COLLECTION OF CATHOLIC PRAYERS ETC.
As we near the end of Christmastide, still mindful of the Epiphany mystery of the Wedding Feast at Cana, I have been pondering the nuptial union of God the Son with His Church — a reality we know from Saints … Continue reading → The post Why Does God the Father Have No Spouse? appeared…
The dogma of scientism prepares the wide embrace of pseudo-spirituality. For example, the secular belief that humans are a result of evolution dovetails with a major tenet of yoga—the belief that we live multiple lives through time and by practicing spiritual austerities, our consciousness will evolve to a higher state and eventually merge with the…
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The dogma of scientism prepares the wide embrace of pseudo-spirituality. For example, the secular belief that humans are a result of evolution dovetails with a major tenet of yoga—the belief that we live multiple lives through time and by practicing spiritual austerities, our consciousness will evolve to a higher state and eventually merge with the…
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Surrender. It is a word that has taken on added meaning due to the popular novena by Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo. Those who pray the “Surrender Novena,” which Jesus gave to Fr. Dolindo, say the following prayer ten times: “O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything!” Here begins the…
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 Hebrews 10:1-10 Brothers and sisters: Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of them, it can never make perfect those who come to worship by the same sacrifices…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the U.S. state of Georgia were killed for their faith. By signing the decree in the sainthood cause of the Georgia martyrs Jan. 27, the pope cleared the way for their beatification, although a date for the…
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Yesterday, J.D. Vance struck a nerve in his response to CBS host Margaret Brennan’s questions about Trump immigration policies and opposition to those policies by the USCCB. The interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” (embedded below in its entirety) was … Continue reading → The post Heavy Push-Back against USCCB Positions on Immigration Policy from…