Saints

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Advent with the Saints: Adolph Kolping

The “Kolping Society,” as it is popularly known, seeks to emphasize the dignity of human work and support family life.

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Advent with the Saints: Frances Xavier Cabrini

Much of the Catholic Church in the United States has grown through the faith of thousands of immigrants who came here over the centuries.
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Advent with the Saints: Isaiah

Passages from Isaiah are among the most beautiful in the Bible, touching upon poetic imagery of deserts blooming, mountains lowering, and valleys filling up.
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Two Feasts for Saint Joseph?

On March 19, we celebrate Saint Joseph, husband of Mary. On May 1, we celebrate Saint Joseph the Worker. Why are there two feasts for the same saint? The worldwide Church has long honored St. Joseph, and his feast entered ...
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Communion of Saints: Deepening our Relationships with Those We’ve Lost

Through the communion of saints, we all have a profound second chance: not to erase the past, but to speak love into eternity and reclaim the relationship that death could not sever...
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Opening Our Ears to Our Lady 

Stretching from all saints’ day to the commencement of the Christmas season, this time of year brings a plethora of inspiration to our lives, even spilling over a bit in its excess like a Thanksgiving cornucopia.
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A tapestry depicting St. Carlo Acutis hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Mass for his canonization at the Vatican Sept. 7, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Monastery where Carlo Acutis received first Communion in ruins after fire

A 17th-century monastery in northern Italy where recently canonized St. Carlo Acutis received his first Communion was in ruins after a massive fire ravaged the historic building.
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