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St. Francis of Paula
AT the age of fifteen Francis left his poor home at Paula in Calabria, to live as a hermit in…
Yearly Archives: 2016
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The Octave of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday
Easter Sunday is not the end of our Easter celebration. After forty days of preparation with Lent, and the Easter…
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Genetically Engineered Language: Propaganda Colors Public Perception
A recent headline in the United Kingdom’s Independent shouts that the first genetically modified human embryos could be created in Britain in…
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Pope Reaches Out to Pakistan Bomb Blast Victims
By John Pontifex NEW YORK—Victims of the Easter Sunday Pakistan bomb blast have received a personal message of sympathy from…
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Poem: “Beside my desk, seashells”
Beside my desk, seashells Show evidence of life outgrowing the old self and discarding hard protective layers that once encompassed…
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Sweet Spanish-Language Book Teaches Children Why We Pray
It was my pleasure to introduce my kids to Kimberly Cook’s delightful little book Mami, Mami, Cuando Rezas — the…
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Canada’s Demand for Death
I spent this past weekend in Montreal, Canada, where despite the expected joie de vivre that Francophone cultures are prone…
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Supreme Court Asks for Additional Briefs in Little Sisters Case
Less than a week after it heard the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor, the U.S. Supreme Court…
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Remembering an Old Friend who Saved Lives
“I’ve been served with a restraining order. I need a lawyer. Will you help me?” I answered the call one…