In the wake of the fire, perhaps today’s “cultured despisers” of religion will come to appreciate how devotion to Notre Dame has been a wellspring of Western civilization as we know it.
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Father James Martin: Where was God when Notre Dame was in flames?
Our Lady knows exactly what it is like to stand by and see someone you love suffer and die. But Our Lady also knew that, somehow, God was with her in that time of grief. But we could well ask: Where was God yesterday in Paris?
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Pope Francis to young people: Mary inspires and assists those seeking their vocation
“Young people who are seeking or questioning their future can find Mary to be the one who helps them discern God’s plan for them and find the strength to follow it.”
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What Michelangelo’s flawed Pietà teaches us about Mary
If, so often, the sad fate of women is to bear what men have wrought, Mary does this like no other.
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Yes, you have to go to Mass twice this weekend for the feast of the Immaculate Conception
The vigil Mass on Saturday evening is not a “two-for-one” Mass for both days.
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Mary, Moses and the miracles of Advent
Miracles surround us; burning bushes keep revealing the Lord’s work. But we need to stop and notice.
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The U.S. can’t match Mary’s perfection, but we can aspire to her humility
Is it conceit or coincidence that a saint who was conceived without sin is the patron of a country that believes the same about itself?
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A pregnant pause: Mary and the Annunciation
Fewer than 200 words are attributed to Mary in Scripture, but those words have inspired innumerable prayers, hymns, sermons and other devotional practices, perhaps none more than her words at the Annunciation.
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Review: An accurate look at Muslim beliefs
Two timely texts can help elevate our thinking and improve the ways we relate to our Muslim brothers and sisters.
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Four lessons from Mary for the Synod on Young Adults
Before we can accompany young Catholics, we must know where we are taking them. Mary shows the way.