Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Saints, World News
Between 1931 and 1938, a young nun named Sister Maria Faustina claimed to have experienced a series of visions, messages and conversations in which our Lord Jesus asked her to establish a devotion to his Divine Mercy.
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Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News
This basilica, rebuilt and magnificently adorned over the centuries, has been a rallying point for popes and laypeople, for Romans and pilgrims alike, to venerate the maternity and life of the Blessed Mother.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Lent
Unlike the followers of Christ on that Good Friday, we know that the 14th station is not the end, that death does not win; rather, in his sacrifice, we find the sure knowledge of eternal life.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Easter
Just the name “Easter” brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day — not only a few weeks on the church calendar — but, for Christians, a way of life.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Saints
Surprisingly, given the popularity and influence of the day, many revelers know little about St. Patrick the man.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Lent
Frequently and piously walking with him, contemplating his suffering and sharing our crosses, especially when we feel abandoned or in despair, gives us courage and hope.
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Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature
There are feasts and events in the first month of the year that help us assimilate the miracle of Christmas Day and understand who this new child is, his divinity and the meaning of his birth.
Every day of the Christmas octave is filled with meaning that reflects back on the Nativity — not just the birth of Christ, but the impact and reality of the birth.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Lent
when we go to that early Mass on Ash Wednesday morning and receive the blessed ashes on our forehead, we are repeating a somber, pious act that Catholics have been undergoing for over 1,500 years.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Lent
As the penitential season of Lent begins, we Catholics, like Christians everywhere, prepare to commemorate the passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
