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Few stories could be more poignant or tender than this tribute to a Trappist nun who passed away just before Christmas: When did Jeannie go to bed, not to get up again? I know she was there during the Chapter in September, when we were praying she would not leave us until I got back…

I kept meaning to post on this during the peak of the Christmas season. Now that you’ve carted the tree to the curb and picked up the last of the needles from your rug, the truth can be revealed. If you want to know what the song “12 Days of Christmas” is all about —…

Brother deacon and blogger supreme, Scott Dodge, from Salt Lake City, unearthed this surprising nugget, the last part of W.H. Auden’s “For the Time Being, A Christmas Oratorio”, whose opening lines pretty much sum up the bittersweet mood of this particular time: Well, so that is that. Now we must dismantle the tree,Putting the decorations…

Look no further. My siblings in Catholic broadcasting, Catholic TV in Boston, are now airing every Sunday the mass from Notre Dame in Indiana. The basilica is stunning, the liturgy is reverent, the music is magnificent — and there’s nothing like seeing lots and lots of young people happily attending mass and serving at the…
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