The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 4 of Advent
From Father Jim: "While we celebrate the birth of Christ as this great memorial, as this great celebration, as this great solemnity. We are a people with feet in two worlds, the world to come and the world that is ...
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Models of Faith: St. Mary Magdalene
Thanks to the Gospels, we know who Jesus’ disciples were.
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Getting to Know St. Anthony of Padua
A favorite in much of the Catholic world, St. Anthony of Padua has more cities and places named after him than any other saint—68.
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The Words of Saint Anthony Live On
Near the end of his life, Anthony of Padua composed a collection of sermons or “sermon notes.” Having been an outstanding theology teacher and preacher for much of his life, Anthony wanted to help his Franciscan confreres in their preaching ...
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The Power of Prayer Petitions
I regularly read the prayer petitions that come in on the monitor at St. Anthony Shrine where I live. In a two-week period, just before Christmas, I was captivated by several requests for prayers for little boys with cancer.
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The First Two Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima
In a document entitled The Message of Fatima, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared that “Fatima is undoubtedly the most prophetic of modern apparitions.” To understand the reason for this, we should look first at the historical ...
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The Legacy of Saint Clare
Francis’ recognition and honoring of the feminine, that was such an important part of his life and teaching, took concrete and personal shape in the person of Clare. She has usually been overshadowed by her partner, Francis, in the public ...
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