The Narthex
Bishops: Push Prayers for Veterans
Plenary indulgences for prayer for the souls of fallen military would be a great gift
By John M. Grondelski | November 11th 2024 2:58 PMNovember 11 is Veterans Day, the day we honor the sacrifices -- including their lives -- that men and women of our armed forces have made for their country. Veterans Day emerged as the day we honor soldiers because it was originally Armistice Day; on the eleventh day of the…
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On Daylight Savings Time, cemetery lights, and a Vatican 'mascot'
By John M. Grondelski | November 1st 2024 11:15 AMAs November begins, light or its lack becomes something of a focus. The American poet William Cullen Bryant described the end of October, leading into November, as when “suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief.” In England, bonfires traditionally illumined the hills on these days as the harvest…
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