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Virginia Durkin O'Shea, Dialog Staff

Virginia Durkin O'Shea, Dialog Staff
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Our Lenten Journey, April 9: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

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During the pandemic, American Bishops have called for the faithful to pray the Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at noon on Good...

Our Lenten Journey, April 8: St. Lucy Yi Zhenmi

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As Catholics, we think of most martyrs killed for their faith as part of the early history of the Church. As Americans with religious...

Our Lenten Journey, April 7: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

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St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was born into the Jewish faith, was an atheist, a doctor of philosophy and ultimately became a Carmelite...

Our Lenten Journey, April 6: St. Alphonsa

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Annakkutty, as she was called, lived a life of suffering but offered it up to the glory of God. Not only did she lose...

Our Lenten Journey, March 5: Mother Teresa

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Her official name in the Congregation for Causes of Saints is St. Teresa of Calcutta, but for the generation of Catholics growing up in...

Our Lenten Journey, April 4: St. Casilda of Toledo

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St. Casilda of Toledo was the daughter of Moorish king Yahya ibn Ismail al-Mamun, who ruled when parts of northern Spain were under Muslim...

Our Lenten Journey, April 3: St. Maria Goretti

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She was just eleven years old, but she forgave her murderer as she lay on her deathbed. Young Catholic girls all over the world...

Our Lenten Journey, April 2: St. Winifred

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Part legend, part reality, St. Winifred was a member of Welsh royalty who lived in Holywell, Wales during the seventh century. However her life...

Our Lenten Journey, April 1: Blessed Chiara Badano

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Sometimes holiness manifests itself early in a life cut short. Such is the case with Blessed Chiara Luce Badano, the 20th century teenager who...

Our Lenten Journey, March 31: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

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She was born prematurely, the daughter of Italian farmers, and battled frail health all her life. But that didn't stop Maria Frances Cabrini from...