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Marshalstown is on Tuesday at 9.30am and Saturday at 7.30pm (Vigil Mass). Castledockrell is on Thursday at 9.30am and Sunday ...

This weekend is the third weekend of Lent. In our First Reading, Exodus 3:11-8 and 13-15, God reveals to Moses that He is the “I Am, I Am under a ...

The Rosary is a centuries-old way of praying. "Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of the Rosary as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours." Although obviously Marian in ...

The Vatican released the Holy Father’s message while the 88-year-old Pontiff continues his convalescence in his Casa Santa ...

Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The date of Easter is determined by the Sunday after the first full moon that follows the Spring Equinox. Lent, a period of fasting and ...

I realize that Resurrection Sunday is still a few weeks away but I felt a tug on my heart to share this with you so please ...

The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered ending his treatment so he could die, according to the doctor who led ...

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are observing the weeks-long spring tradition, which is practiced in honor ...

I spend a lot of time with Catholic teens. I am a mother to several and often give rides to their classmates from school to rehearsals and practices. I spend one day a week working as a substitute ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...