St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) is a Doctor of the Church and a spiritual giant. His life commitment to prayer and writing about prayer will be forever cherished in the Catholic tradition. Prayer is ...

Sunday, Oct. 19, is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 17:8-13; Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8. The first reading (Exodus 17:8-13) in particular ...

We left a tumultuous election season where there were two assassination attempts on the life of our President-elect Donald Trump, and major political unrest. Then we thought we were having a sweet ...

Muslims will fast from dawn to sunset, marked by the prayers Fajr and Maghrib, respectively. Prayer times vary slightly between mosques and are dependent on the position of the sun. Muslims around the ...

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