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When Barb Herzog decided last year to create a crop art picture of the Divine Mercy image for the Minnesota State Fair, she said one of her first ideas was to make the rays emanating from Jesus’ heart stand out by using jewel-toned decorative corn.
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On March 17, as the world's 80 million people of Irish descent celebrate Ireland's national patron St. Patrick -- a Briton who brought Christianity to the island in 432 -- the Irish convent school that gave the world Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley is brimming with pride.
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On March 17, as the world's 80 million people of Irish descent celebrate Ireland's national patron St. Patrick -- a Briton who brought Christianity to the island in 432 -- the Irish convent school that gave the world Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley is brimming with pride.
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With standing-room only at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York noted it was his first time presiding over the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Mass, which kicks off the city’s celebration.
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When Barb Herzog decided last year to create a crop art picture of the Divine Mercy image for the Minnesota State Fair, she said one of her first ideas was to make the rays emanating from Jesus’ heart stand out by using jewel-toned decorative corn.
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A group of pilgrims with the Napa Institute attended presentations, dined with bishops, flew over the mountain Alaskans call Denali and attended the Iditarod start in Anchorage to discover Alaska's missionary spirit.
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The practice of surrogacy violates the dignity and rights of both women and children, while tearing at family bonds, said the Vatican's top diplomat to the United Nations.
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One by one, inside the University of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart March 16, a flock of priests gently patted the pall atop the casket as they descended from the altar following the funeral Mass for legendary football coach Lou Holtz.
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In the decade since Pope Francis issued a wide-ranging document on pastoral care for the family, the Catholic Church in the U.S. has leaned into ministries that address often hidden suffering, including infertility, child loss and domestic violence, according to an expert who assists the U.S. bishops on marriage and family ministry.
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I grew up in a Catholic home. My parents and grandparents were respected leaders in the Church. My siblings and I went to Catholic grade school. We attended Mass every school day. We learned our prayers and prayed before each meal and before we went to bed. In May, we had processions in the backyard, with “Mary songs” and lilac bouquets to honor Mary, and we re-enacted Mass in the living room all year round.
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As retaliatory strikes from Iran, as well as from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, continued, people in the Holy Land -- especially Christians -- face a dire present and an uncertain future.
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It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the darkness in the world. Seeing so much strife and so many problems, we can feel powerless to fix things. Even in our families we can grow despondent over the struggles of loved ones we can’t fix ourselves. As Christians, it’s especially disheartening to see so many people reject God or ignore him as if he has nothing to do with their lives. And then there’s the struggle within — our own inner tensions as we wrestle with personal sin and the sufferings life has presented that can bring worry, anger and exhaustion.
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The Gospel of Matthew tells us: "(About) three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' which means, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'" (Mt 27:46). This saying of the Lord raises the question of how the Lord inwardly related to the Father amid suffering. By implication, it raises the question of how you and I should relate to God amid our sufferings too. What is the Christlike way to suffer?
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- The Catholic Spirit
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the darkness in the world. Seeing so much strife and so many problems, we can feel powerless to fix things. Even in our families we can grow despondent over the struggles of loved ones we can’t fix ourselves. As Christians, it’s especially disheartening to see so many people reject God or ignore him as if he has nothing to do with their lives. And then there’s the struggle within — our own inner tensions as we wrestle with personal sin and the sufferings life has presented that can bring worry, anger and exhaustion.
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