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Christmas Time Out of Time
My five year old daughter and I were playing a guitar duet together. On just one guitar: I fingered the…
Monthly Archives: December, 2015
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St. Philogonius, Bishop
ST. PHILOGONIUS was educated for the law, and appeared at the bar with great success. He was admired for his…
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St. Nemesion, Martyr
IN the persecution of Decius, Nemesion, an Egyptian, was apprehended at Alexandria upon an indictment for theft. The servant of…
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In Year of Mercy, Catholics in Middle East ‘will pray for Daesh’
By Oliver Maksan The Holy Year of Mercy, solemnly inaugurated by Pope Francis in Rome Dec. 8, 2015—on the Feast…
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A New Dawn of Reproductive Freedom in China?
Under China’s new two-child policy, forced and coercive abortions and sterilizations will continue, according to a panel of experts on…
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St. Gatian, Bishop
ST. GATIAN came from Rome with St. Dionysius of Paris, about the middle of the third century, and preached the…
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An Unholy Alliance: When Mob Forgiveness Meets Selective Grace
A small town in Missouri recently came under fire for rallying around an accused child sex offender and shunning the…
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Do You See Your Neighbor?
Let’s reflect upon Luke 7:36–50: “A Pharisee invited him to dine with them, and he entered the Pharisee’s house and…
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St. Olympias, widow
ST. OLYMPIAS, the glory of the widows in the Eastern Church, was of a noble and wealthy family. Left an…