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Matilda was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. She was also known as Mechtildis and Maud. She was raised by her grandmother, the Abbess of Eufurt convent. Matilda married Henry the Fowler, son of Duke Otto of Saxony, in the year 909. He succeeded his father as Duke in the…
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The article at LifeSiteNews is highly recommended. It narrates the provocative and deadly role that Israel has had to play in Syria, as well as the American Department of State under the notoriously corrupt Hillary Clinton. Sadly, the United States … Continue reading → The post Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Joins Other Patriarchs Condemning Anti-Christian…
During this Lenten season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, the Lord leads us to a deeper detachment from the things of this world. He also leads us to a greater understanding of the Church’s mystical union with Him through the poor. The Lord views the poor as Himself, as He taught in Matthew 25:40, “Amen,…
Franciscan Junipero Serra (1713-1784), one of the founders of Catholicism in California, should he miraculously walk the paths of California today (on tired, sore, bare feet, for he believed in the practice of mortification), would be astonished at the vitriol and condemnations of his efforts at bringing the Great Commission among the native people of…
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Reading 1 Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish, had recourse to the LORD. She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids, from morning until evening, and said: “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you. Help me, who am alone and have no help…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable and a chest x-ray “confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days,” his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up completely. The 88-year-pope is still using high-flow oxygen through a nasal tube during the day and “noninvasive mechanical ventilation” with…
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(Catholic World News) — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published an updated version of its 2020 resource, “Reproductive Technology, Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility: Guidelines for Catholic Couples.” The guidelines list seven technologies compatible with Catholic teaching, seven technologies … Continue reading → The post USCCB publishes guidelines for Catholic couples on reproductive technologies…
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The founder of the English Franciscan province, Blessed Agnello, was admitted into the Order by St. Francis himself on the occasion of his sojourn in Pisa. He was sent to the Friary in Paris, of which he became the guardian, and in 1224, St. Francis appointed him to found an English province; at the time…
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Under the non-provocative headline, King Abdullah Receives Representatives of the Jerusalem Awqaf and Churches leaders, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem related the message presented at that meeting by Bishop William Shomali, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, who “reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s … Continue reading → The post Representing the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Bishop William Shomali…
A common charge leveled against the Catholic Church is that it wrongfully teaches that Christians can “earn” grace. They say that this conflicts with the teaching that grace is a gift from God, which we can never earn. In this article, I will show why grace is indeed a gift from God that we do…