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In 1894 President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day an official holiday so that all Americans could celebrate work and workers. However, Americans had begun celebrating Labor Day starting in the 1880s, during the height of the Industrial Revolution, when immigrants flocked to America to fill the growing number of low-paying jobs in city factories. Many…
Reading 1 1 COR 2:1-5 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear and…
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St. Agricolus of Avignon was born around 630 AD in the region that is now France. He was the son of St. Magnus, who served as the bishop of Avignon. From a young age, Agricolus was destined for a life of service to the Church. His father, recognizing his son’s piety and dedication, entrusted him…
Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest. She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in 1281 she founded the first Dominican cloister there, called St. Martin’s in Skänninge. She died in 1282 surrounded by an aura of sanctity….
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St. Giles, also known as St. Egidius, is a revered figure in Christian history, known for his deep compassion and dedication to the poor and disabled. He was born in Athens, Greece, around the 7th century and later moved to France, where he became a hermit. Giles is most famous for his life of asceticism…
Reading 1 Dt 4:1-2, 6-8 Moses said to the people:“Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decreeswhich I am teaching you to observe,that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the landwhich the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the commandments of the LORD, your…
If you have not read this thought provoking posting made on X by Joshua Charles, I strongly suggest you do so. The posting has no name, but I entitled it, “Time-Delayed Revolutionaries: The Paradox of Modern Conservatism.” Mr. Charles makes … Continue reading → The post True and False Concepts of Liberty appeared first on…
St. Giles, Abbot (Patron of Physically Disabled) Feast day – September 1 St. Giles is said to have been a seventh century Athenian of noble birth. His piety and learning made him so conspicuous and an object of such admiration in his own country that, dreading praise and longing for a hidden life, he left…
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WASHINGTON – Catholics are called to hope and action to protect creation, instilled in us by Jesus in the Eucharist, Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan wrote in a statement for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Inspired by this year’s theme of “Hope and Act with Creation,” and…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope Francis again underscored the moral weight of how migrants are treated, hammering home a message of acceptance that has been a pillar of his pontificate for more than a decade. Soon after his election in 2013,…
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