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The Miraculous Medal: A Sign of Light (Video)
Everything started on July 18, 1830 in the chapel at Rue du Bac of the Daughters of Charity, when Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Labouré for the first time.
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Prophetic Episcopal Message Washes Up On Beach (Part 1)
The story echos one that appeared in the Washington Post earlier this year. A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200 miles helped heal a Maryland boy’s grief I knew I had to write something about the escalating violence in our culture. Then, as if discovering a...
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Sacramentals (Mt 10:27-32)
The years-ago world of sacramentals — as you might remember, these were the scapulars and medals and holy cards and statues you’d find in a Catholic home.
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New Wineskins Today
This past weekend I experienced a bit of what is sometimes called an “earworm.” Some use this as shorthand for not being able to get a tune out of one’s head. In this case, it wasn’t a tune or the lyrics of a song. I kept thinking of Jesus’ image of the “new...
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Host to Jesus, the Word Made Flesh
Jesus is God’s most tender call to us humans. He is at the same time the warmest human host to God that waits at the door to be let in. On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus stops where Martha and Mary live. The sisters, not like those in Samaria, play host to him. Maybe...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 6
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
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Praying and Working with Saint Benedict and Mother Seton
Like Saint Benedict, the father of western monasticism, Mother Seton’s life was grounded in contemplation and action. She was a woman of prayer who put all of her energy into the work God called her towards, always trusting in Grace.
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“Renewal of Vincentian Spirituality” Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of presentations based on the article The Revitalization of Vincentian Spirituality, by John P. Prager, CM. Download PPT Download PDF...
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The Pope Video • For The Elderly
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Elderly.
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Vincentian Priesthood as Missionary
Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M. explains that St. Vincent chose to focus on the model of the priest as missionary.