‘We’re in mourning, but thank you for coming’: Attack fallout lingers as French Quarter workers welcome Super Bowl fans
Since the New Year’s violence, service workers across the French Quarter have navigated a strange dissonance, grappling with ...
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Swanky, secular Shabbat parties keep popping up in NYC
Traditionally, Shabbat is celebrated with a few rituals on Friday night — lighting candles, blessing wine, eating challah — while some people attend synagogue and abstain from working and ...
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How to bless your Advent wreath at home
Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of ...
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Anointing directs God’s love to ill, caregivers at World Day of the Sick Healing Mass
Linda Kumar is hurting but hopeful.And though she has good reason to complain, the lifelong Catholic and St. Bernadette ...
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Lesson 27: On the Sacramentals
the paschal candle, which represents Our Lord risen from the dead, having been dipped into it with a special prayer. Q. 1073. Is water ever blessed in honor of certain saints? A. Water is ...