The First Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV
In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV informs us that his predecessor, Pope Francis, was preparing a document on the Church’s care for the poor, entitled, Dilexi te (“I...
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Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
St. Jude is also commonly portrayed with an image of the face of Jesus Christ. This symbolism stems from a legend in which the saint is reported to have utilized...
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Our Lady, Queen of Palestine — October 25
The Tarheel Disciple asks us to invoke Our Lady of Palestine for lasting and just peace in the Middle East. Today, no less (and perhaps even more) we would do...
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Holy Popes in October
The entire month of October is often remembered by Catholics as the month of the Rosary. In recent years, two more feasts of newly canonized popes have been added to...
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St. Margaret Mary Alacoque & the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The feast of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), now celebrated on the General Roman Calendar on October 16, provides the faithful with yet another opportunity to deepen their devotion to...
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Columbus Day and Our Lady of the Pillar
The mix of ethnic motives with the historic commemoration of the events of 1492 often leads to the omission of any devotion to Our Lady of the Pillar. But for...
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Saints of October
From the desk of the Tar Heel disciple This year, October 5 falls on a Sunday, and so the annual feast of Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), the great missionary of...
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The Doctors of October
St John Henry Newman died in 1890, at the age of 89, only seven years before the death of his much younger co-religionist, the Little Flower. Newman was recognized by...
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The Guardian Angels
For many of us, perhaps, this was the first prayer that we learned as children. And happily, it is a prayer that many of us still use as adults. The...
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The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne
Thousands of other Catholics died as martyrs for the Faith during the time of the French Revolution, (a time of violent political revolt), and many of them have now been...
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St. Michael the Archangel - Defender against evil
Saint Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of members of the military (especially Airborne Paratroopers), police, and emergency medical technicians.He is invoked as a defender against evil and the...
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Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
When the faithful venerate relics of the True Cross and/or other images of the Cross of Christ (as at the Good Friday liturgy or privately), they are honoring Jesus Christ,...
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Our Lady of Sorrows
Since their founding in the 13th century, the Servite Friars have greatly promoted devotion to the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary through the special chaplet for that purpose...
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