When any of the faithful wish to mark their moving into a new home with a religious celebration, the parish priest (pastor) and his associates should gladly cooperate. The occasion provides a ...

Bibiana Reh, left, and Patricia Llorens embrace after a vigil Mass for Pope John Paul II on Friday at Pope John XXIII Catholic Church in Missoula. Llorens said she felt quite emotional about the ...

When a place of work is to be blessed, both those who labor there and those who share the fruit of that labor should be invited to the ceremony.

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing.

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