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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...
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A Tale of Two Bishops
Bishop Georg BĂ€tzing, head of the German Catholic bishops' conference, has declared that the Church should change her moral teaching, to allow for same-sex unions and sex outside of marriage. As he puts it,...
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A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon - G.K. Chesterton
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What One Consecrated Soul Can Do
The unknown life of Magdalene of Austria (+1590), in this recounting by Eduoard Hapsburg, one of her distant relatives, shows what one soul can do, when given completely to God, to change the course...
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Let us not be afraid that God will ask too much of us, but let us be guided by His Word in every daily action, even when we feel poor, inadequate sinners - Pope...
