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      Tammy

      (The following is a true story, recently sent to me, which I thought would help others. The author graciously agreed to have this published,...

      First Sunday of Lent: Purified and Perfected by Penance

      After Jesus was baptized, the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan (Mk. 1:12). On...

      Saint John Baptist of the Conception – The Reformer of the Trinitarians

      Most of us are familiar with the names John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. They defined the Spanish Golden Age of mysticism...

      Pope Benedict’s Ash Wednesday Address

      BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 9 March 2011 Ash Wednesday Dear Brothers and Sisters, On this day, marked by the austere symbol of ashes, we enter...

      The Holy Season of Lent

      ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him’ (Mt. 4:11). On Ash Wednesday we begin the observance of the holy season of Lent with...

      Where Conservatives and Liberals Disagree

      Any definition of conservatism includes the desire to hold on to and save whatever is good and valuable. Since religion concerns itself above all...

      The Formidable Forgiveness of Josephine Bakhita

      On this day in 1947, February 8th, Sister Josephine Bakhita completed the long and eventful journey of her life. Born around 1869 - she...
      Pope St. John Paul II

      Homily at the Mass of Blessed Josephine Bakhita

      APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO BENIN, UGANDA AND KHARTOUM (SUDAN) EUCHARISTIC CONCELEBRATION IN HONOR OF BLESSED JOSEPHINE BAKHITA HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II Green Square, Khartoum (Sudan) Wednesday, 10 February 1993   "Come...

      Why We Need Norman Rockwell

      If there’s one thing the seemingly ever-lingering 'pandemic' has inflicted, it’s a strain on ordinary human interaction. In November of 2021, when many long-closed museums...

      The Singing Martyrs of Nagasaki

      Today is the feast of Saint Paul Miki and Companion martyrs, put to death by crucifixion and impaling on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki,...