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The month of March is dedicated to the Head of the Holy Family, good Saint Joseph. Rather than write something of my own for the occasion, I thought I would share a medley of offerings on today’s saint with my … Continue reading → The post A Potpourri for the Feast and the Month of…
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Reading 1 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 The LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. It is he who shall build a…
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About forty-five years ago, my mother took my sister Molly, age five, and my brother Matt, aged three, into Little Folks clothes store at the mall in Quincy, IL. When they went to the fitting room, all three of them couldn’t fit in it because it was little—Little Folks. So, Matt sat at a small…
St. Teresa of Avila, the Doctor of the Church most known for her writings on prayer, so much so that she is named The Doctor of Prayer, encourages all to have recourse to the great St. Joseph, whom she names The Master of the Interior Life. This title bears great weight, as the only other…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis spent the night without a breathing mask, the Vatican press office said March 18, indicating that his need for supplemental oxygen continues to diminish. The pope received high-flow oxygen through a nasal tube overnight, it said, a change from the noninvasive mechanical ventilation he had been using since he…
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ROME (CNS) — Imagine being able to explore all of St. Peter’s Basilica, its artistic masterpieces and the saint’s underground tomb as well as interact with its caretakers and archeologists to learn more about the world’s largest church and even have a go at restoring it — virtually, that is, and in the 3-D blocky…
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WASHINGTON – “Since the launch of Walking with Moms in Need, Catholics in dioceses and parishes across the country have put the Gospel of Life into action,” said Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Bishop Thomas offered the following update for the 5th anniversary of Walking with Moms in…
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Pennsylvania Tragedy Elicits Admission from Medical Staffer at Abortion Giant’s State Affiliate FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA (American Life League) — Planned Parenthood has admitted that the abortion pill can be dangerous. This was pointed out by American Life League in what its … Continue reading → The post Planned Parenthood Agrees with American Life League about Dangers…
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Middle East Eye published a story on the resumption of atrocities by the IDF on Gaza. Below is an AI summary of their coverage.1 On March 18, 2025, Israel unilaterally ended its ceasefire with Hamas and launched a massive bombardment … Continue reading → The post Israel unleashes bloody Gaza bombardment, killing hundreds and breaking…
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Everything we know about the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus comes from Scripture and that has seemed too little for those who made up legends about him. We know he was a carpenter, a working man, for the skeptical Nazarenes ask about Jesus, “Is this not the carpenter’s son?” (Matthew 13:55)….
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