According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Liturgy of the Hours — also called the “Divine Office” — is the ...

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With the intention of preserving Byzantine spiritual wisdom, Greek monk Nicodemus devoted his life to writing the massive tome Philokalia.

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As 100-year lifespans become more common, the time has come for a new ... of Christianity to find true spiritual freedom. In her new book, Cho Nam-Joo captures both the universality of sexism ...

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Johnny Flynn's career has taken him from Regency England ("Emma," "Vanity Fair") to WWII ("Operation Mincemeat") to contempo ...

Prayer of Adoration I adore you, O Jesus, God of love, truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I adore you who has come to your own but were not received by them.

O sacred heart of Jesus, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to you for help in the moment of my death, when at its approach all my senses shall fail me. When, therefore, O kind and ...