Music brings people together, it wakes them up and calms them down, it can be a source of great comfort and solidarity This is the time of year for several special services. First Communions, ...

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For former Trappist abbot André Louf, experiencing failure allows one to access their innermost reality. (Image by Kristelle Rodeia for La Croix) While the spiritual life has often been presented ...

This is a good thing. For example, celebrating Mass at my high school years ago, the late Rudy Casals, S.J. concluded the ...

Congress to Campus Townhall with former members of Congress Sam Coppersmith and John Shimkus Mar 25 — Du Bois Center Ballroom ...

On the other side, it said, "I long to be a good neighbor — hospitable, compassionate and free of assumptions. However, I ...

Reverend Peter Crumpler on St Albans District Council's decision to stop prayers before the start of its full council meetings.

This is our Lenten Season. By my father’s regimen, we had at home fish and no meat on Lenten weekdays and not even fish on Fridays. But Sunday was feast day. The vegetarian Nallur Bhavan gives good ...

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

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Fye Editor A mother’s calm voice, coming from behind me, caught my attention during a midafternoon walk on ...Read More ...

Every year, the majority of Christians around the world, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant, participate in what is arguably one of the most counter-cultural traditions — the season of Lent. This ...