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POPE SAINT AGATHO, THE WONDERWORKER
POPE SAINT AGATHO, THE WONDERWORKER
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Agatho was most likely the oldest of all the popes. It has been said that he was already 100 when he was consecrated.
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A Sky Full of Stars: Know Mary through her titles in the Litany
A Sky Full of Stars: Know Mary through her titles in the Litany
By Joby Provido
Let’s play a quick game. I will mention a nickname, and you tell me to whom it refers.
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God's love for terrorists
God's love for terrorists
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Does God love terrorists and do those who commit atrocities against innocent lives have value and worth in the eyes of God? Have you heard of Bashir Mohammad, Kamal Saleem, or Alo-Bridget Namoa? The chances are slim you may have heard of them, but perhaps you have heard of St. Paul the Apostle.
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Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s Scripture readings at Mass, a few verses jump out: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:4); “When the people…heard this, they were all filled with fury” (Luke 4:28); “Love is patient, love is kind….it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:4,6).
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POPE DONUS
POPE DONUS
By Debra Booton McCoy
Donus was another old man elected Pope. He, too did not last very long.
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PUT YOUR FLAG IN THE SAND!
PUT YOUR FLAG IN THE SAND!
By Greg Schlueter
We all know the moving image of Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima. The tremendous sacrifice it required. What it was for. But do we recognize that right now we are on a much more epic battlefield? With much graver consequences? Do we recognize that how we respond today is a story that will be told by future generations?
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An Open Letter to My Aborted Daughter, Nicole
An Open Letter to My Aborted Daughter, Nicole
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
I watched the movie, Gosnell, last night because I felt I owed you that. To know precisely what was done to you all those years ago, while I slept, unconscious. I thought I would sob through the entire film; instead, I was dry-eyed throughout. I could think of little else all evening as I thought about the woman I had been and what I did to you.
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The Girl, the Woman, the Jews, the Separated Christians and the Two Witnesses
The Girl, the Woman, the Jews, the Separated Christians and the Two Witnesses
By Scott Pauline
Jairus’ Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman The girl grew up. The woman hemorrhaged, each for 12 years. The woman was healed, and the girl reached maturity for childhood, 12 years old
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3 Things to Learn From the March Fiasco
3 Things to Learn From the March Fiasco
By Birgit Jones
Do not turn on your own. Especially when the conclusive facts are not in. This was the bitter lesson learned by the Covington Catholic High School teens at the conclusion of the March for Life. Not only the secular media, but even their own school, the Diocese of Covington, and pro-life leaders initially gave credence to the false narrative given. Many still persist.
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Combating Church Scandal with Ancient Intimacy
Combating Church Scandal with Ancient Intimacy
By Rexcrisanto Delson
Much has been said about the most seismic scandal that has ever hit the Catholic Church in America. Last June, Theodore McCarrick, a retired cardinal and former archbishop of Washington, was removed from the ministry after being accused of sexually assaulting a teenager for years.
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POPE ADEODATUS II, THE OLD MAN
POPE ADEODATUS II, THE OLD MAN
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Adeodatus is sometimes called Adeodatus II, because another pope, Deodatus, was also referred to Adeodatus I sometimes. It can be difficult to keep them all straight.
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The Importance of Face to Face Relationships
The Importance of Face to Face Relationships
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Social media has become a staple in our culture. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are the main means of communication for many. We use it for social interaction, news, political debates, as well as keeping in touch with family and friends.
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St. Telesphorus and St. Hyginus---The January Popes
St. Telesphorus and St. Hyginus---The January Popes
By Larry Peterson
The eighth pope in the line of succession that began with St. Peter was Pope Telesphorus. He was a pope from 126 AD until 137 AD. He was followed by Pope Hyginus, who reigned from 136 AD to 142 AD. Both of these sainted popes have feast days in January and both established traditions that are still in use to this day.
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Saint Abel the Just; His was the first recorded death in Human History; Feast Day, January 3
Saint Abel the Just; His was the first recorded death in Human History; Feast Day, January 3
By Larry Peterson
The holy people from the Old Testament are not usually called saints. We do not say, “St. Abraham”, or “St. Moses” as we do for St. Joseph or St John. But the Church does allow for them to be called saints one day during the year. That day is their acknowledged feast day. There are forty-two different Old Testament saints that have designated feast days.
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A FEW SINCERE QUESTIONS FOR MY PROGRESSIVE-LIBERAL FRIENDS!
A FEW SINCERE QUESTIONS FOR MY PROGRESSIVE-LIBERAL FRIENDS!
By Greg Schlueter
Jesus Christ through our Church has long exhorted us to maximal participation in public life (CCC, 1915). Indeed, we share the call to claim the world for Jesus Christ. We are called to build the Kingdom. This takes place in the social/political arena. Accordingly, it is incumbent upon us to "speak the language."
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POPE VITALIAN, TRYING TO EASE TENSIONS
POPE VITALIAN, TRYING TO EASE TENSIONS
By Debra Booton McCoy
Vitalian, son of Anastasius, was born somewhere between 580 and 600 AD in Segni, Lazio, in central Italy. He appears to have been elevated to cardinal in 655.
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Protestantism Finds a Type in Jezebel
Protestantism Finds a Type in Jezebel
By Scott Pauline
Original Protestantism and modern hard-core Evangelical Protestantism did and do like to point scary and negative imagery of the Apocalypse at the Catholic Church.
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