A Catholic home does not announce itself through decoration alone. You notice it gradually. There is a crucifix above the doorway. A Rosary lies beside the bed. A Bible sits where someone actually reads it. A small statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands near a window. Holy water waits near the entrance. A candle has burned low because someone has used it more often than they planned. None of these things makes a family holy. But they help a family remember what holiness is for. That is the...

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