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Just in time for Christmas: CNS has unearthed a fascinating story about the place outside Bethlehem where tradition holds that the Holy Family paused while on the way to Egypt: The rows of framed letters and baby pictures are testimony that the Milk Grotto — where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus as the…

A priest in Kansas has taken up a new cause: the right to smoke. That’s right. I’m not making this up. See for yourself: As each customer walked into Mort’s Cigar Bar in Old Town on Monday night, the Rev. H Setter quickly opened a wooden box and held out a Chateau Real cigar. “Are…

If you’ve been itching for something altogether different this Christmas, try this: instructions on how to make a Hawaiian-style Advent wreath, from the Hawaii Catholic Herald: Materials you’ll need: + Greenery from a Norfolk Pine, Ironwood, or other local evergreen, or any hardy plants found in your backyard or neighborhood such as eucalyptus or ferns…

I’m not sure why this bit of news shocks me — given the poor-to-God-awful state of catechesis here in the U.S., it’s par for the course — but it’s quite an eye-opener: A new study has uncovered a surprising lack of religious knowledge among both Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Contradicting the impression that…
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