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ROME (CNS) — Just outside the walls of the Vatican, the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” blared through speakers as health care workers tapped out chest compressions to the beat. “Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive,” sang the 100 red-shirted volunteers near the entrance to the Vatican Museums, using the Bee Gees’ disco anthem…
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Missionary. Born at Saint-Germain, France, circa 1125, he served as a canon at the church of St. Genevieve, Paris, under the great Abbot Suger until about 1170, when he was sent to Denmark with the mission of reforming the canons at Eskilsoe at the request of the bishop of Roskilde. He became abbot there and,…
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St. Vincent Ferrer was born in 1350 in Valencia, Spain. From a young age, he was drawn to religious life and entered the Dominican Order, excelling in theology and philosophy. He became a powerful preacher, known for his clear teaching, deep holiness, and ability to move hearts. Traveling across Europe during a time of Church…
Reading 1 Jeremiah 11:18-20 I knew their plot because the LORD informed me; at that time you, O LORD, showed me their doings. Yet I, like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, had not realized that they were hatching plots against me: “Let us destroy the tree in its vigor; let us cut him off…
St. Vincent Ferrer is the patron saint of builders because of his fame for “building up” and strengthening the Church: through his preaching, missionary work, in his teachings, as confessor and adviser. At Valencia in Spain, this illustrious son of St. Dominic came into the world on January 23, 1357. In the year 1374, he…
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Fox News host Sean Hannity is blaming the strong pro-life principles of former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, for his loss in the Badger State’s Supreme Court race. On April 2nd, Schimel was defeated by left-wing Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, … Continue reading → The post Neo-Con, Ex-Catholic, Sean Hannity, Blames Pro-Life Principles for Republican…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus’ resurrection is not a triumphant display of power over his enemies, but rather a quiet, radical act of love that invites believers to rise from their own failures with joy and humility, the preacher of the papal household said. Offering a Lenten reflection for cardinals and senior officials of the…
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There’s a story told that the London Times at one point sought answers from the public to the question: “What’s wrong with the world?” As the story goes, G.K. Chesterton humbly responded with the answer: “I am.” Chesterton would later write a book, entitled What’s Wrong with the World, but today it is a question…
In this series I have introduced the brief prayer, doce me passionem Tuam—teach me Your suffering—a simple aspiration we can pray many times a day. This prayer is lived most deeply when we participate in the Church’s liturgy, especially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the bloodless Calvary. The Mass is a weekly—or better,…
Reading 1 Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 The wicked said among themselves, thinking not aright: “Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings, Reproaches us for transgressions of the law and charges us with violations of our training. He professes to have knowledge of God and styles…