A Student’s Prayer by St. Thomas Aquinas
Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, true source of light and fountain of wisdom! Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning, the lucidity …
Prosecution rests case in Mark Houck trial, defense motions to dismiss the case
by Joe Bukuras Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 26, 2023 / 17:45 pm On the second day of witness testimony in the trial of Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, defense lawyers argued that the federal case against their …
Woman arrested at Fargo cathedral for smashing ‘Christ in Death’ statue
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jan 27, 2023 / 08:08 am A woman was arrested after allegedly causing serious damage to a statue of Jesus at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fargo, North Dakota, on Monday evening, possibly while she was under the influence of drugs. “We were saddened to …
Uniting Our Bodies to Christ
“What made you decide to convert to Catholicism?” This is one of the main questions I’m asked when people find out I’m a convert, especially friends in Catholic circles. There are a lot of factors I can point to in response. I married a cradle Catholic who had a reversion …
January 27 – Saint Angela Merici
Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters, was born in the small Italian town of Desenzano on the shore of Lake Garda in 1474. As a young girl, Angela lost in succession her sister and both of her parents. She went to live with a wealthy uncle in the town …
Busca al Senor Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr
En la víspera de su pasión y muerte, Jesús tomó pan y vino ordinarios, los bendijo y se los dio a Sus amigos como su Cuerpo y Sangre ordenando: “Hagan esto en memoria mía”. Al día siguiente se ofreció a sí mismo – Cuerpo, Sangre, Alma y Divinidad – a …
‘Being homosexual is not a crime,’ Pope Francis reiterates in new interview
by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jan 25, 2023 / 08:10 am Pope Francis has reiterated that homosexuality is “not a crime” in a new interview published Wednesday. The interview with the Associated Press covered a wide range of topics, including laws that criminalize homosexuality and sodomy. “Being homosexual is not a crime. …
‘I lost a dad’: Pope Francis speaks about losing Benedict XVI
by AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, Jan 25, 2023 / 08:50 am In a new interview published Wednesday, Pope Francis said the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI meant he had lost a “good companion” and a father figure. “I lost a dad,” Pope Francis told the Associated Press, praising his predecessor …
January 25 Conversion of St. Paul
The great apostle was a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin. He surpassed all his peers in zeal for the Jewish law and their traditions, which he thought to be the cause of God, became one of the most fierce enemies and persecutors of Christians. He was one of the …
