Archive for July 8, 2012

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Student volunteers travel to lend a helping hand

Water stains on the ceiling of her small home remind Susan Tyler every day of the peace Home Works has... Read more

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Catholics providing Syrian refugees with medical treatment

It was the end of March when the violence in Syria became unbearable for Salwa, a young mother who lived... Read more

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Western monastic patron St. Benedict celebrated July 11

On July 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the sixth-century abbot who gave Christian... Read more

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An open heart lets God work miracles, Pope teaches

Nazareth’s rejection of Jesus highlights the need for people to have an open and trusting disposition towards God in order... Read more