I wondered what experiences others were having with the opened Holy Doors.
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Holy Doors of Mercy
I wonder what experiences people are having with the opened Holy Doors during this extraordinary Jubilee Year? The website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops describes these doors as “one of the central components of the Jubilee of Mercy.”
Read moreViewpoint: The Holy Year, Part One: The Spiritual Works of Mercy
I propose that every Catholic set some time aside and draw up a list of commitments to be carried out during the Holy Year based of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Read moreA meditation in inkpen and marker
On Holy Saturday, Juliana got up and, overwhelmed by the immanence of Easter, began to draw. The result (perhaps a new set of Mysteries for the Rosary, since there are five) has been pretty inspiring on my walls during this Octave; perhaps others will enjoy them too.
Read moreViewpoint: The Practice of Lenten Fasting Has Many Dimensions
We are reminded that we can never be satisfied by ordinary food, which satisfies only momentarily but then perishes.
Read moreNeither fish nor flesh nor good red herring!
Aside from Candlemas itself, a second significant ritual event unfolds from this incident in Luke. What Mary does becomes a ritual pattern for Christian women.
Read moreWho’s That Lady with the Egg?
In an unguarded moment of blunt ignorance, I blurted out, “Who’s that lady with the egg?” My teacher looked at me, and with a patient voice, informed me that “That ‘Lady with the Egg’ is Mary Magdalene.”
Read moreNon Solum: A Corpus Christi Procession
Our new pastor just put the Host in the monstrance and walked around the inside of the church once, all by himself.
Read moreNon Solum: Marian Anthem after Mass During the Month of May
A reader recently wrote in asking about the Marian anthems.
Read moreDeacon of Diocese of Des Moines to Resurrect Ember Days
Catholic New Service is reporting that a deacon in the Diocese of Des Moines has begun resurrecting the practice of Ember Days in the diocese.
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