The spiritual practice of devotions is an enriching one. Our spiritual/ritual lives—like any ecosystem—benefit from diversity.
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Category: Devotions and Sacramentals
The Potluck Rosary
In our new “Popular Piety” series: Katherine Grimm Bowers on the communal Rosary and the Body of Christ.
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Return Gallery Devotional Art to Churches?
These works proclaim to all the dignity of the human person, the majesty of the Christian spiritual journey, and the hope of heaven in the midst of the complications of now.
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Divine Mercy negotiations UPDATED 5/18
This morning a letter from the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was released. It was addressed to the Polish Episcopal Conference to mark the 100th anniversary
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“I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord”
What have we learned in our time of eucharistic famine?
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Reflecting on the Seven Sorrows of Mary
Pope Francis recently invited us to reflect on the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Fr. Liam Tracey, OSM has shared with us some of the history
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Liturgy 0, Popular Piety 1
Whether the Way of the Cross should be held on March 25 or not.
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Are there things we ought not bless?
I was struck by an articleat Catholic News Agency that reported how the Russian Orthodox Church is considering ending their practice of blessing large weapons including
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Saints Alive: The Tensions in Sanctoral Cycle Reforms
What makes a saint – is it nice thoughts, acts of social justice, successful church plants, miracles wrought after death?
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Stations of the Cross: The Story
Sometimes there were 20, 30, or even more stations.
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