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Source Today, Catholics and many other Christians celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This significant feast day recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth, when both her soul and her body were taken into the presence of...

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Source As all parents of young children know, the end of August means that the school year is beginning. It may be hard to send your children off for the day, of it may be difficult for a young child to skip off to the bus for another day away from home. But several professionals can give comfort...

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Source A sunset, an adventure, a tragedy, a profound belief, a moment encountering the sublime: life’s most riveting moments seem to demand from deep within us the need to share them. Marriage is said to be the oldest institution in humanity, but it might be argued that friendship between h...

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Source Saint Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the three Gospel lists (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14), and seventh in the list of Acts (1:13). The name (Bartholomaios) means "son of Talmai" which was an ancient Hebrew name. Besides being listed as an ...

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Watch Identity Precedes Mission | Feast of the Transfiguration (Fr. Mike's Homily) here

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View Jonathan Roumie's Full Speech at the National Eucharistic Congress here

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Source As Benedict XVI told priests and seminarians at the cathedral in Bressanone, Italy, in August 2008, ‘on the basis of the cathedral’s beauty, we succeed in visibly proclaiming God, Christ and all his mysteries.’ Photographing all 193 cathedrals and 93 basilicas across t...

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West Virginia summer camp is booked — for for good reason, according to campers and parents, who love soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis. Source Nestled in the lush mountains of Randolph County, West Virginia, is the only Catholic sleep-away summer camp named for the first soon-to-be canonized ...

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Source On August 4, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. John Vianney, patron of priests.  John Vianney, also known as the Holy Curé de Ars, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, near Lyon, France to a family of farmers. He was ordained a priest in 1815 and became curate in Ecully. He w...

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Source God does speak to us. No, I don’t mean in an apparition or with an audible voice. God has His own voice and we have to attune our hearts to Him to be able to hear it. Robert Cardinal Sarah speaks of the importance of silence in hearing God’s voice: At the heart of man the...

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