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A Pope Leo book club? Count me in
Twice recently Pope Leo XIV has brought up a book that spells out his spiritual MO. The short book, The Practice of the Presence of God by 17th-century lay Carmelite Brother …
Month: December 2025
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Pope, in phone call with Israeli president, reiterates Church’s condemnation of anti-Semitism (CWN)
President Isaac Herzog of Israel called Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of December 17 to extend his Christmas greetings. During the call, which took place three days after the …
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Blessed Pope Urban V
Blessed Pope Urban V Feast date: Dec 19 Blessed Pope Urban V was born Guillaume de Grimoard at Grisac in Languedoc, 1310. He studied canon law and theology in Avignon …
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Retired Albany bishop files bankruptcy after court judgment (National Catholic Register)
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger, the retired head of the Albany, New York diocese, has filed for personal bankruptcy, after a court decision found him personally liable for the failure of a …
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Friday of the Third Week of Advent
In the days of Herod, King of Judea,there was a priest named Zechariahof the priestly division of Abijah;his wife was from the daughters of Aaron,and her name was Elizabeth.Both were …
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St. Augustine—This is the business of our life: by labor and prayer to advance in the grace of God …
This is the business of our life: by labor and prayer to advance in the grace of God, till we come to that height of perfection in which, with clean …
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Has Christmas Come for You Yet?
One of the things I love about Christmas being celebrated for an octave (or twelve days, or right up until the February 2 Presentation of the Lord if you’re diehard) …
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Knowledge and Learning
Here we have another extract from St. John Henry Newman’s series of lectures which were published as The Idea of a University, the ideas for which were developed when Newman …
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Dec. 19 December 19, O Root of Jesse (O Radix Jesse); Ember Friday, Weekday
Today is the Third of the O Antiphons, O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse). Christ the King, the Lord! Divine Wisdom, Adonai, the powerful God, is at the same …
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New York’s New Archbishop-Designate Vows to ‘Serve Faithfully’ While Remaining a Cubs Fan
Adam GrayNew York Archbishop-elect Ronald Hicks and Cardinal Timothy Dolan hold a press conference at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 18, 2025, in New York City. Bishop Hicks addressed media …