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Preparing with Prayer and Joy: Embracing the Rich Traditions of the Advent Season

Preparing with Prayer and Joy: Embracing the Rich Traditions of the Advent Season

By the beginning of December, stores have filled up with the ribbons and wrappings of the commercial Christmas season. Meanwhile, as Catholics we are ushering in a new liturgical year. It is during this Advent season that we focus on the prayerful joy of preparation...
Repetitio Mater Memoriae in Pope Leo XIV’s “Drawing New Maps of Hope”

Repetitio Mater Memoriae in Pope Leo XIV’s “Drawing New Maps of Hope”

I have four children. My oldest is almost 17 years old, and so I have many years of experience behind what I’m about to claim: Mothers have to repeat the most important things over and over and over again.  “Repetitio Mater Memoriae,” the Latin phrase meaning...