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12 Jun Wonderful Banquet! – Thomas Aquinas

01/28 Thomas Aquinas, AA-Media, Aquinas, Thomas, Articles, Author, By Saints, Corpus Christi A, Corpus Christi B, Corpus Christi C, Doctors, Eucharist, Medieval, Medieval, Ordinary Time A, Ordinary Time B, Ordinary Time C, Sacraments, Saints, Topics, Year A, Year B, Year C 1 Comment

...every spiritual gift. It is offered in the Church for the living and the dead, so that what was instituted for the salvation of all may be for the benefit...

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27 Nov How to Prepare the Way in Advent – Podcast

Advent, Author, Current, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Podcasts, Prepare, Seasons 0 Comments

...is by making use of the beautiful blessing services of the Church, available on this website, that consecrate the Advent wreath, the Christmas Tree, and the Manger Scene. These are...

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31 Jan End Time Prophecy of St. Malachy

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...far-fetched. “Pastor angelicus” was supposed to usher in a golden age for the Church and the world. But the Pope bearing this name is identified with Pope Pius XII, who...

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04 Aug Transfiguration on Tabor-Faith & Mountaintop Experiences

08 - August, 08/06 Transfiguration, Articles, Author, Calendar, Current, Discipleship, Faith, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Moses & the Law, Old Testament 4 Comments

...with the Most High. It is this event, the Transfiguration, that is commemorated by the Church each year on August 6. The gospel of the day tells the story. As...

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03 Jan Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism – Maximus of Turin

Articles, Author, Baptism of Christ, Baptism of the Lord A, Baptism of the Lord B, Baptism of the Lord C, By Saints, Early Fathers, Fathers, Golden Age, Maximus of Turin, Saints 0 Comments

...and the Baptism of the Lord. The accompanying biblical reading is from Isaiah 65:13-25. Maximus was one of the Early Church Fathers and lived during the late third and early...

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26 Jan Cross Exemplifies Every Virtue – Aquinas

01 - January, 01/28 Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas, Articles, Author, By Saints, Calendar, Cross, Doctors, Jesus, Lent, Medieval, Medieval, Passion, Saints, Seasons, Topics 0 Comments

Thomas Aquinas, one of the greatest theologians in the history of the church, here focuses on the passion of Jesus Christ not only to redeem us but also to teach...

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02 Oct Advice on Prayer – Ambrose

12/07 Ambrose, Ambrose of Milan, Articles, Author, Early Fathers, Golden Age, Prayer, Topics 5 Comments

This excerpt on prayer from Ambrose’s treatise on Cain and Abel highlights praying with and for the whole body of Christ, the Church, rather than simply praying by oneself and...

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21 Feb Be Shepherds like the Lord – Asterius of Amasea

Articles, Asterius, Author, By Saints, Early Fathers, Fathers, Golden Age, John’s Gospel & Letters, Lent, New Testament, Saints, Scripture, Seasons 1 Comment

Saint Asterius of Amasea, a bishop and Early Church Father, on the gospel parable of the Good Shepherd who leaves the 99 to go in search of the one lost...

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29 Dec Epiphany Revealed – Three Magi Kings & Their Strange Gifts

Articles, Author, Christmas, Current, Epiphany, Epiphany A, Epiphany B, Epiphany C, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Seasons 2 Comments

...off kings will bring gifts to the Son of David. The tradition of the Church has always seen the story of the Magi as a fulfillment of both Isaiah’s prophecy...

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20 Jul Multiplication & Transformation – The Principle behind the Loaves & Fish

18th Sunday A, Articles, Author, Current, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Matthew’s Gospel, Miracles & Signs, New Testament, Ordinary Time A, Year A 1 Comment

...the miraculous power contained in the Eucharist, we, the Church and the world would be forever different. And that’s why Pope John Paul II proclaimed a special Year of the...

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