Entries for 2024

Source Good Friday is the most solemn day of the Christian year. It is the day our Savior died for us. It is the day we were redeemed from our sins by the voluntary death of God Himself at the hands of man. Here are 9 things you need to know. 1. Why is this day called "Good Frida...

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Source Jesus reveals that true manhood loses itself for the beloved. But what if we don’t see others as exactly loveable, let alone “beloved”? If you are having trouble really loving, perhaps you’re having trouble seeing. We look at humanity and the humans that make it up ...

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Source From September 2023 to May 2024, the arm of Saint Jude Thaddeus, venerated in Rome from ancient times, will be on pilgrimage in the United States, making stops in 100 cities. On April 8, 2024, this relic will be coming to Tyler.  One of the Church’s most beloved saints, Saint...

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Source Why do we celebrate a Solemnity of St. Joseph? In his Apostolic Exhortation Custodian of the Redeemer, Pope St. John Paul II elaborates on this statement of Pope Leo XIII, as it touches upon Mary and Joseph’s vocation with respect to the Incarnation of the Eternal Word, [This i]...

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Source St. Katharine Drexel is the second American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic Church. This amazing woman was an heiress to a large bequest who became a religious sister and a brilliant educator. Katherine was born in Philadelphia on November 26, 1858, the second child of a prom...

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Source The concept a man has of God guides his whole life. If he considers God a far-off being with no concern for mankind, he will return the favor and have no concern for God. If Jesus is a softie who advocates a spineless resignation that he calls “love,” a man will never stand up ...

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Source Friends, today’s Gospel presents the Transfiguration of Christ. What is the Transfiguration itself? Mark speaks literally of a metamorphosis, a going beyond the form that he had. If I can use Paul’s language, it is “the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Jesus C...

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Source “You’re incredibly beautiful. Did you know that?” I looked up, very much startled. A man I’d never met was smiling down at me with a dreamy, somewhat wistful expression. We were in the Crayola museum in the Mall of America, and I was seated at a table with my fiv...

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Source ROME (CNS) -- In an age when even one's most intimate thoughts and feelings can become fodder for social media, Lent is a time to cast aside appearances and to find God at work in the depths of the heart, Pope Francis said. Without realizing it, Christians have become immersed "...

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Source Spiritual practices will aid your Lenten journey for a fruitful 40 days. Want a fruitful 40 days? Naturally, Mass and regular confession are a must.  But there are other spiritual practices that will aid your Lenten journey, too. Read the Bible. “God’s love let...

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