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About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Vote for the Best Catholic Book of 2011 By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 28, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About readers' choice awards catholic books Sign up for our free Catholicism newsletter to be notified automatically when the winners are announced on March 30, 2012. Voting in the 2012 About.com Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards has been under way for just under a week now , but we've already logged over 12,000 votes across all ten . categories That's a tremendous response , to say the least , especially since we still have three weeks to go If
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: About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Novena of the Week : For Fidelity to Work By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 28, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About saint joseph novenas lent the holy family patron saints This week's novena will cross from February , the Month of the Holy Family into March , the Month of Saint Joseph and thus it is appropriate that we turn this week to Saint Joseph . As we struggle through the first full week of Lent we may find ourselves tempted to slack off in our Lenten discipline . Saint Joseph , the patron saint of workers , is our indispensable . ally This Prayer
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About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum There Are No Good Role Models Anymore By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 26, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About patron saints the saints prayer the doctors of the church litanies With all of the hype surrounding the Academy Awards , I started thinking : How often do we parents complain about the lack of good role models in our society From actors and actresses to politicians to sports stars , it's hard for us to find someone that we would like our children to admire and . imitate The problem isn't just a recent one , however , and that is why the Catholic
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: About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Thought of the Day : Fasting and Perseverance By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 26, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About thought of the day fasting lent saint john chrysostom doctors of the church Today is the First Sunday in Lent and our Lenten fast is but a few days old . Yet these first few days are often the hardest , and we greet this Sunday , which offers our first rest from our Lenten sacrifice fasting being forbidden on Sundays with relief . Refreshed , we can face tomorrow with renewed commitment to our Lenten . journey If we should find
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About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Where Did the Alleluia Go By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 26, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About lent catholic calendar Do you ever have the feeling that something was just a bit different at Mass Did you have that feeling today The Catholic Church often signals changes in liturgical seasons with , say , a change in the color of the priest's vestments . Sometimes , however , the change is a bit . bigger During Lent we get a couple of those changes . The priest wears purple vestments , to signify repentance and we omit the Gloria or Glory to God in the
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: About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Lent Recipes : German Food By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 24, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About lent lent recipes german food fasting abstinence Quick think of a European cuisine that's known for its meatless . dishes I may not be able to guess what you picked , but it's a pretty good bet that it was not German food . Sausages sauerbraten and schweinehaxen pig's feet are much more likely to come to mind when we think of German . cuisine But Germany , like all European countries , once observed a rigorous Lent and parts of the country , especially
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About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Voting Is Open in the 2012 About Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 23, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About readers' choice awards catholic books ios apps catholic media social media Sign up for our free Catholicism newsletter to be notified automatically when the winners are announced on March 30, 2012. On January 18, 2012, nominations opened in the 2012 About.com Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards Now , over 1,200 nominations , spread across ten categories , have been counted , and five finalists have been chosen in
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About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Ashes to Ashes By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 22, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About ash wednesday lent clean monday spiritual reading for lent fasting It's that time of year again , when our friends and coworkers helpfully offer to wipe the black smudge off of our . foreheads Today is Ash Wednesday the first day of Lent in the Roman Catholic Church . For Eastern Rite Catholics , the first day of Lent was Clean Monday the Monday before Ash Wednesday . As we begin our Lenten discipline , one excellent way to do a little bit more is to read the Bible
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: About.com Religion Spirituality Catholicism Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Novena of the Week : The Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide February 21, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About saint ephrem the syrian lent novenas eastern catholicism Among Eastern Christians , both Catholic and Orthodox , one of the most popular practices during Lent is the frequent praying of the Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian A fourth-century deacon who was named a doctor of the church by Pope Benedict XV in 1920, Saint Ephrem the Syrian wrote many hymns , prayers , and biblical . commentaries In three short verses , the
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