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Apparitions and the Direction of Human Acts

Fr. Peter Stravinskas on miracles: If you believe in God, no explanation is necessary; if you don’t believe, no explanation is possible.

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St. Therese of Lisieux, Pope Benedict & The Miracle at Lourdes

St. Therese of Lisieux, Pope Benedict & The Miracle at LourdesOn the night I arrived at Lourdes, I made my way to an English language Mass. Facing the Grotto on the far side of the river Gave was a modern church, concrete and ascetically uninspiring, however, within minutes of walking into its packed auditorium a voice called my name, and turning I saw some familiar […]

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Alvare: Church history, contemporary leadership show value of women

Erika Kidd remembers when, still Protestant, she and her husband were curious about the University of Notre Dame’s famous Grotto, a shrine to Mary modeled after the place she appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 in Lourdes, France. Erika described watching a Catholic couple approach the shrine, kneel and pray, and she and her husband felt compelled to do the same. A wave of realization about the body’s role in worship washed over her.

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During plague, Catholic Church called on saints for help, healing

The Catholic Church has had a long tradition of calling on saints and praying for their intercession in sickness and difficult times.

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