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St. John Vianney—O my children, how beautiful will that soul be in eternity…
O my children, how beautiful will that soul be in eternity, who makes frequent and good Communions! — St. John Vianney
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Jan. 20 Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Fabian, Pope & Martyr; Opt Mem St. Sebastian, Martyr, Opt. Mem.
St. Fabian and St. Sebastian have always been paired together, with their names coupled in the ancient martyrologies, and still paired in the Litany of Saints. The Church today celebrates …
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Loving Our Neighbor: This Religious Sister Confronts Suicide in Bangladesh
Sister Lipy Gloria Rozario, of the Our Lady of Sorrows religious order and a counseling psychologist, is founder and director of the Healing Heart Counseling Unit based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. …
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Vatican Confirms It Tried to Mediate With Maduro to Avoid Military Intervention in Venezuela
Vatican MediaVatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Pope Leo XIV has referred to the Venezuelan crisis on several occasions.
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When words mean anything, they mean nothing(ness)
(Image: Amador Loureiro | Unsplash.com) Over the course of a few days in mid-January, the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) heard oral argument in a major Title IX case, a U.S. Senate …
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“Throughout the year”: Why there is nothing ordinary about “Ordinary Time”
(Image: Marikevanroon20 / Wikipedia) Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on January 18, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Let’s check your grasp of …
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They cannot not know
Rory Leishman: The United States Declaration of Independence famously asserts: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator …
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Bigger on the Inside Than the Outside…
Christmas is the season of pondering the paradox of the Incarnation itself. What was found in the stable at Bethlehem was far greater than everything outside. This is no mere …
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Wrestling with fatherhood
Sporting Life, Victor Penney: Do you want to know one of the easiest ways to get under the skin of the toughest, most intimidating professional wrestlers on the planet? Call …
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Bishop Barron says ICE should focus on ‘serious’ criminals, urges protesters to ‘cease interfering’
Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty …