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Catholicism and the American Founding
Natural Law, common law, Natural Rights, and localism—all so dear to the Founding—existed in 1776, simply put, because of the Catholic Church. […]
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Independence Day and the principles of Catholic social teaching
July is the first full month of summer, a time for lazy hazy days of going on vacation, cooling off, doing nothing. For historians, it is the month when things really start to heat up, […]
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New report analyzes origins and phenomena behind abuse in France’s St. John community
Father Marie-Dominique Philippe. / Credit: Herwig Reidlinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Paris, France, Jul 2, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The Brothers of St. John Community in France published on June 26 the findings of its internal invest… […]
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Dying with Christ so that we shall also live with him
Readings: • 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a • Psa 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 • Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 • Mt 10:37-42 A great paradox—perhaps the paradox—of Christian belief and spirituality is that true and everlasting life comes through […]
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The witness of Red Rose Rescuers Fr. Fidelis Moscinski and Laura Gies
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” John 15:18 A report from the June 30th sentencing of Red Rose Rescuers in Long Island, NY. Today started out […]
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Pope Francis appoints Argentine Archbishop Fernández as head of doctrine dicastery
Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Jul 1, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, to lead the Dicastery for the Doct… […]
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Makers of Sound of Freedom emphasize faith, courage, fighting evil
It’s hard to imagine, when you look at your sweet little five-year-old, that anyone could want to hurt her; but unfortunately, sex trafficking of children – even very young children – is a real and […]
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Franciscan friar gets 6 months in jail for blocking New York abortion clinic entrance
Father Fidelis Moscinski (lower left, standing behind the cross), a well-known pro-life activist and priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR) is seen during a tense standoff between pro-life and pro-abortion demonstrators in Lower Ma… […]
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Saints Peter and Paul: Models of suffering and perseverance in faith
St. Teresa of Avila strongly believed that God was her great Friend, and that prayer is in large measure “an intimate sharing between friends.” One time she prayed to God, sharing with her Friend the […]
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Extra, extra! News and views for June 28, 2023
Annual Pride Parade – “On June 23, hundreds of ‘drag queens’ and other LGBTQ activists marched in a parade in Manhattan. The parade marked the beginning of NYC’s ‘pride weekend.’”NYC Pride Marchers Chant: ‘We’re Coming […]