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“Minuit, chrétiens, C’est l’heure solennelle Ou l’Homme Dieu descendit jusqu’à nous Pour effacer la tache originelle Et de Son Père arrêter le courrou.” The Christmas carol, “Cantique de Noël”, was written first as a French […]
“Minuit, chrétiens, C’est l’heure solennelle Ou l’Homme Dieu descendit jusqu’à nous Pour effacer la tache originelle Et de Son Père arrêter le courrou.” The Christmas carol, “Cantique de Noël”, was written first as a French […]
We have all heard the expression: “Nothing lasts forever.” The expression is not entirely true, but it is true about many of the things we humans try to build ourselves and think are lasting. We […]
The Catholic Counter-Reformation of the second-half of the sixteenth century had many important protagonists. One of the men who did the most to advance the cause of reform on the practical level was St. Charles […]
If you aren’t nerdy enough to read The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and also the appendices to the books, then you aren’t nerdy enough. I’m kidding, of course, but it is true […]
Author’s Note: Last week, I wrote an article about the duty of priests and deacons to preach the Gospel of Life. This week I offer a modest example of my own attempt at such preaching. […]
Here in Michigan, where I live and serve, voters have a duty this Election Day (November 8) to defend unborn children from being killed in untold numbers by the enshrinement of nearly unlimited abortion as […]
As it often does with the events of the Gospels, the streaming series The Chosen adds to the drama of the encounter between Jesus and Nathanael in John 1:45-51 by employing a bit of artistic […]
It is a proverbial truth that if you really want to clean your house, plan a dinner party. The pressure of hosting your family or friends will force you to do what you otherwise might […]
Many Catholics find themselves bewildered at the tidal wave of bad news they seem to encounter on a weekly basis. Tidal waves of prayer and the intense pursuit of holiness are needed to meet the […]
“Go…to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” –Matthew 10:6-7 Just under ten years ago, I heard from a friend I […]
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