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St. Eligius
ELIGIUS, a goldsmith at Paris, was commissioned by King Clotaire to make a throne. With the gold and precious stones…
Yearly Archives: 2015
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O Me of Little Faith
I guess you never know how little faith you have, until it is tested. Faith never grows, unless it is…
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St. Andrew, Apostle
ST. ANDREW was one of the fishermen of Bethsaida, and brother, perhaps elder brother, of St. Peter, and became a…
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Poem: “The Gift of Perseverance”
The Gift of Perseverance ONCE, as I brooded o’er my guilty state, A fever seized me, duties to devise, To…
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St. Saturninus
SATURNINUS went from Rome, by direction of Pope Fabian, about the year 245, to preach the faith in Gaul. He…
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St. James of la Marca of Ancona
THE small town of Montbrandon, Italy, in the Marca of Ancona, gave birth to this Saint, also known in English…
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Advent: The Reason for the Season
1st Sunday of Advent “Advent” is simply the Latin word for “coming.” If we can manage to meditate on any…
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St. Maximus, Bishop
ST. MAXIMUS, abbot of Lerins, in succession to St. Honoratus, was remarkable not only for the spirit of recollection, fervor,…
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Thanksgiving, Freedom and Life
A Pythagorean writer once expressed the role of civil authority this way: “The monarch has an irrepressible authority (and is…