 Defend
Our Defenders!
Barely a year has passed since our country reeled from the shock of a terrorist attack. In our current war on terrorism, many of our servicemen and women have been separated from their families and are putting their lives on the line to protect you and me. But what are we doing for them?
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 One
Body - Many Breads
We all
want a traditional Christmas dinner -- but whose
traditions do we use?
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 Thank
You, Little Jesus
A
mother gives her thanks for the safe return of her
daughter.
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 Dia
de Muertos Celebrates the Resurrection
The
Mexican celebration of Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
is not one of sadness and mourning. Instead, it is a
joyful affirmation of the very heart of the Catholic
religion - a celebration of life everlasting.
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 Descansos
Mark Today's Way of the Cross
In many
parts of the American Southwest and in Mexico, travelers
pass numerous reminders of journeys not completed.
Solitary crosses by the wayside stand as sentinels of
love and death, and the promise of the resurrection.
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 Ex
Voto Offerings - Symbols of Gratitude
Although
ex votos can be either things or acts, we are most
familiar with those varied objects set up in shrines and
churches throughout the world that are offered in
discharge of a vow or promise.
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 When
the Church Said "No" to Chocolate!
Chocolate,
that perennial favorite, has been accused of being
sinfully delicious, overly fattening, and the precursor
to teenage complexion problems. Its history is
intertwined with religion, and at one point was the
cause of a theological donnybrook in the Catholic church
in Mexico.
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 The
Catholics Who Would Not Quit
Missionaries
of the last century wore this traditional Korean
mourning dress to go about the country in hiding. Custom
decreed that no one bother someone in mourning. Read
about the beginnings of the Church in Korea.
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 The
Mummies of Guanajuato -- Powerful Memento Mori
A most
unusual museum crowns the top of Trozado Hill in
Guanajuato, Mexico. It's collection of objects -
mummified human corpses - serves to provide funds for
Social Assistance in the city, and as a powerful memento
mori for Catholics.
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 Happy
Birthday, Little Mary
In the
United States, the Virgin Mary is honored under hundreds
of titles and in various stages of her life as the
Blessed Mother of Our Lord. Paintings and statues of her
in this role abound. Other than when she is pictured
with Saint Ann, however, we rarely see her depicted as a
child.
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