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Pope Francis and the Assumption
(Many readers of Catholic Insight likely have some, shall we say, issues with Pope Francis, and his actions of late - his ambiguous if not outright puzzling and confusing statements on fundamental moral issues,...
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So then, the great Mother of God, so mysteriously united to Jesus Christ from all eternity by the same decree of predestination, immaculately conceived, an intact virgin throughout her divine motherhood, a noble associate...
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Vintage Footage: Pius XII Proclaiming the Assumption
From a different time and a different era, here is a clip of Pope Pius XII declaring the dogma of the Assumption back in 1950, with 700,000 of the faithful crammed into. Saint Peter’s...
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Kolbe and Leisner, Brothers in Sacrifice
A brief word on Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the priesthood. Would-be seminarians used to be asked - perhaps they still are - what is the essential nature of the priestly office. The proper answer,...
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The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our...
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Fulton Sheen and the Antichrist
In light of today's saints, Pontian and Hippolytus, here are Bishop Fulton Sheen's prophetic words on the Antichrist. As we mentioned in an accompanying post, Hippolytus - ironically himself a sometime anti-Pope - wrote...
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Many Vocations From Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College
A recent article in the Catholic Register - the newspaper of the Toronto Archdiocese - recounts the vocation story of two of our alumni, who happen to be siblings, and the vocational fruit borne...
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Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world...
