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An elder Mexican man makes his way to Mass in the early morning twilight of December 9, 1531. He is a peasant, a simple farmer and laborer, and he has no education. Born under Aztec rule, he is a convert to Catholicism, and each step he takes this morning is a step into history. The…
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WASHINGTON – “Catholics across the United States help strengthen the faith and bring the Good News of Jesus to the poor, vulnerable, and oppressed,” said Bishop Daniel H. Mueggenborg of Reno, chairman of the Committee on National Collections for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The bishops who serve on the five subcommittees of…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “With tears in our eyes, let us raise our prayer for peace,” Pope Francis said as he thanked the people of Bethlehem and Palestinian authorities for a Nativity scene to decorate the Vatican audience hall. A Christmas creche conveys the “message of peace and love that Jesus left us,” the pope…
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As we begin a new Church year with the commencement of Advent, we recall a number of Old Testament prophecies that pertain to Christ’ birth and early life. They include: That He would be born of the tribe of Judah (Gn 49:10) That He would be born from the line of King David (2 Sm…
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In those days, in that time, I will raise up for David a just shoot;he shall do what is right and just in the land. The prophet Jeremiah assured the Israelites, who had been exiled to Babylon in the east, that the Lord would fulfill His promise and that they would someday dwell secure back home…
Pope St. Damasus I: Defender of Scripture and the Church Life of Pope St. Damasus I: Pope St. Damasus I was born in Rome around 305 AD. He grew up in a devout Christian family and became a deacon under Pope Liberius, serving the Church during turbulent times of persecution and division. In 366 AD,…
Reading 1 Is 40:25-31 To whom can you liken me as an equal?says the Holy One.Lift up your eyes on highand see who has created these things:He leads out their army and numbers them,calling them all by name.By his great might and the strength of his powernot one of them is missing!Why, O Jacob, do…
A very edifying account! (Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA) — The healing of a British World War I soldier at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France has been proclaimed as the 71st miracle attributed to the pilgrimage site. Archbishop … Continue reading → The post Healing at Lourdes of British World War I soldier…
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All lovers of Scripture have reason to celebrate this day. Damasus was the pope who commissioned Saint Jerome to translate the Scriptures into Latin, the Vulgate version of the Bible. Damasus was a sixty-year-old deacon when he was elected bishop of Rome in 366. His reign was marked by violence from the start when another…
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Father Thomas Crean, O.P., Dr. Alan Fimister, and Dr. John Joy have authored a twenty-five-page scholarly article, written in the scholastic format, in the pages of the theological journal, Divinitas. Called “Can a Person Be Justified by ‘Implicit Faith in … Continue reading → The post ‘Implicit Faith in Christ’ Does Not Suffice for Justification…
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