Last Monday, the Church celebrated the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (Saul of Tarsus). It certainly ranks as one of the most dramatic stories in the Bible, with a 180 degree turn from a man who was literally ordering Christians to be dragged to their death to the man who, together with St. […]
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With so much attention being paid to the Covid-19 epidemic and the constant barrage of secular media coverage of those suffering due to that particular illness, I thought it would be a good time to reflect a little bit on the Christian view of illness, so we understand how it fits into our life in
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This coming Friday, January 22nd, our American bishops are asking all Catholics to observe a terrible anniversary with a day of prayer and fasting for the legal protection of the unborn. This will be the 48th anniversary of the day the U.S. Supreme Court decided to declare war on innocent, unborn human life in the
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Every year, the Christmas season concludes with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which we celebrate today. This makes sense when we think about what Christmas means: the Son of God becoming manifest and visible to us. The Second Person of the Holy Trinity, the very Son of God, took on our human
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The feast of the Epiphany (from Greek appearance or manifestation) is traditionally celebrated on the twelfth night after Christmas (January 6th). As a result, it is sometimes called Twelfth Night, but is also known as Three Kings Day or sometimes Little Christmas, depending on which country or Christian tradition you belong to. In many cultures,
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