catholic lenten devotions

Stations of the Cross and Hispanic Catholics?

Is the Stations of the Cross devotion popular among Hispanic Catholics?
What Lenten devotions are popular among Hispanic Catholics?

Yes they are. In Mexico they re enact the Stations of the Cross in a lot of places. And some Lenten things we like to do is make this delicious [...]

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What does the letter ‘V’ in the middle of a cross/crucifix signify?

I have a gold cross, with the letter V in the centre, and am curious as to what it means.
Thanks for all sensible replies!!

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My Grandmother was in the Women’s Voluntary Service in the Second World War, and she says they [...]

new catholic feminism

How is the higher divorce rate NOT derived from feminism ?

There are many people here that like to say that feminism is not responsible for the high divorce rate, or that the sexual revolution (i.e. sex is good etc. ) did not lead to higher infidelity.. thus more divorces.
I find this amazing. [...]

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What blessed objects are kept on Vietnamese catholic home altars and how do they function?

I am looking for some information on Vietnamese Catholic home altars including Holy Family altars, Marian altars, patron saint altars,
and ancestor altars. Pictures would be awesome! What is the significance of the altars and the statues, holy cards, etc.? [...]

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catholic wafers

What are those Catholic communion wafers made out of, anyway?

Just like the bread Jesus used during Passover at the Last Supper, the bread used in the eucharist is unleavened.
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, section 320 states:
The bread for celebrating the Eucharist must be made only from wheat, must be recently baked, [...]

catholic traditions in the home

How can me and my fiance raise our children in a christian home?

See my fiance is catholic and I was born and raised catholic, but I switched to the protestant faith about 2 years ago and I would consider myself a pretty faithful christian. My fiance really wants to get [...]

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If Barack Obama Wins With Roman Catholic Partner Would This Be First Time in History of America?

Selecting a Roman Catholic as a partner for the post of Vice president was a curse every time. Will this curse be broken this time if Barack Obama wins?
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mary magdalene the first apostle

Should Mary Magdalene be classed as a disciple and even an apostle of Jesus?

Mary Magdalene was an original follower of Jesus, along with some other women who also supported Jesus and the 12 disciples financially, so they played a crucial role in his ministry. As such, I believe she should be [...]