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Category: Saints / Mary
At a loose end – Read St. Patrick’s Autobiography!
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. But for most people it won’t be observed as other years. This morning I celebrated a “private” Mass in the
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St. Patrick’s Day should be a Solemnity in the U.S.
In this post I am making a very simple proposal, that the USCCB upgrade the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day to the status of Solemnity.
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“Almost obligatory” Irish contribution to the Sunday of the Word of God
This coming Sunday marks the first time we will observe the Sunday of the Word of God. PrayTell already covered this new observance. Regular readers may also have
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Review Essay: Maternal Body
Michael Plekon reviews Carrie Frederick Frost’s latest book Maternal Body: A Theology of Incarnation from the Christian East
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Ars Praedicandi: Ed Foley’s Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Mary had the gift of saying yes
And so the gift of incarnation lives in the world.
Devotional Prayer and Community
In early October, I was in Nairobi teaching at a program for contemplative nuns, and afterward I spent a few days with the Benedictine nuns
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Brief Book Review: A Living Gospel
The stories [of Holy Lives] invite readers to reflect on their own lives and see where the “living gospel” has been written.
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Brief Book Review: Black Madonna
Lee weaves a more accurate tapestry of [Mary], making her accessible to today’s reader.
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Commemorating the Transverberation of St. Teresa of Avila
“If all you know about Teresa’s experience of having her heart pierced comes from Bernini’s famous statue The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, you are missing out.”
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Looking Ahead: Celebrating the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Here is to hoping that this year, the birth of John the Baptist will be celebrated on June 24th.
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