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Entries for September 2022
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Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada in Avila, Spain. Less than twenty years before Teresa was born in 1515, Columbus opened up the Western Hemisphere to European colonization. Two years after she was born, Luther started the Protestant Reformation....
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Bishop David Kagan, Diocese of Bismarck, N.D., announced the opening of the diocesan investigation which could lead to the beatification and canonization of North Dakota native Michelle Christine Duppong. Born in 1985, Duppong grew up in Haymarsh, N.D. She earned a degree in horticulture a...
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In response to countless requests, Ascension is launching The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) on January 1, 2023!
With this podcast, Catholics will:
Read the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 days
Understand the essentials of the Catholic Faith and why t...
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On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish in...
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Originally published Sept. 30, 2021.
Do you ever feel like God is just silent in your life? That he is not talking to you? When I speak to high school students and young adults, I frequently hear them say, “God doesn’t talk to me.” We have all felt like this at some po...
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Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181.
In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned from a trip to France to find out his wife had given birth to a son. Far from being excited or apologetic because he'd been gone, Pietro was furious because she'd had his new ...
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By CET Staff
A traveling Diocesan Rosary Congress will be taking place in the Diocese of Tyler October 1-7, 2022. All are invited to participate!
What is a Rosary Congress?
A Rosary Congress is where the Rosary is prayed continuously before the Blessed Sacrament in adoration for sev...
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At times, it seems that life is threatened on all sides. Please join with others across the nation in prayer. For the nine days between September 7 (the vigil of the feast of the Birth of Mary) and September 15 (the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows), we pray for the intercession of Mary, the M...
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By: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA/EWTN News
Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to honor the Virgin Mary as their mother, noting that Jesus himself gave her that role.
VATICAN CITY — It is good to think about the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who freely accepted her calling to b...
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Originally published Oct. 14, 2021.
My wife is a huge fan of the Harry Potter series. She’s read all of the books multiple times and attended the midnight premiere of each film. When we were dating, the films were still being released and I attended one of the midnight showings wi...
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