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In Thanks and Gratitude
Jun 10, 2019
Mary Mother of the Church
Dear Readers and Supporters of Catholic Insight,
A brief note to thank all of you who have responded to our appeal for help and support. Many of you responded...
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Appealing for a Little Help from our Friends
Mary, Mother of the Church, 2019
Dear Readers and Supporters of Catholic Insight,
We sent out this appeal letter in print form, sent out via regular mail, in Holy Week. So, forgive us if you have...
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Uganda’s Witness
The memorial of Charles Llwanga and his companion martyrs, put to death in Uganda between 1885 and 1887, has complex undertones: the conquest of Africa in the midst of the ‘scramble’ by various European...
Editor's Corner
Justin, Philosopher and Martyr
Saint Justin, who is called the 'martyr', was born around the time the last Apostle, John, departed this life for heaven. Justin was not raised in the Catholic faith – few were in those...
Nota in Brevis
Authority, Truth and Acronyms
Theresa May has resigned, after her tragic failure in managing Brexit - or her success in mismanaging the whole debacle. The problems go far deeper than Ms. May’s own political deficiencies, to that metaphysical...
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A Triptych Memorial
In the liturgical revisions after Vatican II, the more complex hierarchy of feasts was simplified, so that we now have solemnities, feasts, memorials and optional memorials, the last of which dot the calendar, and...
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Pope John Paul II’s Papal Motto
“My motto; ‘Totus Tuus’ is inspired by the teaching of St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort. These two words express total belonging to Jesus through Mary: ‘Tuus totus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt,’ St Louis Marie...
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Rita of the Mission Impossible
There are two saints of impossible or desperate causes – Saint Jude, one of the Twelve, and today’s Saint Rita of Cascia (+1457). Although she wanted to enter religious life, Rita was married off...
