It’s October: Do you know where your Rosary beads are?

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About 20 hours from the time of this writing, The Year of Faith will be officially launched from Rome! Here at Patheos, we have something special planned — and a Facebook page to keep you up-to-date on everything new, but more about that later. For now, a quick question: Do you know where your Rosary [...]

Plenary Indulgence for Year of Faith? What IS That?

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Yeah, I know, indulgences have gotten a bad rap, thanks to past-abuse in our history, and myths do abound, but an indulgence is a good thing, and something that helps Catholics pursue active devotions and grow in understanding and piety. I’m really happy to read that the Vatican has decreed a plenary indugence for the [...]

A “Year of Faith”, Whatzat?

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Am I the only one who sees Don Bosco’s dream represented in that logo? I have a deep feeling of excitement about the upcoming “Year of Faith” which Pope Benedict has declared for 2012-2013, and which begins on October 11. Our good pope has proven himself to be a savvy fellow who is very much [...]