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Facts about the Church in early America
Take some time this Independence Day to teach your family about the early history of the Catholic Church in the United States. May God bless America! Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832) Carroll was a delegate to the Continental…
Visit Catholic shrines close to home in the U.S.
When we think “Catholic pilgrimage” our minds often go big — to places like Jerusalem or Rome, Lourdes, or Fatima. As amazing as those would be, traveling that far isn’t always an option. Thankfully, there are amazing Catholic sites we can…
Memphis’s longest-running soup kitchen feeds souls
by Emily Dagostino Six days a week, Martin Johnson starts his morning at 3 a.m. at St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen in Memphis, Tennessee, with prep work on soup and coffee. By midmorning, the line to the kitchen is snaking out the door of the…
The carver’s hand
St. Columbkille Church had some pretty impressive artwork in the form of wood carving, thanks to Mr. McNeeley, who had been one of the first parishioners. Mr. McNeeley had put a lot of time into carving decorative scrolls on the…
Prayer museum to open in Massachusetts
Opening Sept. 15 in North Easton, Massachusetts, Holy Cross Family Ministries’ Museum of Family Prayer will continue Ven. Patrick Peyton’s mission of encouraging families to pray daily, particularly the Rosary. This new museum welcomes…
Food Finds: A generation later
By Kevin T. Di Camillo Due to my last name I’m occasionally asked the following (in order of frequency): “Are you related to Kate DiCamillo?” : I am not. “Are you related to Brandon DiCamillo?” : I am not (mercifully). “Are you related to…
Solanus Casey Center
Detroit, MI
Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs
Auriesville, NY
Remembering the Vietnamese Martyrs
Vietnamese Parish Evangelizing in a Big Way in Texas
New 9/11 memorial parks
In the 10 years since the terrorist attacks, communities in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania have raised funds and built memorial parks to honor the legacy of the nearly 3,000 people who perished when four passenger airplanes were…