Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News
This Advent, the Archdiocese of Detroit also wanted people to know they weren’t spiritually alone, no matter how isolating post-pandemic, 21st-century life might seem.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Advent, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Jesus does not wait for sinners to change their lives before he welcomes them, said the preacher of the papal household.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Commentary
The shepherd of shepherds will lead the way through unknown paths of life.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Commentary
The Magnificat is among the most theologically powerful speeches in the entirety of the New Testament.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, Local News, News
Catholics will have the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence from Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Feb. 2, 2024, the feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
For the first time in history, 150 homeless people had a festive meal, served by Italian journalists and their families, under the famous baroque Bernini’s colonnade in St. Peter’s Square.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Away in a cave near Greccio, Italy, St. Francis of Assisi had the first Nativity scene — a live one — staged for the faithful on Christmas Eve in 1223. A 15th-century fresco now decorating the cave inspired the Nativity scene erected in St. Peter’s Square for the 800th anniversary celebrations.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Commentary, The Domestic Church
This Advent and Christmas season, the time is right for us to rediscover that familiar story and experience God’s presence in a new way, knowing we are exactly where we need to be.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window
That day when I had that sudden thought, the child who would become our younger son was newly born and not far away. Only God could have known that.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Commentary, Feature
The detailing of each and every piece of the presepe found along the Via San Gregorio Armeno is exact and minute, the work of artists who spend years honing their craft.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Commentary
John the Baptist cries out to us, like parents urging their children, saying “This is the Lord!”
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window
There is nothing like that wait for the baby to arrive, especially in those final hours before the birth.
