In the past, Catholics have been encouraged to give the manger...

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Since Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, I want to devo...

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In the sixth chapter of St. Mark’s Gospel, we find the account of J...

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The heartbreaking account of the martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity...

As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Lansing, and...

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St. Philip Neri was born in Florence, Italy in 1515. He gave up wor...