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Religious brothers often overlooked in church life
The emphasis on priests in the Catholic church may have arisen from the Reformation, one priest said.
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Philippine nun works to help users avoid death in drug war
Depending on who is counting, the anti-drug war in the Philippines has claimed from 2,000 to more than 7,000 lives, both in police operations and vigilante-style or extrajudicial killings.
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Solanus Casey’s remains exhumed, relics collected ahead of beatification Mass
The remains of Father Solanus Casey were exhumed Aug. 1 as part of the canonical process that precedes the saintly Capuchin Franciscan friar’s beatification Mass in November.
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Pope Francis taps member of order known for poverty as rector of Rome’s seminary
Many of the Little Brothers of Jesus, including Francis’ choice to head Rome’s seminary, are manual laborers, who strive simply to be a presence of friendship and solidarity with their co-workers and neighbors.
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How the hipster can save the monk (and vice versa)
By a bizarre twist of fate, the taste of the age, “hipster taste,” runs parallel to monastic notions of work, prayer and what we might call the monastic aesthetic.
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A defense of ‘The Little Hours’: Finding grace in vulgarity
If religious people get hung up on the cursing and the sex, we are missing an opportunity for conversation.
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As consecrated virgins, three women promise lifelong fidelity to Christ
This particular ceremony of consecration had never been performed before within the Archdiocese of Detroit.
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Local leaders could soon decide which deacons can become priests
Pope Francis and members of his international Council of Cardinals discussed the possibility of allowing local bishops rather than the Vatican decide on certain matters.
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The book Christians should read instead of ‘The Benedict Option’
In sharp contrast to Rod Dreher, Julian Carrón does not think Christians should disown contemporary society as a new “Dark Age.”