On August 28, 1774, Elizabeth Ann Seton, the inaugural beacon of sanctity acknowledged in the United States, came into the world in New York, marking a significant milestone 250 years ago. Canonized by Pope Paul VI on September 14, 1975, Elizabeth Ann Bayley, later known as Seton after her marriage, lived during the early decades…
null / Credit: JoannaTkaczuk/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). St. Augustine, whose feast day is today, Aug. 28, is associated most prominently with Hippo Regius, the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba in Algeria. Yet well before his ancient bishopric, Augustine hailed from a now-long-vanished town located just a…
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Bishop Ireton High School upperclassmen welcome freshman students on their first day of school for the 2024-2025 phone-free school year. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Bishop Ireton High School CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). As K–12 students trickle back into school this fall, educators hope they may find it easier to…
“Good fences make good neighbors,” says the gruff fellow in Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” as he and the speaker engage in what seems like a pointless ritual every year after the spring thaw. They walk along the wall between their properties and replace the stones that have fallen, some by the boisterousness of hunters, but…
Last month a social media intern working for the General Secretariat of the Synod posted a poll on 𝕏 (formerly Twitter). The yes/no poll asked: “Do you believe that synodality as a path of conversion and reform can enhance the mission and participation of all the baptized?” One can imagine the thought process of this…
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St. Augustine of Hippo. / Credit: Cathopic CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Church father, doctor of the Church, and foundational theologian, on Aug. 28. Augustine was brought up as a Christian in his early childhood but drifted from the Church, fathering…
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