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“Why were you looking for me?”
Readings: • Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 • Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 • Col 3:12-21 or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24 • Lk 2:41-52 Being lost isn’t always […]
Blessed Virgin Mary
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Pope Francis: Let’s focus on helping others this Christmas
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on Dec. 19, 2021 / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Dec 19, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
A good way to get out of a cycle of self-pity or a negative mood is to help others, following the example of the Virgin Mary, … […]
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The US archdiocese with a relic of the original Guadalupe image
Relic of the tilma of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the cathedral chapel in Los Angeles. Courtesy of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 9, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Millions of pilgrims travel each year to see the image of Our L… […]
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The Solemnity of All Saints and the pursuit of holiness
Several years ago I was having a mild altercation with one of my high school students. He ended his presentation with this thought: “The reason I hate Catholic school is that you priests and nuns […]
Essay
Star of the New Evangelization: Following Mary in unleashing the Gospel
“The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered […]
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Roses, The Rose, and the Rosary
I suspect that everyone considers the rose the “queen of flowers.” In almost every culture, the rose has held quasi-mystical value. In the Greco-Roman world, the rose symbolized beauty, love and the season of spring; […]
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Pope Francis in Slovakia: Our Lady of Sorrows teaches us compassion for the suffering
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the esplanade of the National Shrine in Šaštin, Slovakia, Sept. 15, 2021. / Vatican Media.
Rome Newsroom, Sep 15, 2021 / 04:46 am (CNA).
At Slovakia’s national Catholic shrine on Wednesday, Pope Francis said that … […]
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Pope Francis: Mary teaches us to listen to the voice of the voiceless
Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. / null
Vatican City, Sep 8, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican released a message from Pope Francis on Wednesday as the Chu… […]
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Pope Francis on Assumption feast: ‘Humility is the way that leads to heaven’
Pope Francis speaks at the at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on May 31st, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA
Vatican City, Aug 15, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis gave a rem… […]
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The light of patriarchs, the rule of the fathers
Patriarchy has had a ‘bad rap’ in recent years. It seems that no matter what leftist movement we’re talking about, all appear united in a common belief that ‘patriarchy’ is an unequivocal evil which must […]