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Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 Baruch 1:15-22 During the Babylonian captivity, the exiles prayed: “Justice is with the Lord, our God; and we today are flushed with shame, we men of Judah and …
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The Fourth Order of Humanity
In this brief essay, Francis Thompson (1859-1907), perhaps best-known for his poem The Hound of Heaven (also available in Catholic Culture Audiobooks), here reflects whimsically on…dolls. Thompson’s parents were converts …
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Oct. 3 Friday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Today the Roman Martyrology includes in commemorations:
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Good developments from the U.S. Health and Human Services
Oswald Clark: In August and September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., tackled four pro-life and pro-family issues: fetal tissue research, …
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Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company
Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company Patrick McGee (Scribner, $43, 437 pages) Journalist Patrick McGee reports in his book Apple in China, about how one of …
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After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher
After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher Thomas M. Ward (Word on Fire, $36, 201 pages) In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Stoicism, from …
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Mark Twain
Mark TwainRon Chernow (Penguin, $60, 1174 pages) Ron Chernow, biographer of J.P Morgan, Alexander Hamilton and Ulysses S. Grant, has turned his attention to the most American of authors, Mark …
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Relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux begin U.S. tour at basilica named in her honor
The bones and reliquary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux make their first stop at the Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan, on Oct. 1, 2025. / …
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Relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux begin U.S. tour at basilica named in her honor
By Martin Barillas Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct 2, 2025 / 17:02 pm The faithful are gathering in Michigan, where the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are on display at …
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British Catholic bishop condemns Manchester synagogue attack that killed 2
An armed police officer talks to a member of the local community outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, England, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. / Credit: …