St Martin de Porres, Apostle of Charity – John XXIII
St. Martin de Porres lessons from his life: excerpts from the homily given by Pope John XXIII on the occasion of his canonization....
03 November, 2020
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Message to Fourth World Conference on Women – Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa's message to the Fourth World Conference on Women, sponsored by the United Nations in Beijing in September 1995. The message centers on motherhood, the uniqueness of women, and the centrality love....
14 October, 2020
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St Teresa of Avila Selected Quotes
Collection of Quotes from Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish mystic and Doctor of the Catholic Church. Quotes on humility, courage, pain, trials, prayer, knowing ourselves, God's Will and other topics. ...
14 October, 2020
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Mother Teresa on Population and Development
Mother Teresa was invited to address the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development on September 9, 1994. What follows is the text of her remarks which centered on the violence of abortion and an appeal to accept the humanity and the precious gift of...
02 October, 2020
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My First Communion – Thérèse of Lisieux
Here St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, tells of the experience of her First Holy Communion which took place on 8th May 1884....
30 September, 2020
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St. Therese’s Little Way – Von Balthatsar
This essay opens up the depth of the teaching of Saint Therese on the "little way"! Hans Urs von Balthsar shows just how radical, innovative this little saint is, and yet how traditional and how rooted in the Catholic vision. This book on Therese, just...
26 September, 2020
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Saint Peter Claver’s Ministry to Slaves
St. Peter Claver was a Spanish Jesuit who came to the New World in the early 17th century and dedicated his life as an evangelist and pastor to black slaves and worked at the same time as a tireless advocate on their behalf. His...
31 August, 2020
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Opening Address 2nd Vatican Council, Session 2 – Paul VI
The Second Vatican Council was convened by Pope John XXIII in the Fall of 1962 and was concluded in December of that same year. While the Council was in recess, John XXIII died. The task of carrying on with the council fell to his successor,...
13 August, 2020
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Dogma of the Assumption of Mary – Pius XII
An excerpt from the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XII Munificentissimus Deus defining the Assumption of Mary, long taught by the ordinary magisterium of the Church, as a dogma of faith....
14 January, 2020
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Living in Christ Our Head – John Eudes
St. John Eudes on living in Christ in intimate union, as body is united to head. Jesus, who is the source of our life, wants to live in and through us. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps] ask you to consider that our Lord Jesus Christ is...
16 August, 2019
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