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01 Aug His Indescribable Delights – Clare of Assisi

08 - August, 08/11 Clare of Assisi, Articles, Author, By Saints, Calendar, Clare of Assisi, Medieval, Medieval, Saints 0 Comments

St. Clare is remembered in the liturgy of the Church on August 11. Inspired by her neighbor, Francis of Assisi and under his direction, she founded an order of nuns...

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14 Jun Why Confession?

AA-Media, Author, Current, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Penance and Reconciliation (Confession), Podcasts, Sacraments 0 Comments

...to a priest in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation. This practice, many allege, just inserts church bureaucracy into a matter that should be a private affair between the sinner...

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01 Jun Justin Martyr -The Account of his Martyrdom

06/01 Justin Martyr, About Saints, Age of Persecution, Anonymous, Articles, Author, Early Fathers, Saints 0 Comments

...EARLY CHURCH. For a video talk on the Martyr, watch THE CONTRIBUTION OF JUSTIN MARTYR TO CHRISTIAN THOUGHT by Dr. Italy. This dramatic eyewitness account of the dialogue between St....

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10 Feb Getting More Out of the Mass

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...at least four that one way Christ is really present is absolutely unique to the Eucharist what the Catholic church means by “transubstantiation” — an analogy that will empower you...

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05 May The Ascension – He who Humbles Himself will be Exalted – Podcast

AA-Media, Ascension, Ascension, Ascension B, Ascension C, Author, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Podcasts 0 Comments

...or the Catholic Heritage with Dr Italy podcasts on iTunes Banner/featured image Mosaic of Jesus Christ on the ceiling in a church in Cambridge. Taken by Petr Kratochvil. Copyright free....

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15 Oct Thy Kingdom Come – Teresa of Avila

10 - October, 10/15 Teresa of Avila, Articles, Author, By Saints, Calendar, Doctors, Lord’s Prayer (Our Father), Modern, Modern, Prayer, Saints, Teresa of Avila, Topics 2 Comments

...king of all Israel and his conquest of Jerusalem. Banner/featured image a stained glass window of St. Teresa of Avila by an unknown artist in an unknown church. Public domain....

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16 Oct On the Feast of St. Luke, Pray for Priests! – Gregory the Great

09/03 Gregory the Great, 10 - October, 10/18 Luke, Articles, Author, By Saints, Calendar, Church, Doctors, Early Fathers, Evangelization, Fathers, Gregory the Great, Later Fathers, Saints, Topics 0 Comments

...inspired account of the beginnings of the Church in another canonical work, the Acts of the Apostles, which tells of events up to the time of Saint Paul’s first stay...

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04 Feb Friends and Servants of God – Irenaeus

06/28 Irenaeus, Age of Persecution, Articles, Author, By Saints, Early Fathers, Fathers, Irenaeus, John’s Gospel & Letters, Lent, New Testament, Saints, Scripture 0 Comments

...St. Irenaeus was one of the most important Church Fathers of the 2nd century AD. This selection is from his famous work Against Heresies (Book IV, 13:4-14, 1 SC 100,...

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13 Jan St. Anthony, the Desert & Spiritual Warfare – Podcast

01 - January, 01/17 Anthony of the Desert, About Saints, Author, Calendar, Current, Fathers, Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Podcasts, Saints 0 Comments

...of the early Church. When people today hear “St. Anthony,” they usually think of the 13th century miracle-working Franciscan who is best known for finding lost objects. But a thousand...

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15 Dec Catholic Gift Giving – Restoring Meaning to Christmas & Birthdays

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

...and baptismal vows are renewed by all with Dad asking “Do you believe in . . .” and all answering with a resounding “I do.” Incidentally, the Church thinks so...

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