Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years.
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American Movie Star, Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism
The famous actor announced this in a 80 minute long interview with well the known Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester and former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, founder of the ministerial organisation ‘Word on Fire’ which reaches out to Catholics both lapsed and practising and anyone interested in the faith.
Resolutions suggested by St John Bosco for a better Spiritual Life.
How often can our lives seem in ‘auto-pilot’? Going through the motions, sticking to routines with lack of care or attention to other things happening around us?
This to can be the reality for many people’s spiritual lives. I wonder just how many people think to themselves ‘I don’t feel the same when I pray or go to Mass?’ or ‘I don’t feel as close to Jesus as I once did, I want that feeling back again?’
Our Lady of Chocolate? How Lourdes Inspired A Chocolate Sensation!
Michele Ferrero, an Italian chocolatier and devout Catholic, was known for his devotion to Our Lady. During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of his company, he said: “The success of Ferrero we owe to Our Lady of Lourdes; without her we can do little.”
When Ferrero introduced the treats in 1982, it is believed that he named them “Rocher” after the craggy rock grotto, called the Rocher de Massabielle, that marks the place where the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette in Lourdes, France. A place that had a special meaning for Ferrero, who died on Valentine’s Day in 2015 at the age of 89.
Month of All Souls
Traditionally we remember the dead, the Vatican has announced an extended indulgence for praying for the souls of the departed.
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