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It is on my mind, dear Skirt, to express to you my gratitude and appreciation. You do your work of clothing Body so well — always smoothing over any little awkwardness so tactfully. Perhaps it is by deflecting attention from … Continue reading → The post Thank You, Skirt! appeared first on Catholicism.org.
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE (CNS) — Asked what a U.S. Catholic given a choice between voting for a person who supports abortion or one who supports closing borders and deporting migrants, Pope Francis said one must choose “the lesser evil.” “Who is the ‘lesser evil’ that woman or that man?” the pope asked,…
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The massacre of the martyrs of Lyons with their bishop, St. Pothinus, took place during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius in the year 177. Marcellus, a priest, we are told, by Divine intervention, managed to escape to Chalon-sur-Saone, where he was given shelter. His host was a pagan, and seeing him offer incense before images…
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Reading 1 NM 21:4B-9 With their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We are disgusted with this wretched food!” In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph…
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on September 14th, commemorates the discovery and veneration of the True Cross by St. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, in the 4th century. According to tradition, St. Helena found the cross on which Jesus was crucified during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This discovery was…
ROME (CNS) — “The church has always been in spaces with people in extremely fragile situations, always,” said Sister Idília Carneiro, the new superior general of the Sisters Hospitallers, and as global rates of mental illness continue to rise, she insisted that Catholics have an obligation to expand their ministries in addressing the crisis. The…
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Patroness of poor peasants and servants in the Tyrol. Born in Rattenberg, in the Tyrol, she was the daughter of peasants. At eighteen she became a servant in the household of Count Henry of Rattenberg When Notburga repeatedly gave food to the poor, she was dismissed by Count HenryÂ?s wife, Ottilia, and took up a…
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You yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Lk 2:35) My mother grew up in a devout Catholic home, the third of six children. To escape the hardship of a country under dictatorship rule, all six, along with their mother, emigrated to the United States in the…
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The disciples tell Jesus that people don’t know His true identity, but Peter, who did, was told not to tell them. Why? Gospel (Read Mk 8:27-35) St. Mark describes a conversation Jesus had with the disciples about His identity. He asked about the buzz on the street: “Who do people say that I am?” The answers…
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Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Reading 1 1 COR 9:16-19, 22B-27 Brothers and sisters: If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it! If…
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