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Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith. Born in Canas, Navarre, Spain, circa 1000, he entered the Benedictines at San Millan de Ia Cogolla. King Garcia III of Navarre challenged him when he became abbot of the monastery, and Dominic refused to surrender part of the Benedictine lands to the crown. For this he was…
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Earlier this week, my teenage daughter and I attempted to finish Christmas shopping as quickly as possible. I do not particularly enjoy shopping. I find the experience to be a mix between sensory overload and annoyance at the completely unnecessary amount of things that are mass produced for consumption in this country. Perhaps it is…
Reading 1 Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a There was a certain man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites,whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had borne no children. An angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her,“Though you are barren and have had no children,yet you will conceive and…
Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home. So ends the Gospel narrative today. I always find it curious when a powerful scene in the Gospel is followed by what appears to be an insignificant, rather unremarkable addendum that seems to be placed there simply to wrap up the passage….
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Behold, beloved souls, how Don Dolindo shows us the Book of Psalms culminating in one grand symphony of love! As he concludes his meditation on these divine songs, his heart burns to gather their essence into a single voice of praise, weaving together the most tender expressions of love scattered throughout all 150 Psalms. Like…
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(Devin Watkins/Vatican News) — Pope Francis held an audience on Wednesday with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and authorized him to promulate decrees related to the causes of 21 men and women. The … Continue reading → The post Pope approves beatification of martyred Estonian Archbishop Profittlich appeared…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope. At his general audience Dec. 18, the pope began a new series of talks on “Jesus Christ our hope,” which he announced will the theme for…
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(Elias Turk/CNA) — Pope Francis has revealed that he narrowly escaped two attempts on his life during his visit to Iraq in March 2021 in the city of Mosul. In a new book titled “Spera” (translated as “Hope”), set to … Continue reading → The post Pope Francis reveals he survived two threats to his…
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Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was executed between two criminals.
Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!Sing joyfully, O Israel!Be glad and exult with all your heart,O daughter Jerusalem! The 3rd Sunday of Advent has been known for centuries as Gaudete Sunday, from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon for Mass. Gaudete means “rejoice” in Latin. The psalm last Sunday stated: “I rejoice heartily in…