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Love, Loss, and “The Confessions of X”

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St. Augustine of Hippo knew firsthand the agony of a broken heart. His account of sending away his faithful concubine sears the pages of his famous autobiography, the Confessions. He writes that the woman with […]

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As unrest continues and the dead are mourned in Kiev, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop has called for solidarity with anti-government protesters, whose cause, he says, is broader than short-term political gains. From Vatican Radio: […]

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