The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday.

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Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her ...

Metal Gear Solid 4's iconic installation screen has been turned into an animated wallpaper for Wallpaper Engine.

Mitchell EMC reported nine active outages impacting 265 members. Miller County is seeing the most outages with 32 or 41 meters being impacted. This is an early morning event so it is important to ...

Sunday mass at Oak Park church on Sunday commemorated Father Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the United States. He served in Chicago in the 1800s.

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President Trump was speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, hours after U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters; Sven Hoppe/Pool/Shutterstock RIYADH, Saudi ...

When I bought my 1895 Queen Anne Victorian, I knew it had a basement apartment, but I hadn't seen it. In theory, ...

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