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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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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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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…
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, born around 590 AD in Ireland, was a monk and missionary known for his pivotal role in the Christianization of Northumbria, a kingdom in northern England. Educated at the monastic community of Iona, Aidan was deeply influenced by the Celtic monastic tradition and its emphasis on missionary work and prayer. In…
Reading 1 1 Cor 1:26-31 Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.Not many of you were wise by human standards,not many were powerful,not many were of noble birth.Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,and God chose the lowly and…
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Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a new policy of his regarding taxpayer funding for in vitro fertilization (IVF), and other forms of federal government support for the practice. A video of that announcement is embedded below. Beneath that is a video … Continue reading → The post Mr. Trump Now Promotes the Moral Abomination of IVF…
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Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain. He was delivered by caesarean operation when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus (not born). He joined the Mercedarians under St. Peter Nolasco at Barcelona. He succeeded Peter as chief ransomer and went to Algeria to ransom slaves. He remained as hostage for several…
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Here is an excellent if alarming report introducing an interview Mr. Wright did with the exiled British journalist, Kit Klarenberg. The interview, which I have not heard, follows the report — and the report itself is packed with links to … Continue reading → The post Frank Wright on the Growing Orwellian State: ‘When Truth…
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Reading 1 1 Cor 1:17-25 Brothers and sisters:Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the Gospel,and not with the wisdom of human eloquence,so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,but to us who are being…
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Saint John wrote, “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first” (John 15:18). These words are familiar to us Christians, but we feel their veracity when disdain is laid bare in the sin of sacrilege. Vandalism of churches, mutilation of statues, and mockery of religious orders occur regularly. Grief surfaces and cries…