A lifelong devotion to Mary the God Bearer
I was obsessed with the Virgin Mary as a child. This was an odd fascination for a little girl who […]
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Joan of Arc: Visionary & Child
The story of Jeanne d’Arc (anglicized as Joan of Arc) is a complicated one. We commemorate her as a Visionary,
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Connecting to the Christians Before Us on Pentecost
“Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised
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Thurgood Marshall’s Sacred Foundation
Whenever I see Thurgood Marshall’s name show up on our calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, I can’t help but
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My Lenten Observation This Year
“You are always rushing and irritated.” The words from my car radio jarred me out of a busy day hurriedly
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Chad of Lichfield’s Holy Humility
Most of what we know about Chad, monastic and Bishop of Lichfield and Mercia, is gleaned from the pages of the Venerable Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
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Saints
Choosing Faith over Culture
When I looked at the lectionary for the month of February and saw today’s feast, I will admit that I wasn’t sure of the women’s identities whom we celebrate today—Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, Agatha Lin Zhao, and Lucy Yi Zhenmei.
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The Powerful and Practical Witness of Evelyn Underhill
Evelyn Underhill lived a sort of double life.
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Monica/Monnica, Woman of Prayer
If you are a western Christian, Saint Monica might be the second most famous Christian mother you can name, after Our Lady.
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A Priest, A Poet, a Lover of Christ
Today we celebrate the Feast of George Herbert, Anglican priest and poet, who died in 1633.
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