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According to unreliable sources, he was a Frank courtier who was converted by St. Remigius, refused the offer of a See from his godfather, King Clovis I, and became a monk at Micy. He lived as a hermit at Limoges and was rewarded by the king with all the land he could ride around on…
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While many Catholics have already cast early votes, others are indicating they will sit it out this election. Abstaining, examination of social justice issues, and voting for a third party are considerations for Catholic voters. Our bishops remind us that, because we are people of both faith and reason, we are called to witness to…
A few months ago, I started digging a big hole in the backyard. My wife asked me why. “I want to see if a barrel of rainwater will stay unfrozen during winter if it’s below the frost line,” I replied. “But…why?” she asked. “Because if the grid goes down, or there’s a natural disaster, we’ll…
Reading 1 PHIL 2:5-11 Brothers and sisters: Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and, found…
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Halloween’s Jack O’Lanterns may be gone, and the last Trick-or-Treater long since consumed his last bit of candy. But the “thinness of the veil between the worlds” of which innumerable writers speak at this time of year — and with … Continue reading → The post Dead and Gone? appeared first on Catholicism.org.
Charles was the son of Count Gilbert Borromeo and Margaret Medici, sister of Pope Pius IV. He was born at the family castle of Arona on Lake Maggiore, Italy, on October 2. He received the clerical tonsure when he was twelve and was sent to the Benedictine abbey of Saints Gratian and Felinus at Arona…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and has appointed Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, as his successor. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on November 4, 2024, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic…