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Nota in Brevis
A Sign of Hope
A reader sent along this photo, taken yesterday over the skies of Montreal, and Saint Joseph's Oratory:
We should recall that the rainbow is a sign of God's hope, love, benevolence and mercy, and it...
Nota in Brevis
Elijah the Prophet
A friend just reminded me that today, a few days after Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is the commemoration of the great prophet Elijah, mighty as a whirlwind, on which he was taken up...
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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people (G.K. Chesterton)
Nota in Brevis
Infallible Infallibility
On this July 17th, 1870, the First Vatican Council solemnly declared the doctrine of infallibility â infallibly. The prelude to the definition was surrounded with controversy, with figures such as Cardinal Newman warning that,...
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The Georges’ Water Music
On a warm July 17, in the year 1717, King George II sailed down the Thames with a group of nobles, followed by a barge filled with musicians playing a new trio of suites...
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Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven. (Saint Camillus de Lellis, +1614)
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It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other...
