Beggar, Mystic, Man of God
Francis had noticed that when he went begging, few people looked into his eyes. They seemed always to avoid eye contact, either from embarrassment or fear or contempt.
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Advent with the Saints: Katharine Drexel
In today’s Gospel Jesus sends a report to John the Baptist, who is in prison.
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Advent with the Saints: Josephine Bakhita
The bitter history of slavery in the United States has been called by one historian “the original sin” of our country.
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Advent with the Saints: Athanasius
The incarnation is at the heart of our faith, and what we celebrate in this season.
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Advent with the Saints: Mary
In our nativity scenes, the image of the Blessed Mother draws our line of sight from her eyes to the Infant Jesus.
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Advent with the Saints: Elijah
One of the religious cable channels regularly runs old, and usually forgettable, movies about biblical heroes.
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Advent with the Saints: Angela Merici
Many Catholics of my generation and older have been influenced by women religious who educated us as young Catholics.
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