A New Mexico archbishop is renewing his call for Catholics to stop worshipping the skeleton folk saint known as La Santa Muerte, or “Our Lady of Holy Death,” saying he fears some mistakenly believe the Grim Reaper-like figure is a Roman Catholic Church-sanctioned saint.
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What Lenten pilgrims can learn from the martyrs of Rome
The second of Rome’s station churches is dedicated to a soldier-saint, George of Lydda. Soldier-martyrs seem to have left a particular mark on the memory of Roman Christians.
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New York court rules Fulton Sheen’s remains should be transferred to Peoria
I want them to know that God plays an important part in their lives; and sometimes in my prayer with them, I say, “God loves every one of us, and each one out on that court is your brother; so no matter who it is, we are all creatures of God.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Why paint the saints? An interview with Carlos Vega
I sat down with the artist, Carlos Vega, at the Jack Shainman Gallery, to talk about his new exhibition “Correspondences” and find out why he paints the saints.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
When we reject reality we’re also turning away from God
To live in the real, to reject illusion is to set our face toward growth and toward God.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Want to become a saint? Pretend to be someone you admire for a day.
You might ask, “Shouldn’t we all pretend to be Jesus?” We should, but that does not seem to have gotten most of us all that far. Perhaps a humbler role is a better beginning.
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St. Francis de Sales’s solution for our toxic public discourse
In times like these, the “virtuous speech” counseled by St. Francis de Sales in his The Devout Life is downright countercultural
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Vatican clears way for canonization of Blessed Cardinal Newman
Pope Francis has signed a decree clearing the way for Blessed John Henry Newman’s canonization.
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: To be a saint, just be who you are
As St. Francis de Sales said, “Be who you are and be that perfectly well.”
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Pedro Arrupe’s sainthood cause officially opens in Rome
The sainthood cause of Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe was formally opened in Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Feb. 5, the 28th anniversary of Father Arrupe’s death.