The Bridegroom & the New Wine
Jesus did not arrive on the scene to patch up an old system. He is the bridegroom who turns water into wine and makes all things new....
01 October, 2020
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Marcellino D’Ambrosio
St. Francis, Animals and the Environment
St. Francis is sometimes regarded as patron saint of the environment. But to tell the truth, Francis love for the cosmos was something quite different than the attitude of some today who would call themselves environmentalists. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']Y[/dropcaps]ou often see a garden...
30 September, 2020
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St. Francis: The First Environmentalist? – Podcast
In this podcast, Sonrise Morning Show host Anna Mitchell interviews Dr. Italy on the ongoing sexual abuse crisis in the Church and asks him for practical tips on how best to deal with it....
28 September, 2020
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The Dead Sea, Qumran & the Scrolls – Podcast
7 minute podcast describing the Dead Sea and the mysterious ruins of Qumran on its western shore where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered....
23 September, 2020
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Wedding Feast of Cana, a miracle of transformation – Podcast
In this 14 minute Podcast, Dr. Italy discusses the hidden meaning of the wedding feast of Cana and tells us how the miracle of the transformation of water into wine is a sign of an even greater transformation. Cana is a small village not far from...
22 September, 2020
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Caesarea Maritima, Israel’s Coastal Jewel – Podcast
7 Minute Podcast in which Dr. Italy vividly describes Israel's coastal jewel, Caesarea Maritima or Caesar's town by the sea. A place made famous by its builder, Herod the Great along with Pontius Pilate, St. Paul and early Church fathers Origen and Eusebius....
14 September, 2020
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Terrorism and the Victory of the Cross
September 11th is the anniversary of one of most brutal acts of terrorism of all time. Three days later, on September 14, the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation, and triumph of the cross of Jesus Christ. This reflection...
10 September, 2020
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Conversion of Augustine – Video
9 min video episode of EWTN's Early Church Fathers series on the dramatic story of the conversion of Augustine, from Marcellino D'Ambrosio, "Dr. Italy."...
25 August, 2020
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Cardinal Electors of the Pope
Who are the Cardinals of the Catholic Church? Where does the word and idea of Cardinal come from, and what role do they play as electors of the Pope in the papal conclave where the election takes place? [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he Pope, like...
16 August, 2020
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We Are Not Some Accident of Random Evolution
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps] n July 2005, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, stirred a controversy by writing an Op-Ed article for the New York Times entitled, "Finding Design in Nature" (New York Times, July 7, 2005). His article, submitted to the...
12 August, 2020
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