Month: February 2025

Catholicism.org readers should be aware of an article by Dr. Edward Feser on the site of the National Catholic Register, “Trump’s Gaza Proposal Is Gravely Immoral.” In it, the respected Catholic philosopher gives six reasons to justify the conclusion bluntly stated … Continue reading → The post Dr. Edward Feser: Six Reasons Why Trump’s Gaza Proposal…

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VATICAN CITY (Michael Haynes/LifeSiteNews) — A man was arrested by Vatican police yesterday after he jumped onto the High Altar in St. Peter’s Basilica and kicked off the historic candelabra along with the altar cloths. Late Friday evening local time, footage … Continue reading → The post Man arrested for desecrating high altar at St. Peter’s…

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On February 6, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias.” It is reproduced in toto below. The Executive Order is openly critical of the Biden Administration’s anti-Christian policies, and even invokes a disgraceful episode involving traditional Catholics, … Continue reading → The post President Trump’s Executive Order: Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias appeared first…

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Several times in recent months, I have found myself in Protestant churches where the Good News of salvation and the Christian life have been proclaimed with sincerity and fervor. In each of those moments, at the end of the proclamation, the gathered assembly was informed of the path to a redemptive relationship with the Savior,…

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The little church is tucked away in the back streets of a Mexican resort town. Its utilitarian architecture lacks the colonial charm of the city’s cathedral where tour buses stop for photo ops. In this neighborhood, far removed from high-rise condos and hotels, the parishioners are primarily locals. North of the border visitors seldom wander…

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Readings for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica, Virgin Reading 1 Genesis 1:1-19 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw…

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St. Caedmon was an illiterate cowherd living in 7th-century England at the monastery of Whitby. According to tradition, he was given a miraculous gift of composing sacred poetry after experiencing a vision in a dream. Encouraged by St. Hilda, the abbess of Whitby, Caedmon dedicated himself to using his newfound talent to glorify God. Though…

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Reading 1 Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts! All the earth is filled with…

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St. Jerome Emiliani was born in 1486 in Venice, Italy. As a young man, he pursued a military career but was captured and imprisoned during a battle. During his captivity, he turned to God in prayer, dedicating his life to service upon his miraculous escape. He became a priest and devoted himself to caring for…

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Reading 1 Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21 Brothers and sisters: Through Jesus, let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind. Obey your leaders and defer to…

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