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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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As noted in our first posting on the theme of Our Lady of Lourdes, the “World Day of the Sick” was instituted by Pope St. John Paul II on May...
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The optional memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes is celebrated each year on February 11. It is the holy Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, who is celebrated under this...
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North Carolina has a treasure in media right here at home ....“Divine Mercy Radio is a lay apostolate dedicated to sharing the truth and beauty, and the love and joy...
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