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Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181. In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned from a trip to France to find out his wife had given birth to a son. Far from being excited or apologetic because he’d been gone, Pietro was furious because she’d had his new son baptized Giovanni after…
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The following is a “teaser” in advance of my talk at the upcoming Saint Benedict Center Conference: “The Absolute Primacy of Jesus Christ and Its Implications for Our Crusade.” WHAT are the implications of the Absolute Primacy of Christ for … Continue reading → The post Some Implications of Christ’s Absolute Primacy appeared first on…
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Reading 1 JB 19:21-27 Job said: Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! Why do you hound me as though you were divine, and insatiably prey upon me? Oh, would that my words were written down! Would that they were inscribed in a record: That with…
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The Pillar has been reporting on recent changes to diocesan policy in San Diego which no longer allows charter, private, or homeschool coops and families to utilize facilities at parishes within the diocese. They still allow “non-Catholic educational programs or schools” to rent spaces with the bishop’s approval. Cardinal Robert McElroy wants to focus on…
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Let us reflect in this third article of the Magnificat series on the joy of Our Blessed Mother in Jesus, Her Savior and ours: “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:47). Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem…The Lord, your God, is in your midst. (Zephaniah 3:14, 17) Rejoice…
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Discover the inspiring story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the Visionary of Lourdes. Learn about her life, visions, and legacy in the Catholic Church. Have you ever heard of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the Visionary of Lourdes? She is a remarkable figure in the history of the Catholic Church, known for her visions of the Virgin Mary…
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Giving Jesus the first place in your live. Matthew 6:33 (King James Version) 33.But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. We all want to love God more than anithing and give Him the priority in our live’s but……The truth is that most…
Martyred Northumbrian brothers, one called “the Fair” and one called “the Dark”, companions of St. Willibrord. From Northumbria, they were educated in Ireland. These priests of the Benedictine Order went with Willibrord to Frisia, Netherlands. They were martyred together at Aplerbeke, near Dortmund, Germany, by local pagans.