Jack Figge
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Young Catholic journalist, frequent contributor at @OSV, @PillarCatholic, @NCregister
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4 days ago |
ncregister.com | Jack Figge
College converts will become Catholic on Divine Mercy Sunday. Liah Ostrom at Benedictine College’s Mary Grotto (photo: Courtesy of Liah Ostrom) Features April 20, 2025 When Liah Ostrom arrived at Benedictine College, she told herself that she would never convert to Catholicism. But then she saw the Blessed Virgin Mary. As for Mason Harris, he entered Benedictine curious about the faith, and all he needed was a little intellectual help.
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5 days ago |
ewtn.co.uk | Jack Figge
College converts will become Catholic on Divine Mercy Sunday. , April 20, 2025 – National Catholic RegisterWhen Liah Ostrom arrived at Benedictine College, she told herself that she would never convert to Catholicism. But then she saw the Blessed Virgin Mary. As for Mason Harris, he entered Benedictine curious about the faith, and all he needed was a little intellectual help. This year, Benedictine College will welcome 26 students into full communion with the Catholic Church on Divine Mercy Sunday.
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5 days ago |
oursundayvisitor.com | Jack Figge
On this rock, God redeemed mankind. A simple marble altar stands in the middle of the rock. Pilgrims kneel in turn, ducking their heads under the altar. Reverently, they place their arm into a hole, the hole that is believed to be where the centurions placed the cross. Here, outside the city of Jerusalem, with hundreds jeering and mocking him, soldiers poking and prodding at his body, Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” (Lk 23:34).
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6 days ago |
oursundayvisitor.com | Jack Figge
Enclosed by an iron fence and stone building, the garden looks quite different than it did 2,000 years ago. However, it’s very possible that the garden’s oldest residents — olive trees that are estimated to be about 900 years old — sprouted from the seeds of trees that were around at the time of Christ. Eventually, Jesus stops and finds a rock to pray on. Gethsemane, in Greek, means olive press, a tool used to apply pressure on olives to release the fragrant, useful oil.
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1 week ago |
ncregister.com | Jack Figge
For a college student, stability is a myth, a memory of childhood. Every year, college students move into a different dorm/house, friendships are often rocky, relationships come and go, classes and teachers only last for a semester, and schedules are temporary. Throw in the constant struggle of internships, changing majors and attempting to plan for post-college life, and stability becomes a foreign concept.
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During my recent trip to Israel, we visited many sites that aren't included in a typical pilgrimage itinerary. Many of these places though helped me understand what Israel was like at the time of Christ. Read my latest for @NCRegister. https://t.co/9duXxcEtAc
Ruby Aznaq- Abu Sada, a devout Catholic, has lived her entire life in Jerusalem. And life isn't easy; but she does not want to leave. Read what life is like for Catholics living in Jerusalem in my latest for @PillarCatholic. https://t.co/2yU6oUVMmE
Two weeks ago, I traveled to Israel for a reporting trip. I saw a lot, learned a lot, but most importantly the Lord encountered me in a profound way. Read my reflections in my latest for the @NCRegister. https://t.co/n8BJQcoQcS
