, the former education secretary has claimed. In an…
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April 11, 2017
Bible scholar gives inside look at Vatican's Stations of the Cross
Pope Francis chose French biblical scholar, Anne-Marie Pelletier, to write the meditations for this year's annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum. A recipient of the Ratzinger…
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April 11, 2017
Palms, Passion and Progress: Holy Week is a Continuing Call to a New Life in Christ
Holy Week invites us to let go of self and embrace the Lord anew through continuing conversion. How desperately we all need to hear the Good news that we can begin…
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March 31, 2017
God weeps for those who stray from him, says Pope Francis
During Lent we should seek to return to him with a whole heart, the Pope said in a morning homily Lent is a time for Christians to reflect on the…
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March 20, 2017
Pope Francis goes to confession
At the end of his annual Lenten penitential service on Friday, Pope Francis was the first to go to the sacrament of confession, afterward hearing the confessions of seven laypeople,…
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March 17, 2017
Here's what Pope Francis is doing for Holy Week
With Easter only a month away, plans have already been set in the Vatican for the celebrations surrounding the big day, and the lead-up to Holy Week will be filled…
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March 17, 2017
Lenten Series: The Seven Deadly Sins
We admit that shadows lurk within our hearts. "I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want." (Romans 7:18) Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel prize…
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March 13, 2017
The Cross is more than a jewelry says Pope Francis
On Sunday Pope Francis said Lent is a time to really contemplate the sacrifice Jesus made for each of us on the Cross, which is more than just a devotional…
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March 10, 2017
Where it's OK to eat corned beef on St. Patrick's Day this Lent
If you’re an Irish Catholic (or any Catholic) living in the United States, you will need to check with your local diocese before indulging in corned beef and cabbage on…
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