The Solemnity of Saint Joseph
Given the increased liturgical and devotional attention to Saint Joseph in the last few centuries, it may surprise many Catholics to learn that there is little or no evidence of...
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The Confession of Saint Patrick
Details of the life of Saint Patrick, broadly accepted as having been mostly situated in the 5th century, is debated by scholars and devotees alike. Even a brief search on...
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The Legacy of St. Benedict-Part IV: In North Carolina
In 1846, the first permanent Benedictine community in the United States was established by German monks from Bavaria, who settled in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where they founded Saint Vincent Abbey (later...
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The Legacy of St. Benedict-Part III: The Divine Office
Approximately 1/4 of the Rule of Saint Benedict consists of instructions regarding the principal work of any Benedictine community, namely the Opus Dei (“Work of God”), that is, the Liturgy...
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The Legacy of St. Benedict-Part II: The Medal
In more recent years, many people who perhaps know little of the life of Saint Benedict and perhaps even less of his Rule, have come to be acquainted with the...
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The Legacy of St. Benedict-Part I: The Feasts
In 1964, Pope St. Paul VI proclaimed St. Benedict the patron saint of Europe, and in 2005, Joseph Ratzinger took the papal name “Benedict XVI," explaining his own reverence and...
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Saint Katharine Drexel
A closer look at Saint Katharine Drexel, dedicated to the evangelization of Black and Indigenous peoples. Her feast day is on March 3rd, and the Tarheel Disciple explains her connection...
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The Wisdom of Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
Breathing a deep ecumenical spirit, as the Jesus of Nazareth books demonstrate, Pope Benedict was not at all hesitant to engage with Protestant and Jewish theologians and, ever charitably, with...
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The Georgia Martyrs
From the desk of the Tar Heel disciple: February 26, 2026 (#79) The Georgia Martyrs At the mention of “the Spanish missions,” most Americans with any familiarity of colonial...
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The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
The Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, which is celebrated on February 22, according to the General Roman Calendar. However, when that date falls on a Sunday in Lent,...
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From the Holy Father for Lent 2026
The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV provides a helpful guide to the season of spiritual preparation that Lent is meant to be, when the Church invites us “to place the...
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Our Lady of Lourdes-Part IV
The principal message of Our Lady of Lourdes and subsequently of Bernadette Soubirous, whenever she gave testimony of her experience of the apparitions, was the call to prayer and penance. ...
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Our Lady of Lourdes-Part III
Bernadette Soubirous was only 14 years old when she experienced 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France. She was infirm almost her entire life and died in...
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