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Canada’s New World Disorder
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Pope Benedict and Athanasius
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our revisitation of the great Teachers of the ancient Church,...
The Assistance of Angels and Archangels in Human Affairs
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For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7).
In any given region or country, a common language...
Saint John, Son of Zebedee
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And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks were split...
Compassion is not cynical: a reply to David Bentley Hart on Annulment and Divorce
David Bentley Hart has recently suggested that the Eastern Orthodox practice of divorce is more coherent and compassionate than the Catholic practice of annulment.
The...
Why the Deuterocanon is Scripture
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Old Thunder
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