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A Kinder Visitation
A blessed and joyous feast of the Visitation, commemorating the journey and meeting of the Virgin Mary to her ‘kinswoman’ Elizabeth, at her home in the hills of Judea. Both women were expecting, and...
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Some Sliver of Hope for Ireland
What is one to say about the tragic vote in Ireland last Friday, on the day of the three saints (not one of whom was Irish, which may in some way be a small...
Editor's Corner
Joy and Saint Philip
Paula Adamick’s discussion of the skyrocketing rates of ‘depression’, especially amongst the young, should give us some deep pause. After all, youth, as Saint Thomas teaches, is, or should be, a time full of...
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Three Saints for One
Today is a rarity in our liturgical calendar, as we celebrate no less than three saints, each of them optional memorials: In order of time, we have first Saint Bede the Venerable (+735), an...
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A Vote for Life
The referendum vote in Ireland today, on the ‘right’ to abortion, is a turning point in our culture, for the Catholic nation symbolizes something beyond itself in the imagination of many. When the Republic...
Nota in Brevis
Is it OK to be Gay? Hope in Hopelessness
Peruse Carl Sundell’s overview of the thought of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, known for his lucid and precise prose on a variety of theological, philosophical and historical topics, still relevant today. We could...
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Mother of the Church, Mazenod and Victoria Day
We celebrate today the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, an ancient title of the Virgin, which was formally instituted into the Holy Mass and the Litany of Loreto by Paul VI during...
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Of Popes, Potentates and Princes Royal
May 18th would have been Pope Saint John Paul II's 98th birthday, which would be old even for the oldest of Popes. Benedict, the XVIth of that title, turned 91 on April 16th, and...
