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A Simple Prayer, A Simple Peace
On a retreat some years ago, several of us were spending time in prayer together. Each man in the circle…
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Ruthless Sympathy
What is happening in our country when killing is preferable—and acceptable—to selfless love for the suffering? Too many instances lately…
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Reflections for Sunday, June 7, 2015
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading Exodus 24:3-8 2nd Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15 Responsorial: Psalm…
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St. Clotilda, Queen
ST. CLOTILDA was daughter of Chilperic, younger brother to Gondebald, the tyrannical King of Burgundy, who put him and his…
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Saints Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
Charles Lwanga (also known as Karoli Lwanga) (1860 or 1865–June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan Catholic catechist martyred for his…
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Poem: “Child of the Cross”
Child of the Cross Mother Mary, Witness of the Passion, Suffering witness, Living the Passion, As your Jesus Hung on…
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Movie Review — Mad Max: Fury Road
Oftentimes I am sure I’m going to like a movie and am very disappointed. Rarely am I sure I will…
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Sts. Marcellinus and Peter
Little is know about these Saints, except that they died c. 304, during the persecution of the Roman Emperor, Diocletian. …
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Sts. Pothinus, Bishop, Sanctus, Attalus, Blandina, and the other Martyrs of Lyons
AFTER the miraculous victory obtained by the prayer of the Christians under Marcus Aurelius, in 174, the Church enjoyed a…
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Front Row With Francis: A Message to the Engaged
Talking about engagement in his last General Audience in May, Pope Francis continued his 2015 cycle of catechesis on the…