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Movie Review — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
If you already know how the Hunger Games saga ends, you may want to skip this third installment — unless…
Monthly Archives: December, 2015
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St. Ambrose, Bishop
AMBROSE was of a noble family, and was governor of Milan in 374, when a bishop was to be chosen…
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St. Nicholas, Bishop
ST. NICHOLAS, the patron Saint of Russia, was born toward the end of the third century. His uncle, the Archbishop…
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St. Sabas, Abbot
ST. SABAS, one of the most renowned patriarchs of the monks of Palestine, was born in the year 439, near…
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Family in Full: Blending Backgrounds for New Family Traditions
It was Thanksgiving and my then-girlfriend was meeting my family for the first time. Much to my surprise, all five…
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St. John of Damascus
Born at Damascus, about 676; died some time between 754 and 787. Mansur was probably the name of John’s father.…
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St. Barbara
ST. BARBARA was brought up a heathen. A tyrannical father, Dioscorus, had kept her jealously secluded in a lonely tower…
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Being Squeezed into (I Hope) Fine Wine
I like wine, red and dry. My preferences are Chianti and Merlot. A bottle of Cabernet, Pinot Noir or Petite…
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Reflections for Sunday, December 6, 2015
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading Baruch 5:1-9 2nd Reading: Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Responsorial:…