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Finding God in Humble St. Joseph
(OSV News) — St. Joseph does not draw attention to himself. He listens, and he acts, exemplifying what a disciple is: the one who hears “the word of God […]
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The Truth About How Early Christians Celebrated Easter
(OSV News) – Like Christmas and other Catholic holy days, Easter is often misunderstood and mis-celebrated. Either its origins are said to be based on pagan holidays (a myth we will bust), or […]
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A Guide to the Devotions and Liturgies of Holy Week
(OSV News) – What are you doing for Holy Week? It’s OK if your Holy Week list includes coloring eggs, cleaning and baking for Easter, shopping for new outfits, […]
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Meditating on the Way of the Cross Is Not Only for Lent
(OSV News) – The Way of the Cross is one of the most personal, meditative, and graphic of any Catholic devotion. We spiritually join Jesus on the via dolorosa (“sorrowful way”) leading […]
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St. Joseph: A Humble Model for All Fathers
(OSV News) – One of St. Joseph’s most devoted followers, St. Peter Julian Eymard, recommends we use the March 19 feast of St. Joseph as an opportunity to seal a devotion to him, […]
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Mary: The Perfect Lenten Companion
(OSV News) – As we’re firmly entrenched now in Lent, the season directs us to recall our own baptism and prepare for the celebration of the paschal mystery of the passion, […]
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The History and Significance of Ash Wednesday
(OSV News) – Among the beautiful, meaningful and solemn ceremonies of the Catholic Church is the gathering of the faithful on Ash Wednesday. This special day begins our Lenten journey. It is the […]
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The Climb to Ash Wednesday
Being from northern Indiana, I’ve never lived on a hill. In fact, when I was younger, I often wondered why people bothered to build houses on hills. There were, after […]
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Marriage: A Sacrament of Lasting Love
(OSV News) – The great marriage myth of our time is that happy marriages “just happen.” When we were first married, we – like many young couples – were under the impression […]
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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: The Adventure of a Lifetime
Written by Robert Kloska If you are not a Christian, you may not have heard of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity, […]
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The History Behind All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days
(OSV News) – It seems unusual that the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church schedules two major celebrations on days that are back to back. But that is precisely the […]
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Christ is the Antidote to ‘Crisis of Hopelessness,’ Noted at Jubilee Mass
Bishop Rhoades continued his tour of the designated Jubilee Year of Hope parishes on Wednesday, September 24, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. […]