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Eight hundred years ago in Belgium, as a third of Europe was dying of the Bubonic Plague, a group of men quit their jobs and dedicated themselves to tending the sick and the dying. They became known as the Alexian Brothers, named after St. Alexis of Rome. The new religious order distinguished itself by accepting…
Reading 1 Jonah 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:“Set out for the great city of Nineveh,and announce to it the message that I will tell you.”So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,according to the LORD’s bidding.Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;it took three days to go through…
This article by Stephen Kokx at LifeSiteNews is informative, and gives some necessary background to current events. After the opening paragraphs we’ve excerpted, there is some analysis of the provocative and deadly role that Israel has had to play in … Continue reading → The post Who is really behind the deadly attacks on Christians…
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St. Fina or Seraphina, Virgin A.D. 1253 The old town of San Geminiano in Tuscany treasures with special veneration the memory of Santa Fina, a young girl whose claim to be recognized as a saint lay in the perfect resignation with which she accepted bodily suffering. She was born of parents who had seen better…
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St. Fina or Seraphina, Virgin A.D. 1253 The old town of San Geminiano in Tuscany treasures with special veneration the memory of Santa Fina, a young girl whose claim to be recognized as a saint lay in the perfect resignation with which she accepted bodily suffering. She was born of parents who had seen better…
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Vatican News has published an article in Italian, with no English translation, that may be of interest to our readers regarding goings on in Syria. It is an interview with Bishop Hanna Jallouf, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo and spiritual leader … Continue reading → The post Syria, Bishop Jallouf: It’s Not a New Civil War…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Pope Francis prepared to spend the 12th anniversary of his election at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, people at the Vatican and around the world were responding to his most frequent personal request. “From the beginning of his pontificate, we have heard Pope Francis ask us to not forget to pray for…
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There are only a very few stories that are good enough to tell over and over again, and chief among these is the greatest story ever told: the story of Jesus Christ. March 2025 will see the theatrical release of a fresh cinematic version of the oft-told Gospel account, this time with a focus on…
God is simple. Might be strange to hear this attributed to our never-fully-comprehendible Trinitarian God of Love, Wisdom, Sacrifice, and so much more. But thanks to the writings of great saints like Augustine and Aquinas, we can better understand the nature of God’s perfect simplicity of being. And this simplicity ought to beckon us to…
Reading 1 Isaiah 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that…