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The hardships Athanasius suffered in exile, hiding, fleeing from place to place remind us that Paul said his ministry took him: “[O]n frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own race, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; ( Read more... )

' Kaddish (קדיש, Qaddish Aramaic: "holy"; alternate spellings, qaddish, ḳaddish) is a hymn of praises to God found in the Jewish prayer service. Kaddish is the magnification and sanctification of God's name' [Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaddish]

'In the Jewish liturgy, different versions of the Kaddish are used to mark the separation ( Read more... )

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Today is the Feast of two young women, two young mothers. One was pregnant and gave birth in prison the day before they were thrown to wild beasts in the circus for the so-called entertainment of the crowd.  Saint Felicity and Perpetua were two early martyrs, two dear friends who supported each other in faith, parenthood and adversity.  
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David is the patron saint of Wales and perhaps the most famous of British saints. Ironically, we have little reliable information about him.
It is known that he became a priest, engaged in missionary work and founded many monasteries, including his principal abbey in southwestern Wales. Many stories and legends sprang up about David and his ( Read more... )

The Blessed Daniel Jules Alexis Brottier, C.S.Sp. (7 September 1876 - 28 February 1936), was a French Roman Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (who currently refer to themselves as Spiritans). He was awarded the
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*†ç Vatican City, Apr 3, 2013 / 12:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- During his brief homily at an April 2 Mass at the chapel of St. Marta’s Residence, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful to pray to God for the gift of tears, to imitate Mary Magdalene during this Easter season.

Addressing various members of the Vatican gendarmerie and other Vatican workers ( Read more... )

Luke 13: 1 - 9

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There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

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And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus?

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I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise ( Read more... )

Luke 6: 36 - 38

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Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

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"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

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give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will ( Read more... )