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Purity, the Flesh and the Spirit
Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). Central to Jesus’ moral teaching, which I have referred to as the New Law of the Gospel, is His appeal to the human heart. In his Theology of the Body …
Corpus Christi Processions 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Holy Family Dayton 140 S Findley St., Dayton 45403 The Feast of Corpus Christi is a very big Feast here at Holy Family! On Thursday Morning at 7:30 a.m. we will begin preparing the decorations. An artist will sketch the images on the sidewalk with colored …
Procession Brings Family of Parishes Together
by Lisa Fletcher Westside Catholic Family of Parishes, which includes St. Teresa of Avila, St. William, St. Lawrence and Resurrection of Our Lord churches in Cincinnati, is eagerly preparing for their 25th anniversary celebration of the Feast of the Corpus Christi. With music, singing, prayer and community spirit, this annual …
Book Review: 100 Great Catholic Poems
Award-winning poet and Catholic convert Sally Read has crafted a lively new Catholic poetry anthology. It is no coincidence that nearly a third of the poets included in this volume were converts. As Read writes in her introduction: I knew the Church’s rightness as I witnessed its liturgy and prayer. …
How the ‘miracle of the sun’ in Fátima helped to end an atheist regime
By CNA Staff Fatima, Portugal, Oct 13, 2023 / 04:15 am Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima and the day on which thousands of people bore witness to the miracle of the dancing sun — a miracle that shattered the prevalent belief at the time that …
Everything you need to know about Fatima (Part 1)
by Mary Farrow Fatima, Portugal, May 13, 2021 / 07:01 am America/Denver (CNA). It’s the most popular and well-known Marian apparition in the recent history of the Church. One hundred years ago, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in a field in Fatima, Portugal. She brought with …
A Mother’s Day Prayer
A Mother’s Love There are times when only a mother’s love Can understand our tears, Can soothe our disappoints And calm all of our fears. There are times when only a mother’s love Can share the joy we feel When something we’ve dreamed about Quite suddenly is real. There are …
The Power in a Mother’s Name
I was a brand new speaker preparing a talk that I had struggled to put together for over a year. There I sat, tapping my pencil on another blank sheet of paper next to a growing pile of crumpled up ideas. I was out of time. In just a couple …
Mothers & Priests: Giving Ourselves to Others
I remember the moment I realized my mother was a person. It’s a strange thing to say; but prior to my twenties, my mom more closely resembled a resource. I could turn to her with my needs, confident she would have the solution. As a mother, she gave; and as …