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The consistent emphasis of the popes on Saint Thomas Aquinas reveals an extraordinary convergence of wisdom that spans generations. Across their writings, the Angelic Doctor emerges not merely as a historical figure but as a living beacon of intellectual, spiritual, and pastoral guidance—applicable to those studying for religious life and Holy Orders, as well as…

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hours after the last visitors and pilgrims left St. Peter’s Basilica for the day, a chisel clanged and dust flew as a group of prelates chanted their prayers before a simple wall marked with a cross. In preparation for the opening on Christmas Eve of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s…

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To help you better welcome our King at Christmas, here is a prayer by a Scotist Franciscan theologian, Père Chrysostome, O.F.M. The prayer was granted a plenary indulgence by the Supreme Apostolic Penitentiary in 1923, and we have used it … Continue reading → The post Prayer to Christ the King appeared first on Catholicism.org.

Saint John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the greatest of her poets. It is surprising, however, how little that is authentic is known of his life. The account of him by John of Jerusalem, written some two hundred years after his…

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis wrote to the increasingly persecuted Catholics in Nicaragua today, telling them that their trust in Christ and faithfulness to the Church are the “two great beacons that illuminate your existence.” In a December 2 letter addressed … Continue reading → The post Pope Francis writes letter in support of persecuted Catholics…

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Readings for the Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest Reading 1 Is 11:1-10 On that day,A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots a bud shall blossom.The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him:a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,A Spirit of counsel and of strength,a Spirit of knowledge and…

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John Adams was the second President of the United States.  He was also a man of his time who lived in a very anti-Catholic country. As such he was unsympathetic to the Catholic faith by heredity, creed, and conviction.  However, he did attend Mass on occasion, and his writings about these visits show attraction mixed…

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Saint Francis Xavier was trapped on a rickety ship bound for Japan. His comrade lay on the brink of death, while the ship’s captain offered sacrifices to demons on deck, which would again tell the captain to abandon the voyage, break his oaths, and kill the Christians. The typhoons were coming, and pirates could be…

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Ye modern throng, whose tinsel joys reveal The strain’d and labour’d ecstasies you feel; Whose empty pastimes hold a spurious bliss, And feebly copy brighter days than this: Your clumsy games suspend, and pause to hear Of genuine mirth, and … Continue reading → The post Yuletide Self-Defence appeared first on Catholicism.org.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite the problems and worries in the world, Jesus invites Christians to look toward heaven, trust in his saving love and make room for him in order to find hope again, Pope Francis said. “Sadness is awful,” he told visitors gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus Dec. 1, the…

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