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God is simple. Might be strange to hear this attributed to our never-fully-comprehendible Trinitarian God of Love, Wisdom, Sacrifice, and so much more. But thanks to the writings of great saints like Augustine and Aquinas, we can better understand the nature of God’s perfect simplicity of being. And this simplicity ought to beckon us to…
Reading 1 Isaiah 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is no longer considered in imminent danger from his lung infection, but he will remain in Rome’s Gemelli hospital for several more days to continue receiving medical treatment, the Vatican said. The improvements in the 88-year-old pope’s condition recorded in the previous days “have been further consolidated” and were…
(Catholic World News) — The Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, and the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch issued a joint statement denouncing the “dangerous escalation of violence, brutality, and killings” in Syria, “resulting in attacks on innocent … Continue reading → The post Syrian Patriarchs plead for peace as hundreds of Alawites,…
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Constantine was king of Cornwall. Unreliable tradition has him married to the daughter of the king of Brittany who on her death ceded his throne to his son and became a monk at St. Mochuda monastery at Rahan, Ireland. He performed menial tasks at the monastery, then studied for the priesthood and was ordained. He…
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WASHINGTON – Each year the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) comforts and assists people worldwide who suffer from war, natural disasters, violent persecution or extreme poverty. That work is possible because of contributions to The Catholic Relief Services Collection. This year, many dioceses will take up this collection in their parishes at Masses on…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The devil, who lies and sows divisions, tests everyone, even Jesus, Pope Francis said in a written homily. Satan tries to convince people that the hungry cannot be fed, that “angels will not come to our aid when we are falling, and that at best, the world is in the hands…
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The celebrated novelist Somerset Maugham said there were two keys to his success as a writer: getting up in the morning and going to bed at night. By virtue of this strategy he defeated laziness twice, by overcoming laziness in the morning and retiring at the proper time so that he would be ready to…
According to the Bible, one of the oldest forms of prayer is “calling on the name of the Lord.” In fact, the first time we see people worshipping in Scripture is immediately after Cain is banished for killing Abel, and Adam and Eve begin having more children. The Bible says that from that moment, people…
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Reading 1 Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. “You shall not steal. You shall not lie or speak falsely to one another. You shall not swear falsely by my name,…