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A Short History of the Lie of the Blood Libel

April 17, 2023 Sandra Miesel 65

The lie known as the blood libel is the ugliest expression of antisemitism. It accuses Jews of kidnapping and murdering Christians to obtain their blood for magic, medicine, or matzoh-making. The victims—typically small boys—were not […]

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Introducing Fr. John Cush, new Editor-in-Chief of Homiletic & Pastoral Review – HPR welcomes Rev. John P. Cush, STD, as Editor-in-Chief, with Sister Mary Micaela Hoffman, RSM, S.S.L., as Associate Editor. The New Staff of Homiletic […]

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Pontifical university patents beer giving drinkers taste of the Middle Ages

January 5, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

CNA Staff, Jan 5, 2021 / 06:05 am (CNA).- A pontifical university in Poland is patenting a beer that will give drinkers a taste of the Middle Ages.

Sławomir Dryja, a lecturer at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, created the r… […]

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The mysterious church on the edge of the world

August 8, 2017 Bishop Robert Barron 5

Even though I lived in France for three years while doing my doctoral studies, I never managed a visit to Mont Saint-Michel, the mysterious, mystical, and hauntingly photogenic abbey situated on a promontory just off […]

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