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First Lateran Council
First Lateran Council 1123 A.D. Canons INTRODUCTION In 1123, during the pontificate of Pope Callistus II, a general Roman council was held “for various important matters of the church”, as […]
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Can Abortion Ever Be Ended?
Can Abortion Ever Be Ended? Author: Servus Immaculatae “Therefore take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand […]
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Is Abortion Demonic?
Is Abortion Demonic? Author: Servus Immaculatae “Arise, give praise in the night, in the beginning of the watches: pour out thy heart like water, before the face of the Lord: […]
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Saint Agnes
“By the writings and the tongues of all nations, particularly in the churches, hath St. Agnes been praised, who overcame both the tenderness of her age and the cruelty of […]
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Saint Sebastian
Victories of the Martyrs Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Chapter LXII SS. Sebastian, Officer; and the Two Brothers, Marcus and Marcellianus […]
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The History of Septuagesima
The Liturgical YearDom Prosper Gueranger, O.S.B.Volume 4 – SeptuagesimaChapter I – The History of SeptuagesimaThe Season of Septuagesima comprises the three weeks immediately preceding Lent. It forms one of the […]
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Saint Antony the Great
It is most fitting that we refer to the saint celebrated on the 17th of January as “the Great” and not “of the Desert” as he is also commonly known, […]
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Saint Paul the First Hermit
There are two kinds of monks: Anchorites (or hermits) and Cenobites. The former lives alone usually in some deserted place deep in wilderness, and the latter lives in a community […]
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Saint Maurus
The greatest Saints, and especially founders of religious orders, often tend to dwarf and submerge the great Saints that surround them so that centuries later everyone knows who they are […]
Devotion, Saints