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How the Saints Inspire Us

“There is only one tragedy in the end: Not to have been a saint.” (Charles Péguy) Sometimes when I think of All Saints Day I recall parties that my youth group and I enjoyed when I was a teenager. I remember dressing up as St. Thérèse, St. Teresa of Calcutta, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha. One […]

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The Powerful Intercession of Mary and the Saints

The Solemnity of All Saints Today is the Solemnity of All Saints, a celebration of those who have died and attained Heaven. We will remember those who are undergoing purgation tomorrow on All Souls Day. Today, I would like to look at the Catholic pract…

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From Here to Eternity

Few things challenge our tranquility and provoke a sense of existential dread more profoundly than the thought of death. If…

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Saints point the way

We likely all have our favorite saint: our namesake, the saint we chose for confirmation or a saint to whom we reach out due to a specific need. Saints are a staple of the Catholic Church. Nov. 1 was All Saints’ Day (which we celebrated this year at our Sunday liturgy, rather than making a special return to our churches for Mass, on what in other years is a holy day of obligation). With this day, we annually reflect on our devotion to these holy and venerable human beings who provide a map for living a life dedicated to God.

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All Saints: Grace, Protection, & Victory

All Saints: Grace, Protection, & VictoryDuring the Church’s rite of exorcism, when the exorcist priest leads the beautiful Litany of Saints, we, his team, ardently respond, “pray for us”. We count on their intercessory power and protection. Saints relics are also present. Their help is real and efficacious. We, the Church militant, rely on the powerful aid of the saints […]

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“The Memory of Our Dead”

Taynia-Renee Laframboise: Remember family members gone. But remember also those men who made the family’s faith life possible.

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