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All the Right Moves

“Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles …” So St. Peter wrote to the Catholic Church of his generation (1 Peter 2:11). And those ...

Converted and Converting

Our patron, St. Paul, isn’t any ordinary saint. He’s a singularity. He’s unique. And the Church calendar reflects the extraordinary role he played in God’s ...

AGNES DAY!

Today’s saint, Agnes of Rome, is long overdue for a revival. Why? She was probably the most revered female martyr of the early Church — ...

Feast of St. Anthony of the Desert

“I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, “What can get through from such snares?” Then I ...

Pope Francis and Biblical Interpretation

Pope Francis’ recent Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium is vigorous and beautiful reading, full of provocative statements to awaken us from spiritual slumber.  Unfortunately, it is ...

“A Virgin Shall Conceive”: The Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Senior Fellow Michael Barber has made a close and careful reading of the Scriptures that the Church has chosen for this coming Sunday.  He unpacks ...

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