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Friday, May 8, 2026

On the Anniversary of His Election...

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O GOD, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful: mercifully look upon thy servant Leo, whom thou hast chosen to be Shepherd and Pope of thy ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

A Study of St. Luke's Gospel

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Several years ago I offered a verse-by-verse study of St. Luke's Gospel, and all twenty-one sessions were uploaded to YouTube. Here is ...

Childhood Memories

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As we’re firmly in the month of May my mind has gone back to my boyhood years on the family dairy farm in Connecticut. It’s still pleasa...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

The English Martyrs

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The English Martyrs include 284 men and women who gave their lives during the 16th and 17th centuries. They were martyred simply because th...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

The One Road

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Jesus said: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but by me. - St. John 14:6 There are many things in this lif...
Friday, May 1, 2026

Rest in Peace, Bishop Gracida

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BISHOP RENE HENRY GRACIDA, a faithful bishop and servant of God, died April 30 at age 102. We pray for the repose of his soul, and give th...

St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor

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St. Athanasius, the great champion of the Catholic Faith, was born at Alexandria about the year 296, of Christian parents. Educated under Al...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

St. Joseph the Worker

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The commemoration of St. Joseph the Worker falls on the first day of May, the month that is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was f...

Living Art

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Each day's visit to my pond is almost like finding another Claude Monet painting!
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

St. Pius V, the Pope of Lepanto

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Pope St. Pius V - Michael Ghislieri - was born into a poor family on 17 January 1504. He spent his childhood working as a shepherd, until h...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Eucharistic Miracle in Siena

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In observing the feast of St. Catherine, I remember the many pilgrimages to Italy we've made over the years, and we have gone frequently...

St. Catherine of Siena

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St. Catherine was born in Siena in the year 1347, and she was the last of 25 children born to her parents. Her father was a wealthy man in t...

Laying a foundation

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It was 806 years today that the foundation stones were laid at Salisbury Cathedral. Work began in 1220 at the east end of the Cathedral, w...
Monday, April 27, 2026

St. Louis de Montfort

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The life of St. Louis de Montfort is inextricably bound to his work of promoting genuine devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In fact, his ...

St. Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr

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On April 28, 1841, a band of native warriors entered the hut of a missionary priest, Father Peter Chanel on the island of Futuna in the New...