October 9 – A Day of Many Saints
From the desk of the Tar Heel disciple: October 9, 2026 (#138) October 9 – A Day of Many Saints Saint Denis, who died in 258 AD, is...
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October 9 – A Day of Many Saints
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Saint John Henry Newman
This year, for the first time, by mandate of Pope Leo XIV, the feast of Saint John Henry Newman, priest and doctor of the Church is included, as an optional...
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Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen in Raleigh
Almost five years to the day after his visit to Raleigh, that is, on December 9, 1979, Archbishop Fulton Sheen died in his chapel at his New York residence. Following...
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Saint Jerome & Studying the Bible
Jerome is often quoted as claiming that “ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” May this annual commemoration of his feast day be an opportunity for Catholics to begin, or...
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The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
Many of the nation's Catholics are familiar with the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington DC. Fewer are familiar with a nearby church, also worthy...
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The Feasts of Saint Francis
St Francis of Assisi is, perhaps, one of the best known and most beloved Catholic saint. This year, the Church is observing the 800th anniversary of his death.
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Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price “The Tar Heel Apostle” Part IV
During a spiritual retreat at Belmont Abbey (NC) in August 1908, Father Price resolved to write a letter to the Blessed Virgin Mary every night of his life. This “diary,”...
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The Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price “The Tar Heel Apostle” Part III
The close bond between Thomas F. Price and the Blessed Virgin Mary, fostered by his own mother during his childhood, and then strengthened by Mary’s intercession in these times of...
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Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price “The Tar Heel Apostle” Part II
This is the second installment in this series from the Tar Heel Disciple on North Carolina's own son, Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price, the Tar Heel Apostle.
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The Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price - “The Tar Heel Apostle” Part I
In the first part of this blog series the Tar Heel Disciple looks at the cause of NC's own son Servant of God Father Thomas F. Price - The Tar...
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Papal Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas - Part VII: Chapter Five and Conclusion
The fifth and final chapter from the Tar Heel Disciple on the encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, explores the contrasting themes, “The Culture of Power and the Civilization of Love.” ... “it is...
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Papal Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas Part VI: Chapter Four
The timeliness of the Magnifica Humanitas encyclical has, perhaps, been proven in recent days, as the company META has agreed to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against it for having manipulated...
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The Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
For many of us, it seems like just yesterday that Mother Teresa was regularly in the news and traversing the world in witness to the love of Jesus and in...
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