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What is Lent?

I didn't grow up going to church. As an adult, most of my faith experience has taken place outside of what would be considered liturgical...
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Lent, interrupted

Lent, the season of the Christian year, which is marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, is a somber time. Christians are making the journey...
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Sheep, goats, and the last judgment

  • last judgment
  • March 5, 2012
The Gospel reading for Mass on the first Monday of Lent - one week ago today - always hits me in a palpable way. It's St. Matthew's account...
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What's the difference between Creole and Cajun?

  • creole culture
  • March 5, 2012
Of all the former slave states in the United States African cultural retention is arguably the strongest in Louisiana. Creole is a term loosely...
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The Pope, IVF, and grass-fed beef

This past week, a three-day conference concluded in Romedealing with assisted reproductive technology (ART), and specifically in vitro...
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Roman Catholic Pope takes to the internet for Lent

  • Roman Catholic Pope
  • February 25, 2012
Old school religion meshes with modern technology as the Vatican takes the messages of the Pope to the internet.According to the Vatican Radio...
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What is Shrove Tuesday all about

  • lent
  • February 23, 2012
Shrove Tuesday is also known as Pancake Tuesday, Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. It’s the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.The...
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Ash Wednesday: The wake-up call of the Church

“Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.”"Remember O man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return....
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Lent begins: changing your diet can change your life

As the Lenten season begins for many of us, it's become a tradition to "give up" something to prepare for the Holy Work, such as a...
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Giving up Lent for Lent

  • lent
  • February 21, 2012
Millions of Catholics knew the rules growing up. No meat on Fridays, fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and giving something up for Lent as...
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