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In his recently published La esperanza no defrauda nunca (“Hope Never Disappoints”), Pope Francis recalls how, during his walks in Buenos Aires, he occasionally came across psychics who would set up their tables in the city parks. People waited in long lines to hear some version of the same story: “there’s a woman in your…
‘Tis the season, indeed, of hope and anticipation; Advent is upon us. And much like the West, Eastern Churches remember Christ’s birth through prayer and opening oneself to the work of the Holy Spirit. Although referred to as Advent (Latin for “coming” or “arrival”) in the West, among Eastern Catholics, the season is known as…
Reading 1 Is 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz:Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God;let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!But Ahaz answered,“I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!” Then Isaiah said:Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary…
Those of you who attended our conference in October heard a talk I gave entitled, “The Absolute Primacy of Jesus Christ and Its Implications for Our Crusade.” In it, I spoke of the Scotist Thesis, also called the Franciscan Thesis, … Continue reading → The post The Annunciation and the Primacy of Christ: A Christmas…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis praised Catholics who support the Pontifical Mission Societies‘ work with the poor and those on the margins of society, saying such assistance is a concrete expression of Jesus’ love. “I pray that your almsgiving will continue to be offered with a joyful spirit and that your sacrifices will bear…
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The Holy See Press Office published this notice yesterday concerning the canonization of the Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne, brutally murdered during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror: During the audience granted to His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of … Continue reading → The post The Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Canonized appeared first…
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Yesterday, Judge Andrew Napolitano interviewed Col. Douglas Macgregor for his “Judging Freedom” podcast on YouTube. In the interview, entitled “America’s Next War of Choice” — which concerned mostly American posturing with Iran as well as President-Elect Trump striving to end … Continue reading → The post Col. Douglas Macgregor on Syria: ‘Christians Have Already Been…
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Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith. Born in Canas, Navarre, Spain, circa 1000, he entered the Benedictines at San Millan de Ia Cogolla. King Garcia III of Navarre challenged him when he became abbot of the monastery, and Dominic refused to surrender part of the Benedictine lands to the crown. For this he was…
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Earlier this week, my teenage daughter and I attempted to finish Christmas shopping as quickly as possible. I do not particularly enjoy shopping. I find the experience to be a mix between sensory overload and annoyance at the completely unnecessary amount of things that are mass produced for consumption in this country. Perhaps it is…
Reading 1 Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a There was a certain man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites,whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had borne no children. An angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her,“Though you are barren and have had no children,yet you will conceive and…