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Checking Out Pope Francis
After paying respects to the Salvation of the Roman People icon at the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (a.k.a. Our Lady of the Snows), Pope Francis’ ecclesiastical entourage took an unexpected...
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What is Carmelite spirituality?
What is Carmelite spirituality? A couple of readers have asked me this question, and I assume several more have wondered and not asked. So I’m going to write this as a post (for maximum visibility and...
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Understanding the Ascension Through Art
Ascension Thursday is the close of the forty day celebration of Easter. Some dioceses have moved marking this Solemnity of this feast to Sunday. To better celebrate the wonder and mystery of this...
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Reconsidering the Assumption
The Dormition of the Theotokis by Svitozar Nenyuk The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the feast when the Church commemorates Mary’s assumption of body and soul into heaven....
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Honoring St. Francis de Sales, the Patron Saint of Writers
Today is the feast day of St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622). Francis de Sales was canonized in 1665. St. Francis de Sales was known both for his medium as well as his message. St. Francis de Sales...
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Some of Giving the Devil's Advocate His Due on Conspiracies and the...
In anticipation of the dual canonizations of Pope Saint John XXIII and Pope Saint John Paul II, I wanted to better understand the merits of the men whose heroic virtues the Catholic Church recognizes...
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Some Consideration of the Heroic Virtues of Pope St. John Paul II
At his funeral in St. Peter’s Square in 2005, there were prolonged chants from the multitude gathered for “Santo Subito” (Sainthood Now!). On April 27, 2014, the Catholic Church celebrated the...
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Writing a Novel About Nuns
When I decided to write a mystery set in Tudor England, it took me a while to decide who my main character should be. A queen or princess? No! It’s been done and done and done. An ordinary woman?...
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Now that Wolf Hall is on Broadway and on PBS, a great many people will be talking about not only Thomas Cromwell but also Henry VIII, his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, his daughter, the Princess...
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