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Reading Makes Saints
Reading Makes Saints
By BJ Gonzalvo
Saint Josemaria Escriva once said, “Reading has made many saints.” And indeed, many of the saints we admire now started their own spiritual journeys by reading.
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Alligators Aside, You Might See More of This "New But Old" Religious Order
Alligators Aside, You Might See More of This "New But Old" Religious Order
By Kevin J. Banet
If you’re on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville on a sunny afternoon, you might see a few men clothed in white, horsing around for a photo op with the giant alligator statue that is the school’s mascot.
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Dad's Bible and My Return to the Church
Dad's Bible and My Return to the Church
By Kevin J. Banet
I scanned all the old books before me. They were all just as I had imagined them, worn covers and all. “Take whatever you want,” my sister said. “I’m giving the rest to the Goodwill.”
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POPE EUGENE I, NO ONE'S PUPPET
POPE EUGENE I, NO ONE'S PUPPET
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Martin was kidnapped by the exarch of Emperor Constans II on June 17, 653. He was swept out of Rome the next day and never stepped back on the Italian peninsula again. Then he was sent into exile and died in Cherson, Crimea, September 16, 655.There was no pope leading the Church from that date forward.
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The Devil's Freaky Friday | Liberal Corporality and Conservative Spirituality: Communism and Relativism
The Devil's Freaky Friday | Liberal Corporality and Conservative Spirituality: Communism and Relativism
By Scott Pauline
Liberal Christianity is bent on making this world a better place physically. It is soft both ways: soft-hearted and soft-headed.
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The Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I) Take a peek inside the Love that is the Holy Trinity
The Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I) Take a peek inside the Love that is the Holy Trinity
By Larry Peterson
I attended Christmas Day Mass at 8 a.m. in my church; Sacred Heart in Pinellas Park, FL. We have a Mercedarian priest, Father Mike Donovan, who has been with us for several months and he was the celebrant. Father used the Roman Canon in this Mass. (Canon is the word used that refers to the fundamental part of the Mass that occurs between the Offertory and before Communion).
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St. Dominic of Silos…His intercession is credited with the birth of St. Dominic, the Founder of the Dominicans
St. Dominic of Silos…His intercession is credited with the birth of St. Dominic, the Founder of the Dominicans
By Larry Peterson
Dominic of Silos was born in the year 1000 to a family of peasants. Their home was on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees Mountains, in Navarre, Spain. At an early age, Dominic was out in the fields working as a shepherd boy helping his father to manage their flocks. It was during these early years that Dominic developed a love of solitude.
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Saint Jane Frances de Chantal; widowed with four small children she founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (VHM) the first order to accept women of older age and those in poor health
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal; widowed with four small children she founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (VHM) the first order to accept women of older age and those in poor health
By Larry Peterson
Jane Frances de Chantal was born into an upper-class family in Dijon, France, in 1572. Her dad was the president of the Parliament of Burgundy, and the family was well connected. Jane’s mom died when she was only 18 months of age, and her upbringing was taken over by her dad.
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An Example of the Dark Side of Secularism—attacking the Knights of Columbus
An Example of the Dark Side of Secularism—attacking the Knights of Columbus
By Larry Peterson
I am not going to use any names here. There is no point. Everyone knows who is who. The Epiphany of the Lord for 2019 will be celebrated on January 6. The entrance antiphon will read, “Arise Jerusalem, and look to the East and see your children gathered from the rising to the setting of the sun.” Baruch 5:5
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Meet Augustine John Ukken and Antonietta Giugliano. They both now bear the title of Venerable, the second step on the journey to Sainthood.
Meet Augustine John Ukken and Antonietta Giugliano. They both now bear the title of Venerable, the second step on the journey to Sainthood.
By Larry Peterson
On Friday, December 22, 2018, Pope Francis, based on the recommendations from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, validated nine men and three women as people of “Heroic Virtue.”
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St. Yvo of Chartres: This little-known Saint is responsible for much of the Code of Canon Law
St. Yvo of Chartres: This little-known Saint is responsible for much of the Code of Canon Law
By Larry Peterson
His name was quite unusual; it was Yvo. He was born in the year 1040 near Chartres, France, which is why he is called Yvo of Chartres. Not much is known about his family background and his adolescent life. The documented history of his life seems to begin when Yvo became a student in Paris and began studying at the Abbey of Bec in Normandy, a Benedictine Monastery.
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The Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary---and imagine how St. Joseph felt as he escorted his full-term wife to Bethlehem
The Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary---and imagine how St. Joseph felt as he escorted his full-term wife to Bethlehem
By Larry Peterson
Within the season of Advent is the Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast is celebrated on December 18. It is a profound commemoration of what Our Lady and St. Joseph went through during the week preceding the first Christmas. (At this time it is only celebrated in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Poland, and among some religious groups).
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Saint Alice: The Patroness of the Blind and Paralyzed entered the Cistercian Order at the age of Seven
Saint Alice: The Patroness of the Blind and Paralyzed entered the Cistercian Order at the age of Seven
By Larry Peterson
Sometimes we read or hear stories about certain saints that make us simply “wonder” how can this be? For example here are two:
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POPE SAINT MARTIN I, MARTYR
POPE SAINT MARTIN I, MARTYR
By Debra Booton McCoy
Martin, son of Fabricius, was born sometime between 590 and 600, near Todi, Umbria. His biographer, Theodore, wrote of Martin that he was of noble birth, of commanding intelligence and of great charity to the poor.
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Saint Barbara; raised a Pagan, her Reasoning led her to Discover her Creator. She was martyred and became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church
Saint Barbara; raised a Pagan, her Reasoning led her to Discover her Creator. She was martyred and became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church
By Larry Peterson
St. Barbara was born sometime in the middle of the 3rd century in a place called Heliopolis, a city which today would be located somewhere in Lebanon. Barbara’s pagan father was a rich and influential man, and his name was Dioscorus.
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Mary and Joseph Find Jesus in the Temple | The Jews Find the Messiah in the NEW Temple, the Catholic Church?
Mary and Joseph Find Jesus in the Temple | The Jews Find the Messiah in the NEW Temple, the Catholic Church?
By Scott Pauline
The micro events of the finding of the Christ in the Old Temple of God by Our Lady and St Joseph perfectly mirror the macro events of Church history of the final conversion of the Jews, as they “find the Messiah” in the New Temple of God, the Catholic Church.
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Resolution Time
Resolution Time
By E.M. McCarthy
New Year, new you, or so the slogan went. But what would a Catholic new you look like? I think it would be a lot harder than losing ten pounds, or saving money rather than spending it. To be a better Catholic would take a great deal of faith, hope, and love.
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