What a Traditional Christmas Eve Mass Looked Like in 1944
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The Earliest Known Hymn to Our Lady Dates All the Way Back to A.D. 250
Marian devotion is just an late medieval accretion to the faith, right? Think again! In addition to the important place she is given in the Gospels in the New Testament, meditation on the unique importance of Mary’s role in salvation history (known as Mariology) dates back at least to...
These Silent Monks "Sing" the Hallelujah Chorus In a Super Clever Way
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The Secret Message Hidden in the Ancient "O Antiphons" of Advent
One of the most beautiful ancient Advent liturgical traditions is the “O Antiphons.” If you pray the Liturgy of the Hours, then you probably pray them every year. If you know the hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel, then you know a paraphrase of them. But did you know they...
"The Martian" and the Ancient Christian Doctrine of the Imago Dei
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3 Ways Evangelical Protestants Curiously Turn Catholic Every Christmas
Here are three ways Protestants seem to curiously turn Catholic every Christmas.