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‘Sacred Wine’: How Monks Built Europe’s Wine Culture
‘Maison Drappier is in the debt of the Benedictines, who were the first to produce the drink that we know today as Champagne. Or, more specifically, they are in the …
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The Good Maharaja who sheltered Polish children during World War II
During World War II, the unexpected intervention of the Maharaja of Nawanagar, known as “the Good Maharaja,” provided hundreds of Polish children a home at his personal estate in India. …
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The Good Maharaja who sheltered Polish children during World War II
The 1941 Sikorski-Mayski agreement between the Soviet Union and Poland resulted in the release of tens of thousands of Polish prisoners of war held in the Gulag and other Soviet …
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AMERICA/HONDURAS – Father Cardenas on the Bishops’ Conference’s “Somos Misión” message: missionary work must become a permanent activity for every parish, movement, and ecclesial group
Tegucigalpa – “The Lord never tires of going out into the streets and seeking more missionary disciples who are ready to boldly proclaim the faith,” states a message from the …
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Bernini and the pope who promoted him celebrated as Vatican marks 400 years of St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Urban VIII “immediately realized that Bernini could become the Michelangelo of his century,” the exhibit’s co-curator Andrea Bacchi said.
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Pope Leo: ‘Minimal righteousness is not enough; great love is needed’ (CWN)
Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV emphasized today that “the Gospel offers us this valuable teaching: minimal righteousness is not …
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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.Amen, I say to you, …
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St. Francis of Assisi—Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no better when he is praised …
Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no better when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, simple, and despicable; for what a man …
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Feb. 15 Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday
From the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be …
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Jesus: Liberal rabbi or incarnate Messiah?
Detail from “Palestine. Sermon on the Mount.” (c. 1900) by Vasily Polenov [WikiArt.org] Readings:• Sir 15:15-20• Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34• 1 Cor 2:6-10• Mt 5:17-37 “Was Jesus in reality …