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St. Frances was born in Lombardi, Italy in 1850. She was sickly and...

Dear Fr. Joe: I have read about and witnessed personally priests an...

On the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15, I was awakened in th...

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I remember the few weeks after my senior prom when I was getting re...

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I heard a great story recently about two nuns traveling together in...

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Many years ago, I visited a man in the hospital. He was going throu...

Once there was a young man who was on the road to hell. I am not ju...

I heard a great story the other day about two judges who were in an...

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I couldn’t figure it out. It happened at least once a week. There I...

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I came across an incredible prayer by a seventh century Syrian myst...

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