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Throughout history, the Catholic Church has produced countless saints, blesseds, and servants of God who stood against the atrocity of slavery. Their lives testify to the Gospel’s call to uphold the dignity of every human being, made in the image and likeness of God. I wish to share these heroic figures with the reader and…
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My favorite season of the year is summer. Warm and sunny skies, no early morning rush to get kids to the school bus, no cajoling little ones to get homework done—just carefree, simple joy, gathered with friends and family for backyard barbecues and iced coffees by the pool. It all just makes me feel ….
Reading 1 Hebrews 5:1-10 Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings…
Eusebius, born just a few years after Fabian’s death, tells us how Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died in 236. A layperson, and not a very important one, he may have come for the same reason many still come to Rome today during a papal election: concern for the future of the faith,…
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St. Canute, King of Denmark was born around 1042 and ascended to the throne in 1080. Known for his deep devotion to Christ and unwavering commitment to justice, he worked diligently to strengthen the Church in his realm, introducing reforms that supported monastic life and promoted the Christian faith among his people. He upheld the…
Reading I Isaiah 62:1-5 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her victory like a burning torch. Nations shall behold your vindication, and all the kings your glory; you shall be called by a new name pronounced…
Fillan, son of Feriach and St. Kentigerna, was also known as Foelan. He became a monk in his youth and accompanied his mother from Ireland to Scotland where he lived as a hermit near St. Andrew’s monastery for many years, and then was elected abbot. He later resigned and resumed his eremitical life at Glendochart,…
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St. Margaret of Hungary was born in 1242 to King Béla IV and Queen Maria Laskarina of Hungary. Dedicated to God from infancy, her parents offered her to religious life as a sign of gratitude for the liberation of their country from invasion. Raised in a Dominican convent, Margaret embraced prayer, asceticism, and service from…
Reading 1 Hebrews 4:12-16 The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in Italy the traditional date to pray for the protection of one’s pets and livestock is Jan. 17 — the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti,…
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