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D.D. Emmons

D.D. Emmons writes from Pennsylvania.

The Way of the Cross: Not only for Lent

March 6, 2025
By D.D. Emmons
OSV News
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.

Celebrating the gift of salvation all Christmas season long

December 26, 2024
By D.D. Emmons
OSV News
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.

The Christmas octave: Continuing the celebration

December 25, 2024
By D.D. Emmons
OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Feature

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.

Ash Wednesday’s significance

February 13, 2024
By D.D. Emmons
OSV News
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.

Fasting and abstinence: More than laws of the church

February 13, 2024
By D.D. Emmons
OSV News
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.

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