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Nota in Brevis
Hope in the Immaculate Heart
Today is the commemoration of Saint Columbkille (521-597), the Irish monk-missionary who brought Catholicism from Ireland to Scotland in 563, and thence to the rest of Europe, setting up the famed Abbey of Iona,...
Nota in Brevis
The Power of the Sacred Heart
A blessed Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast which has its origins in the early Middle Ages, when a renewed emphasis upon Christâs humanity dawned upon the world, led by saints...
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Sacred Heart and Choosing Wisely
Today, the vigil of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, is the World Day of Prayer for Priests, instituted by Pope Saint John Paul II in 2002, a reminder that Christ came in true...
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Wedding Cakes and Walking on Eggshells
A blessed feast of Saint Boniface, (+735) the 8th century Apostle of Germany and what is now Europe, of which he is now the patron, a tireless and fearless missionary bishop who stood up...
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Corpus Christ: A Feast for the Ages
A blessed and grace-filled solemnity of Corpus Christi to one and all, a feast that has a long and varied history dating back to the early Middle Ages, with Saint Juliana of Liege (+1258),...
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Justin the Martyr
Saint Justin, who is called the 'martyr', was a pagan convert to Christianity, based in large part upon his investigation of the rational arguments in support of the 'one, true faith'. He adopted the...
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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 âkinswomanâ 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...
