The Tarheel Disciple

  • Knights of the Holy Sepulchre

    Knights of the Holy Sepulchre

    Modern knights no longer carry the weapons of war but are still appointed to defend the rights and even the existence of Christians in the Holy Land.  Their essential charitable...

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  • Christians in the Holy Land

    Christians in the Holy Land

    Despite so much attention by news and social media on the Middle East, few Americans appear to know much about or even be aware of the indigenous Christian communities that...

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  • On Patriarchs

    On Patriarchs

    Most Catholics may be less familiar with those who hold the title of “patriarch” within the communion of the Catholic Church. Given current events, the Catholic patriarch that might be...

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  • The Gift of Communal Penance

    The Gift of Communal Penance

    In 2011, the bishops of England and Wales reinstated the obligation for Catholics to practice abstinence from meat on every Friday of the year. -- Of course, any individual is...

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  • Saint George ...and the Dragon?

    Saint George ...and the Dragon?

    Saint George, whose feast is celebrated by the Catholic Church on April 23, continues to be one of the most popular and most venerated saints, honored by the Church and...

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  • After Easter II?

    After Easter II?

    Experience has shown that perseverance in the practice of the Faith should not be taken for granted. While recent statistics indicate that less than 10% of those who enter the...

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  • After Easter?

    After Easter?

    Lately, both Catholic and secular media sources are reporting with increased frequency about the marked increase in the number of converts to the Catholic Church in the United States and...

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  • “Passiontide”

    “Passiontide”

    In the wake of the liturgical reforms triggered by Vatican Council II, many centuries-old traditions were set aside, at least for some time and in some places. Among them was...

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