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Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac,Isaac the father of Jacob,Jacob the father of Judah and …
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St. Leo the Great—Invisible in his own nature he became visible in ours…
Invisible in his own nature he became visible in ours. Beyond our grasp, he chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, he began to exist at a …
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Of Pleasant Noises
Dominic Bevan (D. B.) Wyndham Lewis (1894-1969) entered the Catholic Church shortly after his service in the infantry in World War I. Widely acclaimed as one of Britain’s greatest humorists, …
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Dec. 17 December 17, O Wisdom (O Sapientia); Ember Wednesday, Weekday
December 17 marks the beginning of the O Antiphons, the seven jewels of our liturgy, dating back to the fourth century, one for each day until Christmas Eve. These antiphons …
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Only Jesus brings peace of heart, Pope tells audience (Vatican Press Office)
At his weekly public audience on December 17, Pope Leo XIV said that the restlessness that all people experience will be eased when “we ill enter into God’s repose, which …
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Uganda confirms arrest of missing priest (CNA)
The Ugandan army has confirmed that a priest who has been missing since December 3 is in custody, having been seized for “involvement in violent subversive activities against the state.” …
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Radical priest silenced in Brazil (AP)
An activist Brazilian priest with an enormous media following has been to end his appearances on broadcast and social media. Father Julio Lancellotti, who has millions of online followers, told …
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Illinois bishop to head New York archdiocese? (CNA)
Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, will soon be named by Pope Leo XIV to become the next Archbishop of New York, according to multiple media reports. The Vatican has …
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Christ, Christmas and the Culture War: Tommy Robinson’s Carol Service Stirs British Christians
Edward PentinAn estimated 1,000 people of a variety of ages, ethnicities and backgrounds attend the ‘Putting Christ Back Into Christmas’ carol service, Whitehall, London, Dec. 13, 2025. The four-hour service …
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The Charity of Jane Austen…
It was Newman himself who observed in one of his most celebrated sermons that “one little deed, done against natural inclination for God’s sake” is a stronger proof of Christian …