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(Father Dwight Longenecker/National Catholic Register) — As pastor of a parish in South Carolina, I am witnessing a remarkable trend: Almost every week I receive a call, email or visit from at least one young man interested in learning more … Continue reading → The post The Rise of Religious Young Men appeared first on…
James was a favorite of King Yezdigerd I of Persia and a Christian. He abandoned his religion when Yesdigerd launched a persecution of the Christians. When the king died, James repented of his apostasy and declared himself to be a Christian to the new king, Bahram. When James refused to apostasize, he was executed by…
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Reading 1 RV 14:14-19 I, John, looked and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud one who looked like a son of man, with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the…
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From the very dawn of creation, our need to carefully discern spirits has been clear. With all the generations of saints who have diligently put themselves to this practice, you might think we would have it down to a science. But discernment of spirits is not a science; it is a battle. In this battle,…
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“Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.” (Lk 17:18-19) The Gospel passage this Thanksgiving Day, about the grateful man healed of leprosy, could not be a more appropriate selection. A reminder to us to always give thanks…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document approved the Synod of Bishops on synodality. Approved by the pope, the synod’s final document “participates in the ordinary magisterium…
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The claims Rod Dreher makes below are not, on their face, incredible. Some accusers and chancery officials have itchy trigger fingers when it comes to accusations. Knowing a little about the various “safe environment” policies that are in use in … Continue reading → The post Is Father Carlos Martins Being Publicly Slandered? appeared first…
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Eldest son of a shoemaker, John was born at Diest, Brabant. He early wanted to be a priest, and when thirteen became a servant in the household of one of the Cathedral canons at Malines, John Froymont. In 1615, he entered the newly founded Jesuit College at Malines, and the following year became a Jesuit…
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Reading 1 Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5 I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder….
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On November 25th, the Church honors the virgin martyr Saint Catherine of Alexandria. She is a role model for women who feel called to an intellectual vocation as she was devoted to learning and achieved great knowledge even by a young age. According to the accounts of her life, Saint Catherine was a convert to…
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