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Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves…What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit?...
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Controversy over the Consecration
The full text of the prayer of consecration for this Friday, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, has been released by the Vatican and, as feared, there is already a priori controversy. The text consecrates...
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He was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of his greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s wife. He carried out this vocation with complete fidelity until...
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Your accumulated offences do not surpass the multitude of God's mercies: your wounds do not surpass the great Physician's skill - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (+386)
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In the Footsteps of the Martyrs
Saint Jean de Brebeuf was put to death, after horrific tortures, on this day, March 16th, 1649, and his companion, Saint Gabriel Lalemant, surviving until the following morning. A more full account of the...
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To comprehend the nature of a thing is to unlock the mysteries of its present, and more, to disclose the profundities of its future - Hilaire Belloc
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The great reason for this transfiguration was to remove the scandal of the cross from the hearts of his disciples, and to prevent the humiliation of his voluntary suffering from disturbing the faith of...
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Novena to Saint Joseph!
The universal solemnity to Saint Joseph, patron of the universal Church (and of Canada) is on March 19th, and the novena to one of the most powerful intercessors (besides Our Lady, but I'm sure...
