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POPE STEPHEN V, THE GENEROUS POPE
POPE STEPHEN V, THE GENEROUS POPE
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Stephen, as was most common of popes in the Dark Ages, was the son of a wealthy Roman aristocrat whose name was Hadrian.
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The Unfailing Way to get out of Purgatory---Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Unfailing Way to get out of Purgatory---Turn to Our Lady of Mount Carmel
By Larry Peterson
There is a place near where the prophet Elija lived, and it is one of the most biblical places on earth. It is 1,742 feet above sea level and hovers high over the coast of the Mediterranean. It was here where Elija prayed to God, asking Him to save Isreal from the onslaught of an ongoing drought.
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Are we living in a Church that has affected the faith of good people?
Are we living in a Church that has affected the faith of good people?
By Ralph Hathaway
Are we living in a Church that has affected the faith of good people? First, Vatican II promulgated events that appeared to create discontent among some of the clergy who thought that priests would be allowed to marry. When this did not occur many of them were ready to leave, and some did.
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Did you know that St. Bernard dogs are named after a real saint? Meet St. Bernard of Menthon
Did you know that St. Bernard dogs are named after a real saint? Meet St. Bernard of Menthon
By Larry Peterson
Menthon Castle stands on the shore of Lake Annecy ins a mountainous region that borders Italy, France, and Switzerland. Bernard was most likely born in the castle around the year 1020. He was born into a rich and noble family and, growing up, wanted for nothing. His parents, Richard and Bernoline, hired a man named Germain to be Bernard's tutor.
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POPE SAINT ADRIAN III--ANOTHER ASSASSINATION?
POPE SAINT ADRIAN III--ANOTHER ASSASSINATION?
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Adrian III was a controversial, short-lived pope. He was born in Rome, probably around 834. This would have set him up to be a child during the attacks of the Saracens on Rome and its environs in 846.
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Madonna della Strada or Our Lady of the Way was an unknown Fresca that inspired St. Ignatius Loyola to found the Society of Jesus
Madonna della Strada or Our Lady of the Way was an unknown Fresca that inspired St. Ignatius Loyola to found the Society of Jesus
By Larry Peterson
The title “Our Lady of the Way” (Madonna della Strada) comes from a beautiful shrine kept in Rome, where a fresco (painted on wet plaster) during the 13th or 14th century was venerated. The fresco was a small painting of the Madonna and Child.
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Who Will Be Our Next Pope?
Who Will Be Our Next Pope?
By E.M. McCarthy
Summer is a good time to read. There are several books being published about a fascinating topic: who will be our next pope? The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates by Edward Pentin comes out August 4, 2020 and I'll review it here, at Catholic365.com.
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Pope Marinus I
Pope Marinus I
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Marinus I, mistakenly referred to as Pope Martinus II, had a short, but controversial papacy. The man, Marinus, must have been an intellectual of some repute, considering the responsibilities and assignments he was given.
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Planets, Time, Distance and Dr. Seuss; Combined Proof that there is a Creator
Planets, Time, Distance and Dr. Seuss; Combined Proof that there is a Creator
By Larry Peterson
Every few years the moon’s orbit lines up perfectly and the moon passes directly in front of the sun. The sun’s faint corona is revealed which is a halo of plasma which surrounds it. This phenomena is known as a Total Solar Eclipse.
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Bishop DiMarzio Consecrates Brooklyn to the Sacred Heart
Bishop DiMarzio Consecrates Brooklyn to the Sacred Heart
By Kevin J. Banet
When the health of our nation and Church are beset with difficulties of various kinds, it’s time to cry out to God for divine help.
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Music Revealing the Greater Ages: "Scaling" out the NT/OT Fulfillments
Music Revealing the Greater Ages: "Scaling" out the NT/OT Fulfillments
By Scott Pauline
TUTOR: So, student, you remember that in our very first lesson [Music: Is it Totally Relativistic?], we showed that music is not entirely relative: that even though different cultures may divide the music period differently than the West
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Are you Looking for an Answer? Take a few moments; you may find it here.
Are you Looking for an Answer? Take a few moments; you may find it here.
By Larry Peterson
The following is for all people, the faithful and non-believers, including atheists, agnostics, nones, and secularists. If you do not believe, you can make a choice and try to see with the eyes of a FAITH that is, for the next few moments, open to you. Or you can just not bother. You know, choices.
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Matteo Farina; his Catholic faith was his strength as he fought brain cancer throughout his teenage years.
Matteo Farina; his Catholic faith was his strength as he fought brain cancer throughout his teenage years.
By Larry Peterson
Matteo Farina was born in Avellino, Italy, on September 19, 1990. It was apparent early in his life that Matteo possessed a deeply spiritual side. He would recite the Rosary every day, read the Gospel, and he developed a devotion to St. Padre Pio and St. Francis of Assisi.
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Vigano's Letter to Trump Reveals the Battle
Vigano's Letter to Trump Reveals the Battle
By Tony Jesse
As goes a famous expression: "There are decades in which nothing happens and weeks in which decades happen." And here we are, in the heat of such a moment.
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POPE JOHN VIII, FIRST ASSASSINATED POPE
POPE JOHN VIII, FIRST ASSASSINATED POPE
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope John was a native of Rome, born in the first quarter of the 9th century, some say in 816. His father was known as Gundus. As a young man, John witnessed the sack of Rome by the Saracens. During that battle, the enemy partly destroyed Old St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Paul Outside the Walls.
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When World War II ended the nightmare for others began: Meet the Thirty-Eight Martyrs of Albania
When World War II ended the nightmare for others began: Meet the Thirty-Eight Martyrs of Albania
By Larry Peterson
When the Nazis fled Albania at the end of WW II, the communists took control of the small country. From 1945 through 1974, they ruled Albania with an iron hand banning religion, especially Catholicism.
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A Buried Treasure: The "Ave Maria" of Bruno Vlahek
A Buried Treasure: The "Ave Maria" of Bruno Vlahek
By Justin Soutar
Back in 2013, I was visiting the popular British sheet music website Score Exchange (where I happen to sell some of my own music), searching for a good piano arrangement of the familiar and timeless Schubert Ave Maria.
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