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The Sacrifice of Isaac
Everyone knows that Lent is about sacrifice. So it’s fitting that the first reading in the second Sunday of Lent…
Monthly Archives: February, 2015
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Memorial of Sts. Romanus and Lupicinus
ROMANUS at thirty-five years of age left his relatives and spent some time in the monastery of Ainay at Lyons,…
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Fire on the Mountain: The Transformation of Peter
Lightning struck. Thunder clapped. The disciples of Jesus—Peter, James, and John—buried their heads in their arms. What is happening? What…
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Documentary on the Shroud Airs Sunday
All four gospels mention the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be…
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ISIS Said to Have Begun Executing Captured Syrian Christians
By John Newton In a fast-developing, highly fluid story, there are now reports that ISIS has started killing hostages seized…
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St. Leander, Bishop
ST. LEANDER (c. 534-c. 596) was born of an illustrious family at Carthagena in Spain. He was the eldest of…
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Decreasing the Surplus Population
The Dutch are killing themselves more than ever, but they feel OK about it. In the latest Newsweek cover story,…
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Archbishop Romero and Me
I barely met Archbishop Oscar Romero. As in the old Ben-Hur movies, where the heroes have a chance encounter with Jesus…
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Birth Control: Ignorance Pays Their Salary
Cramming the pillow I’d brought from home a little more to my left, I attempted to placate the cramp that…
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Knock, and the Door Will Be Opened for You
If you’ve ever experienced the power of a novena, you can truly understand these words of Jesus told by St.…