The Martyrdom of the Holy Innocents
On the fourth day of our Christmas celebration, the Church reminds us that not everyone is joyful;...
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A Religion of Love or Hate?
The Romans did not know the God that is love, so they did not know love. And they labeled it...
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The Martyrdom of the Holy Innocents
On the fourth day of our Christmas celebration, the Church reminds us that not everyone is joyful;...
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Perspective from Persecution
Today, September 16, is the feast of Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian, two friends from the early Church...
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Remembering the Holy Innocents
Image: “The Flight Into Egypt” (detail) by Carl Spitzweg | Public Domain via Wikimedia...
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Living with the Proper Perspective
“Do we live with this same hope? Do we have this proper perspective on eternity?” “You...
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Receiving the Food that Makes Martyrs
We are now at the time of year in which, in many parts of the country and globe, young people are...
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The Witness of Peter and Paul
One of the most remarkable places to experience while visiting Rome is a small dark room under...
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Daily Quote — From St. Charles Lwanga
“It is as if you are pouring water on me. Please repent and become a Christian like me.” (St....
Read MoreDaily Quote — from St. Polycarp
“You threaten me with fire which burns for an hour, and after a little is extinguished, but are ignorant of the fire of the coming judgment and of eternal punishment, reserved for the ungodly. But why do you tarry? Bring forth...
Read MoreDaily Catholic Quote — from St. Augustine of Hippo
“These then, whom Herod’s cruelty tore as sucklings from their mothers’ bosom, are justly hailed as ‘infant martyr flowers’; they were the Church’s first blossoms, matured by the frost of persecution during the...
Read MoreFollowing the Brave Shepherd All the Way
The beatification of Father Stanley Rother on September 23 in Oklahoma City, which I was privileged to attend, was unforgettably moving. I feel a little like Saints Peter and John in the Acts of the Apostles when they said, “We...
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