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St. Margaret of Scotland, or Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess born in Hungary to Princess Agatha of Hungary and English Prince Edward the Exile around 1045. Her siblings, Cristina and Edgar the Atheling were also born in Hungary around this time. Margaret and her family returned to England when she was 10-years-old and…
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BALTIMORE – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, November 11-14. The bishops began their plenary in prayer at the Baltimore Basilica and as the public session of the assembly began, they sent a message to the Holy Father, followed by an address by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to…
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WASHINGTON – “Together, we must speak out on behalf of the ‘huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ and ask our government to provide fair and humane treatment for our beloved immigrant brothers and sisters.” In solidarity with immigrants, Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the…
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Though many people fall in debt, the Christians are rather uncomfortable with the idea of having debt. They feel that debt is unacceptable, even for essential uses as a mortgage or an automobile loan. However, there are some Christians who feel that debt incurred for day to day expenses is acceptable, as long as the…
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Reading 1 2 JN 4-9 [Chosen Lady:] I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth just as we were commanded by the Father. But now, Lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing a new commandment but the one we have had from the beginning: let us love…
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Today, Jesus describes a cataclysmic future event in a very old way. Why? Gospel (Read Mk 13:24-32) To understand today’s reading, we must set it within its context in St. Mark’s Gospel. In Mk 13:1-2, we see that as Jesus and His disciples left the Temple one day, one of them said to Him, “Look…
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This time of year the Church urges us to consider what happens to us when our earthly lives are no more. It is an exercise in which few people relish the thought of engaging because, quite frankly, it’s terrifying. Even the most devout among us who claim to have no fear of death personally need…
Because of certain disturbing nominations that president-elect Donald Trump has made — of the war-hawk, Zionist variety — Mike Church asked me to come on his show today to discuss Zionism, Christian Zionism, their impact on US foreign policy, and … Continue reading → The post The Truth Behind Zionism in U.S. Politics: Mike Church…
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The saint and doctor of the Church who would be known as Albertus Magnus was born sometime before the year 1200. He was probably born in Bavaria, a fact we infer because he referred to himself as “Albert of Lauingen,” a town which still stands today in southern Germany. We do not know for sure…
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