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It generally isn’t charitable to say unkind things about people at their death. For me, that rule was especially challenging with the death of President Jimmy Carter a few weeks back. As a presidential historian who does much punditry, I dreaded Carter’s death because I knew I couldn’t avoid stating the obvious, namely, that he … Read moreGive Me Reagan’s “Ave Maria” Over Jimmy Carter’s “Imagine”
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Anthony, abbot Reading I Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Let us be on our guard while the promise of entering into his rest remains, that none of you seem to have failed. For in fact we have received the Good News just as our ancestors did. But the word that they … Read moreMemorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. The post Psalm of the Day: Psalm 139:23-24 appeared first on NOVENA PRAYER.
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. The post Verse of the Day: Romans 5:1-2 appeared first … Read moreVerse of the Day: Romans 5:1-2
Link to today’s readings: Daily Bible Reading – January 17, 2025 | USCCB Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot Lectionary: 309 Reading I Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Let us be on our guardwhile the promise of entering into his rest remains,that none of you seem to have failed.For in fact we have received the Good News just as … Read moreCatholic Daily Reading – Friday January 17, 2025
so the LORD kept watch over the evil and brought it upon us. The LORD, our God, is just in all that he has done: we did not listen to his voice. “Now, Lord, our God, who led your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and made a name for yourself … Read moreDay 6 of 21 : The Daniel Fast
St. Anthony of Egypt Feast date: Jan 17 On his Jan. 17 feast day, both Eastern and Western Catholics celebrate the life and legacy of St. Anthony of Egypt, the founder of Christian monasticism whose radical approach to discipleship permanently impacted the Church. In Egypt’s Coptic Catholic and Orthodox Churches, which have a special devotion … Read moreSt. Anthony of Egypt (on January 17, 2025 at 12:24 am )
St. Marcellus, Pope Feast date: Jan 16 Nothing of Marcellus’ life before his papacy has survived the centuries. He became Pope at the end of the persecutions of Diocletian in aound 308-309. The persecutions had disrupted the Church so much that there had been a gap of over a year with no Pope. Once he was elected, … Read moreSt. Marcellus, Pope (on January 16, 2025 at 10:34 pm )
By this point, most people have heard of the term “nones,” which refers to religiously unaffiliated individuals who claim to be agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.” Have you ever considered that religious disaffiliation might be the very first step a person might take on the path to getting trapped in occult practices? A 2023 … Read moreCould Religious Disaffiliation Drive People Toward Occult Practices?
The term “openness” is one of those flexible notions which, like those of “public order,” “good faith,” or “proportionality,” evade the exercise of definition. We know the important function of “standards” in legal technique. Legislators and judges deliberately use these words taken from ordinary language, the meaning of which varies according to the context and … Read moreThe Scandal of “Openness”