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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just as the star over Bethlehem called to and welcomed everyone to encounter the newborn Jesus, God today calls on the faithful to welcome everyone, creating safe, open spaces to find warmth and shelter, Pope Francis said. The star is in the sky not to remain distant and inaccessible, he said,…
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When man—male and female—abandoned the eternal truth that marriage is a sacred union joining body and soul with divine grace, human civilization began its decline. Marriage and the marital embrace between them, intended as a holy act for bonding and procreation, lost its sacredness. Until Christians embrace the sanctity of the one-flesh union as a…
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The scene is ancient Israel, which anticipates a messiah and a revolution more than a century and a half after the purification of the second Temple. The wife of a young family is mysteriously pregnant, and her husband is confused and overwhelmed. Late in the pregnancy, the two are commanded by the political powers-that-be to…
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Reading 1 1 John 4:7-10 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only-begotten Son into…
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news analysis… DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT ABORTION — REPUBLICANS TALK EVERYTHING EXCEPT ABORTION ON Friday, January 3rd — the swearing in day of the 119th Congress — five term Congressman Mike Johnson … Continue reading → The post Johnson Dodges Abortion in Acceptance Speech as Democrats Continue…
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The Church may have older roots in northern Europe than heretofore thought. (Tim Newcomb/Popular Mechanics) An 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered buried in a Frankfurt, Germany, grave, still next to the chin of the man who wore it, has 18 lines of … Continue reading → The post ‘The Frankfurt Inscription’ May Force a Rewrite of Northern…
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The Feast of the Epiphany commemorates three mysteries at once: the adoration of the Magi, the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, and the Marriage Feast at Cana. Don’t take my word for it. Let the traditional Latin liturgy … Continue reading → The post The Three Mysteries of the Epiphany are Nuptial Mysteries…
St. Raymond of Pennafort, Patron Saint of Canonists (Feast day – January 7) Born in Spain, St. Raymond was a relative of the King of Aragon. From childhood he had a tender love and devotion to the Blessed Mother. He finished his studies at an early age, and became a famous teacher. He then gave…
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WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Washington, and has appointed Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, as his successor. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio…
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. (Mt 2:9-10) Scripture could not be any clearer about just how happy these magi are upon seeing the light which has pointed their way…