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St. Stephen: Recipe for Sanctity
Stephen was the first Christian martyr. In the earliest days of the Church only those who, like Stephen, suffered a martyr’s death were recognized as saints. The reason was that …
Can You See the Homily?
Peter and the Apostles have become formidable preachers. They are gathering crowds. People are being healed. …the high priest… and… the party of the Sadducees… filled with jealousy, laid hands …
Our National Catechism
One step the church took to foster the work of the 2nd Vatican Council was to create a catechism incorporating its teachings, and so it gave us in 1992 The …
“Whatever” is not enough!
Two great doctors of the Eastern Church, Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, responding to the Arian heresy, proclaimed a keystone of Christian belief: Jesus is both divine and human! The …
I will Give You the Crown of Life
“Ed” was a rugged Appalachian mountain man. A coal miner who also worked on his family’s dairy farm, he drove a very old Model A Ford through whiteouts in the …
Giving Thanks in More Ways Than One
The national celebration of Thanksgiving Day echoes well the spirit of gratitude at the heart of our Christian faith. Our celebration of Eucharist helps to instill within our hearts and …
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini; First Canonized American Saint (1850-1917) In celebrating the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, one is led almost immediately to think also about Mother Theresa of …
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