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Conquered by St. Patrick’s Mountain: Irish peak proved more difficult than anticipated

Image of CLIMBING CROAGH - A man made a barefoot ascent of Croagh Patrick to mark St. Patrick's 5th-century fast on the mountain's summit. (Haydn West)

WESTPORT, County Mayo, Ireland (The Christian Science Monitor) - Running with the bulls triggered more terror, but climbing Ireland's ... continue reading

Mourning is the balm of comfort

Image of SECOND BEATITUDE - Whether our mourning comes from the death of a loved one or the spiritual death of sin, God extends his peace to us now. writes Bishop Peter Sartain of Joliet, Ill.

JOLIET, Il (Catholic Explorer) - “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4). The loss of a loved one causes ... continue reading

Easter Sunday: Scriptural Reflections from Lazarus Saturday to Easter Sunday

Image of ON HOLY GROUND - Church of the Our Father on the Mount of Olives in the Holy Lands. This is built over the traditional site of where Jesus taught his disciples to pray. The Lord's Prayer is here written in many different languages. The Mount of Olives is also the site of Jesus' ascension into heaven.(Copyright: Jeanne Conte)

(Catholic Online) – Holy Week is upon us, the time we reach the pinnacle of our Lenten experience and walk the road that brought Jesus ... continue reading

Make time for God, rest, and each other

Image of WAKE-UP CALL - John Blumberg speaks to 180 parishioners of St. John the Baptist Church in Winfield telling them to listen for the

WINFIELD, Ill. (Catholic Explorer) - John Blumberg spent many years as a certified public accountant at Arthur Anderson and then moved to ... continue reading

Iraq War vets get back on college track

Image of NEW ENVIRONMENT - A former Marine, Brendan Hart studies in the library at Dartmouth College. The school is at the forefront of an effort to guide wounded veterans through the college process. (Joanne Ciccharello)

HANOVER, N.H.(The Christian Science Monitor) - Jason Hord ran his own construction business before his Army National Guard unit deployed ... continue reading

Grief-stricken and hurting find healing as small groups meet to pray and offer hope

Image of HEALED AND RENEWED - Mary Skufca, coordinator of the Shepherd Group Inner Healing Ministry, and Nancy Docrill, director of healing ministries for Catholic Renewal Ministries, have heard from many people around the diocese who have been healed spiritually, emotionally and sometimes even physically through the program. (Nancy Erikson)

WICKLIFFE, Ohio (Catholic Universe-Bulletin) - Mary Skufca has seen for herself how prayer can change lives. For the last six years, ... continue reading

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Men’s health: Taking care of body while young is a good long-term investment

Image of START EARLY - Young men must exercise, eat right, avoid smoking and alcohol, and get regular checkups if they want to give themselves the best chance of maintaining health as they grow older. (www.freedigitalphotos.net)

BALTIMORE, Md.(The Catholic Review) - Jerry Smith of Hamilton pampers the pickup truck he purchased a short time ago with careful attention ... continue reading

LENT: Ten ways to grow in holiness

Image of LENTEN ASHES - Bridgette Portelle of Vienna, Va., prays during a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 6. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the season that calls Christians to prayer, fas ting, repentance and charity. (CNS/Bob Roller) <br>

Lenten customs are designed to help us enter into this holy season and grow in discipline and service. The word Lent means “springtime,” ... continue reading

Goodbye, fat: bariatric surgery works when ordinary diets don't seem to do the trick

BALTIMORE (The Catholic Review) - Ann Veilleux isnÂ’t worried about her size 16 clothing going out of style. ThatÂ’s because soon, the ... continue reading

Tornado: How to survive when twisters strike

Image of IT'S A TWISTER - Tornado of May 23, 1973, in Union City, Okla., was the first that the National Severe Storms Laboratory was able to document on film during its entire life cycle. (NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory) <br>

CATHOLIC ONLINE - The terrible string of tornados that hit Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Alabama on Tuesday night and killed more than ... continue reading

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