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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
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- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
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Category Archives: Saints: Stories & Symbols
Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us!
Today is the Feast of Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, martyrs! Hurray! Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, pray for us in our time of political correctness run amok. Intercede for us in this time of fear and tension. Ask God to grant … Read More →
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Today is the vigil!
This is the vigil of the Feast of Sts. Nunilo and Alodia, martyrs! Are you getting ready to have some paella? Perhaps Cardinal Mendoza brandy?
Have a Placid day!
Today in the traditional Roman calendar it is the feast of the 3rd c. Sicilian martyrs St. Placid and companions, slain during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. Today in the revised calendar is the feast of Sts. Placid and … Read More →
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St. Francis about priests
From The Testament of St. Francis: “…the Lord gave me, and gives me still, such faith in priests who live according to the rite of the holy Roman Church because of their orders that, were they to persecute me, I … Read More →
St. Jerome’s final resting place
I have posted this is years past, but I worked so hard on it when I originally wrote it that I want to get as much mileage out of it as I can. Besides, there are new readers here all … Read More →
QUAERITUR: Can I buy a relic?
From a reader: I wanted to know if it is permissible to buy relics. I know that Canon Law says that it is absolutely wrong to sell them. But what about buying them? Also, how do I go about confirming … Read More →
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The Mail: Every Englishman should be proud of John Henry Newman’s beatification
From The Mail comes this piece about the Bl. John Henry Newman by Conrad Black. Why today’s beatification of John Henry Newman is something every Englishman should be proud of, by CONRAD BLACK By Conrad Black Pope Benedict XVI’S beatification … Read More →
Doctor of the Church…. Newman?
Fr. Lombardi suggests that John Henry Newman could be made "Doctor of the Church". Doctors of the Church must be saints and they must embody in their lives, in a significant way, something about who the Church is as teacher. … Read More →
Benedict XVI’s Sermon for the Beatification of John Henry Card. Newman
Benedict XVI has beatified John Henry Card. Newman. Here is the workmanlike sermon he delivered at the Mass. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This day that has brought us together here in Birmingham is a most auspicious one. In … Read More →
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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemn Mass tonight in Manhattan)
Today, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of only three births we celebrate during the Church year, the other two being that of the Our Lord Himself, and then the birth of the Lord’s … Read More →
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