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Courtesy photoCatholics for Catholics held its first event at Mar-a-Lago in 2024. The presence of Catholic clergy is expected to be significantly larger than last year’s event, which only drew 10 members of the clergy. Read More
Courtesy photoArchbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince. Archbishop Mésidor, echoing the words of Pope Francis, emphasized that the Haitian people urgently need ‘effective aid and clear solidarity.’ Read More
‘St. Joseph and the Christ Child,’ ca. 1670-75.jpg As a young dad of three children under the age of 5, I find myself thinking about Joseph a lot. Read More
Wikimedia Commons Henry J. Hyde at a hearing on Capitol Hill in 1998. COMMENTARY: Abraham Lincoln would have approved. So would St. Thomas More. Read More
I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. The post Psalm of the Day: Psalm 18:1-2 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER.
Season one of the mind-bending psychological thriller/mystery/dystopian/alternate-reality drama opened in 2022 with a simple but compelling premise: an international corporation had invented a brain implant that severed a person’s work memories and consciousness from his home memories and consciousness, allowing its “severed” employees to enjoy lives free of office drudgery but dooming their work… Source … Read moreThat Hideous Severance
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. The post Verse of the Day: Matthew 23:23 appeared first … Read moreVerse of the Day: Matthew 23:23
Pornography is a big problem in our society, particularly among young people. What many people don’t realize is how addictive pornography is. We now have the neuroscience evidence to show us that pornography is an addictive substance. Many experts call Internet pornography the new crack cocaine. So how is pornography addictive? Well, whenever we discuss … Read moreFreedom from Pornography Addiction Is Possible!
For years I had been intrigued by references to Carmelite saints, especially Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. But I had never attempted any serious exploration of their writings until I retired from a 25-year career in correctional and forensic psychiatry. In 2020, I relocated from Durham, North Carolina, to be near my … Read moreInfiltration Comes to the Lay Carmelites
Reading 1 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 The LORD spoke to Nathan and said: “Go, tell my servant David, ‘When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. It is he who shall build a … Read moreSolemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary