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Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
All the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramahand said to him, “Now that you are old,and your sons do not follow your example,appoint a king …
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St. Irenaeus—With God, nothing is empty of meaning, nothing without symbolism.
With God, nothing is empty of meaning, nothing without symbolism. — St. Irenaeus
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Jan. 16 Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Pope St. Marcellus I (d. 309), who was elected Pope in 308, just at the time when the Emperor Diocletian had spent somewhat his first violence …
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Religious Art and Life: Recognizing the Beauty of Goodness…
A fine recent article on the late Renaissance painter Caravaggio* reminded me that artistic brilliance may not always be matched by moral achievement. This is a problem that plagues everyone …
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Republican Senators Urge More Regulations on Abortion Pill in Senate Hearing
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, a medical doctor, held a hearing about the drugs Jan. 14. Republican lawmakers called for stricter …
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St. Peter’s Holy Door to be sealed Jan. 16
The pope closed the large bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2025, when the Jubilee of Hope concluded. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 15, 2026 / 17:42 …
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St. Peter’s Holy Door to be sealed Jan. 16
The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the last of four papal basilicas for the Jubilee of Hope, will be sealed shut. The pope closed the large bronze doors of …
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Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing
Republican lawmakers urged more restrictions on chemical abortion drugs, while Democratic lawmakers promoted broad access to the drugs. Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Jan 15, 2026 / 17:10 pm (CNA). As the …
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Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing
Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Jan 15, 2026 / 17:10 pm (CNA). As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review of the abortion pill mifepristone, Republican lawmakers are repeating calls …
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Man as boundary phenomenon: On rediscovering the image of human nature
Detail from “Sistine Chapel Ceiling: Creation of Adam” (1510) by Michelangelo (WikiArt.org) What is man? Carl Trueman argues that this is the most pressing question we face today. Paul Kingsnorth seems to …