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Anthony was born about circa 468 at Valeria in Lower Pannonia. When he was eight years old, his father died and he was first entrusted to the care of St. Severinus. After the death of Severinus, an uncle, Bishop Constantius of Lorsch in Bavaria took charge of his upbringing. While in Bavaria, Anthony became a…
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A controversial teaching of the Church is that the ministerial priesthood, the sacrament of Holy Orders, is reserved to males alone. The Church does not have the ability to ordain a woman. Most contemporary people do not understand this teaching and find it unjust, sexist, and old-fashioned. St. Bonaventure helps us understand this teaching in…
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If only I had attained Christian perfection already. If only I didn’t have to struggle against that sin anymore. If only I could immerse myself in prayer without distraction. If only I could understand that difficult scripture passage once and for all. A sure sign that we are erring from the path of Christian perfection…
Reading 1 1 Jn 1:1-4 Beloved:What was from the beginning,what we have heard,what we have seen with our eyes,what we looked uponand touched with our handsconcerns the Word of life —for the life was made visible;we have seen it and testify to itand proclaim to you the eternal lifethat was with the Father and was…
Full knee-deep lies the winter snow, And the winter winds are wearily sighing: Toll ye the church bell sad and slow, And tread softly and speak low, For the old year lies a-dying. Old year you must not die; You … Continue reading → The post The Old Year Dies appeared first on Catholicism.org.
ROME (CNS) — Wearing red vestments for the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis knocked on the door of the church in Rome’s Rebibbia prison complex and walked over its threshold. After reciting a formal prayer before opening the prison’s Holy Door Dec. 26, the pope took the microphone back to…
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