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One afternoon, I was browsing in our local Catholic bookstore when I spotted a tall, beautiful yard statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the shelf. For a long time, I had wanted a statue of Mary to put in our front yard. I had heard miraculous stories of homes that Mary had protected, and…
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The Advent season is a good time to reflect on our relationship with Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. In this season of waiting, He is already there, already waiting for us to come to Him. Do we truly know He is there? Do our hearts beat in unison with His? Our…
Reading 1 ZEC 2:14-17 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD. Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent…
SAN FRANCISCO (LifeSiteNews) — San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has responded to Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of his ban on her receiving Holy Communion, urging Catholics to pray for her “conversion on the issue of human life in the womb.” Late … Continue reading → The post Archbishop Cordileone urges prayers for Pelosi after she boasts…
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,…