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Mary, also known as St. Mary the Virgin, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, Mary Mother of God or the Virgin Mary is believed by many to be the greatest of all Christian saints. The Virgin Mother “was, after her Son, exalted by divine grace above all angels and men.” Mary is venerated with a…
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Your one problem is that you have not trustfully surrendered every single aspect of your life to Divine Providence. Upon reading this statement, you may have rolled your eyes. You may have thought we were dealing with mere semantics. You may have thought the statement was theologically imprecise. You would be right if we lived…
I have lived in Rome, taken groups to Rome, and hopped on a plane at the last minute and gone to Rome for a papal funeral. I have been to St. Peter’s Basilica more times than I can count. I’ve gone for early-morning visits alone, led groups of pilgrims on tours, and experienced both joy…
Reading I 1 Jn 2:18-21 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. Thus we know this is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not really of our number; if they had been, they would have…
On December 20th, President-Elect Donald J. Trump announced that he will nominate Brian Burch, the President and co-founder of CatholicVote.org, as the 13th United States Ambassador to the Holy See. The appointment must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A … Continue reading → The post President Donald Trump Announces He Will Nominate Brian Burch…
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement on the passing of President Jimmy Carter. “On behalf of my brother bishops, we join in mourning the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. His lifelong work on behalf of peace among nations will continue…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering his condolences, Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Christian faith and his lifelong mission to advance peace. The pope “was saddened to learn of the death of former President Jimmy Carter and offers heartfelt condolences,” said a telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, on…
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St. Sylvester, born in Rome, was ordained by Pope St. Marcellinus during the peace that preceded the persecutions of Diocletian. He passed through those days of terror, witnessed the abdication of Diocletian and Maximian, and saw the triumph of Constantine in the year 312. Two years later he succeeded St. Melchiades as Bishop of Rome….
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Reading 1 1 Jn 2:12-17 I am writing to you, children,because your sins have been forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you, fathers,because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men,because you have conquered the Evil One. I write to you, children,because you know the…
In today’s Church a growing number of faithful are troubled by the serious differences arising among them and within their parishes. Alarming reports throughout various news sources chronicle inner institutional Church bickering and disagreements. We see a growing number of Church leaders publicly condemning other Church leaders who hold religious views they consider inconsistent with…