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ROME — Receiving ashes at the beginning of Lent is a call to repentance and humility and a sign that believers know that death will not have the final word in their lives, Pope Benedict XVI said. …
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By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
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2/22/12
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Q: In order to receive the promise of the grace of final penitence, my understanding is that one must attend Mass on the first Friday for nine consecutive months. Recently I was attempting to …
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
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2/22/12
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St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-1297)
Feast day: Feb. 22
In his biography of St. Margaret, Francois Mauriac, the French author and Nobel Laureate, tells us that as a child Margaret possessed a …
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By Thomas Craughwell
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2/15/12
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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde offered the following statement today in response to the Obama administration’s Feb. 10 announcement on the Health and Human Services mandate:
On Friday, …
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By Bishop Paul S. Loverde
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2/15/12
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The norms for the United States, established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in November 1966 and reiterated in November 1973, may be summarized as follows:
Everyone older than 14 …
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2/15/12
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Q: I was raised a Catholic in the 1950s and '60s. I left the Church in the 1980s but am now starting to attend once more. However, I am very distressed by the amount of noise in church, especially …
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By By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
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2/8/12
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Q. When I was a student in Catholic school many years ago, we were taught that we needed to fast from food and drink from midnight in order to receive holy Communion in the morning. That has since …
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
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2/8/12
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Hearts of Charity is the second of a series of columns to appear in the Catholic Herald regarding the state of our hearts. These columns are meant to serve as a source of practical reflection on ways …
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By Bishop Paul S. Loverde
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2/8/12
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Q: After fulfilling our Sunday obligation, are Catholics permitted to attend a non-Catholic church service when invited by a relative? (Newburgh, Ind.)
A. "Yes," is the clear answer, and …
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
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1/25/12
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Q. When I was a student in Catholic school many years ago, we were taught that we needed to fast from food and drink from midnight in order to receive holy Communion in the morning. That has since …
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By Fr. Kenneth Doyle
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1/25/12
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147 views
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