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Alberta, Free
All I can say is, amen. With their added freedom of choice, and funding, for educational choices, from homeschooling to private academies, we can only hope, even against hope, that that the rest of...
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Our Lady of Ransom, and of Mercy
September 24th is the traditional memorial of Our Lady of Ransom, also called Our Lady of Mercy, one which goes back to the twelfth century, invoking the Blessed Mother and her patronage to help...
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Addicted to TikTok
I don't I've ever been on TikTok, and it seems I'm in limited company. This article describing the addictive nature of the platform was eye-opening, and disturbing, for so many reasons - I can...
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The Ecstatic Life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino
I came across this compilation of stories from the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, one of the most remarkable saints in the history of the Church, and could not resist handing it on...
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Ave Crux Spes Unica
In honour of this feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, here is a beautiful motet by Giaches (1535 ~ 1595), which dates back to 1581, when so many were rejecting the Cross as...
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Indonesian Endeavour
Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country in the world - with nearly 300 million people, and 87% of them at least nominally followers of Islam. Pope Francis just completed his pilgrimage there, in...
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The Expanding Universe – Is it Getting Bigger All the Time?
Do you believe in the Big Bang? We wrote of the theory, as formulated by the Catholic priest, Father Georges Lemaitre, back in 1927, for which there is much evidence, even if the implications...
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Pope Zephyrinus and the Barque of Peter
Pope Zephyrinus, whose feast is traditionally celebrated on August 26th, governed the Church for 18 years at the end of the third century (199 – 217), during the persecution of Emperor Septimus Severus. In...
