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Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica
St. John Lateran is not a person, but a church. The feast is in honor of the dedication of the first basilica in Rome, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist.
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St. Alphonsus Rodriguez and the Attraction of Holiness
Alphonsus was known for his prayerfulness and continual consciousness of God’s presence, but his deeply human struggles with scrupulosity and agitations of mind were present in his life.
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Is Halloween a Catholic Holiday?
Halloween has become very commercialized and often associated with paganism. In reality, it has Christian roots and should be celebrated as a vigil to All Saint’s Day.
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Focusing On Contemplation While Praying The Rosary
The importance of saying the Rosary is on the focus of relationship and not simply on recitation.
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Why Is Polygamy OK in the Old Testament?
The traditional Jewish view is that God permitted polygamy but did not approve of it and gave every indication that it was wrong. It becomes more obvious with the fullness of revelation in Jesus Christ.
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St. John Paul II Knew the Dangers of Bad Anthropology
In the Catholic tradition the person, the family, and the faith are all communities and commitments that exist prior to the state, both chronologically and in the natural order of things.
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Satan Recognizes Christ’s Body. Do We?
Reflecting on the devil’s hatred for the Body of Christ, we should pray for a deeper faith in it. If Satan hates this sacrament so much, God must work great good through it.
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Paying Taxes to the Emperor
Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. Do we attach ourselves to worldly things at the expense of the love and honor that we owe to God?
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The Miracle of the Sun
The sun then began to spin, twirling in the sky, and at one point appeared to veer toward earth before jumping back to its place in the sky.