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Franciscan University: Fertile Soil for the Faith

Pre-theologate students at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, gather for evening prayer in this 2009 file photo. (CNS file photo)When I was a student at Franciscan University, I remember hanging out with my brother’s roommate, Father Michael Gaitley (best-selling author and national speaker), playing intramural volleyball with Jason Evert (author
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Mount St. Joseph seeks to restore order to wrestling world

Come the evening of Feb. 13, Mount St. Joseph would dearly love to have order restored to the high school wrestling world.
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Our Back Pages: Touting marriage in the 1890s

Unless a man and woman are willing to give up their individuality for one another in marriage, Father Rooker said, they have no right to marry
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God’s power exceeds our willpower

God doesn’t measure us by our failure. God measures us by our efforts to pick ourselves up and do better. God is the God of second chances, the God of new resolutions, the God for whom each day is a new day, a first day for the rest of our lives
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Movie Review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’

The film contains a complex treatment of religious themes, including some irreverent humor, comic references to homosexuality, as well as a couple of uses of profanity and of crass language.
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Mid-Atlantic Congress attracts largest crowd ever

“When you’re a disciple in the presence of the Eucharist, something happens to you," Cardinal DiNardo said. "You’re transformed."
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Archbishop Lori says Lent is a ‘time of grace’ and ‘season of mercy’

“Think of Lent as spring training for our spiritual lives,” Archbishop Lori said.
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Think outside the box: Creative suggestions for a more spiritual Lent

As always, time is flying by. The circle of the liturgical calendar, like the circle of life, keeps moving forward. No sooner than the Christmas decorations have been put away, the green of Ordinary Time made a brief appearance, only to be replaced tomorrow by purple. Yes, tomorrow is Ash
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During Lent, Dundalk parish helps believers live the works of mercy

“It’s the Year of Mercy,” Father Murphy said. “We’re trying to be a little more focused about practicing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.”
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Pope-patriarch meeting historic, observers say, but substance is key

No pontiff has ever met a reigning Russian Orthodox patriarch since the Great Schism of 1054.
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Five things to know about Lent

Lent, the 40-day penitential season of prayer and sacrifice in preparation for Easter begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10.
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7 tips on throwing a Chinese New Year party (or how we do it around here)

The first time we threw a Chinese New Year party, we just had some friends over for Chinese food. It was fairly sedate.The next year I was chatting with our guests when we realized our children were racing through the house waving a plunger.Once you’ve had plunger races as part
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