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(Walter Sánchez Silva/CNA) — Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, the Peruvian Dominican priest considered the ”father” of liberation theology, died Oct. 22 at the age of 96. The Dominican Province of St. John the Baptist of Peru announced the death of Gutiérrez, … Continue reading → The post Gustavo Gutiérrez, ‘Father of Liberation Theology,’ Dies at 96…
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issues associated with secular feminism have a long history. In 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, in a Declaration of Sentiments, a group of feminists made the following statement: “The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having as direct object the establishment of…
The title of this article comes from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah: Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! (Is 5:20) Isaiah conveyed this message of God to His people 2,700 years ago; and…
Reading 1 EPH 3:2-12 Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit, namely, that the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier. When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even if some members of the Synod of Bishops end up feeling disappointed by the results of the synod, “God’s providence is at work in this assembly, bringing us to the Kingdom in ways that God alone knows,” the spiritual adviser to the synod on synodality told them. “The triumph of…
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St. John was born at Capistrano, Italy in 1385, the son of a former German knight in that city. He studied law at the University of Perugia and practiced as a lawyer in the courts of Naples. King Ladislas of Naples appointed him governor of Perugia. During a war with a neighboring town he was…
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From EWTN’s YouTube channel: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has been living in the Holy Land for over 35 years and so has seen his share of conflict and violence. But in this exclusive interview with EWTN’s Colm Flynn, he says that … Continue reading → The post Cardinal Pizzaballa: Two-State Solution to End Israel-Hamas War is…
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On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot four times by Mehmet Ali Ağca as he was entering St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. While suffering severe blood loss and nearing death, the pontiff’s thoughts were on the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, which had taken place exactly sixty-four years before, to…
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Those who drive carts cannot speak without putting the name of my Son in the middle. – Blessed Mother to the children at La Salette In Part I of this article, we discussed the Blessed Mother’s tearful appearance at La Salette in 1846. In it, she cautions two shepherd children (and the rest of the…
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Reading 1 EPH 2:12-22 Brothers and sisters: You were at that time without Christ, alienated from the community of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the Blood of Christ. For…
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