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Holy Guidance for Writers, Preachers, & Teachers
For those who seek to convey the Gospel through writing, preaching, or teaching, the octave of days…
Joseph Was the True Head of the Holy Family
In the Gospel on the last Sunday in Advent, Joseph was to welcome Mary and her Child into his home…
Adelaide of Burgundy: The Sainted Empress
There’s a peculiar temptation today to imagine medieval courts as grim theaters dominated by cruel…
All Are Under the Dominion of Christ
When the Jewish leaders dragged Christ, a peasant carpenter from rural Galilee, before Pilate and…
The Tender Humanity of the Presentation of the Virgin…
Have you ever stopped to picture Mary as a little girl? No, really. Not floating on air. Not…
Leo the Great: A Lion of God
He was called the Scourge of God—Attila the Hun. He raged with his barbarian horde through Italy…
Why Do We Celebrate the Lateran Basilica?
On November 9th, the Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John…
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity on Our Solitude with…
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906) is a saint for our day, being recently canonized in 2016…
Is the Lay State Spirituality Definable?
I’m reading the biography of St. Martin de Porres—again. And I’m feeling spiritually inferior—again.…
How Pope St. John Paul II Changed My Life (And Still…
I’ve lived long enough to see smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel five times. One of those times,…
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