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Church / Franciscan Spirituality / Lent
by Admin · Published March 7, 2019 · Last modified March 6, 2019
Long, orange flames consumed the palms Massgoers had brought in to Washington’s Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land to burn ceremonially before the noontime crowd that gathered for their last Sunday Mass before Lent....
by Admin · Published February 20, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
Stephen A Clark, Manila, Philippines – An upcoming movie, Unplanned, due for release in the US in March, is an important account of repentance. It’s the true story of Abby Johnson, a former director of...
Janine Scott dos Santos’ son has autism, a condition still not understood well by society. Here she shares her journey. ‘These days, everybody has a label. When we were kids, there was no autism,...
Like many other NGOs and Church movements, the family ministry Marfam is experiencing financial difficulties, and is trying to address them by adopting new strategies. “We’ve managed to be a promoter of family awareness,...
A14th-century altarpiece from Siena, Italy, tells the story of the Nativity in perfect visual terms, as Jem Sullivan explains. ‘Jesus was born in a humble stable, into a poor family. Simple shepherds were the ...
Fully automated and autonomous lethal weapons systems must be banned now before they become a reality in tomorrow’s wars, a Vatican representative said. The development of robotic weapons or “killer robots” will provide “the...
The Norbertine Fathers at St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, California, just opened their doors, so to speak, to the world at large. The priests and seminarians who live a monastic life at the abbey...
