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by Jaraslov Pelikan Commemoration of the Circumcision of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Anno Domini 2024, January 1
by Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis Commemoration of the 14,000 Infants (Holy Innocents) Slain by Herod in Bethlehem Anno Domini 2023, December 29
by Hans Urs von Balthasar Feast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary Anno Domini 2023, August 15
by William Hazlitt Feast of the Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus Anno Domini 2023, August 4
by Arthur Boers - excerpted from his book Living Into Focus Commemoration of St Kyriake the Great Martyr Anno Domini 2023, July 7
We often hear as a traditional invocation, especially on the lips of Catholic priests, “Let us begin, as we begin all things, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” But why should we begin all things in this way? What is it about the Sign of the Cross that makes it not only a suitable but a universal commencement?
by Ken Myers Feast of the 14,000 Infants Slain by Herod in Bethlehem Anno Domini 2022, December 29
What we commonly call "culture" may become a thing of the past if face-to-face communications are lost. So the appeal I'm about to make stands on doubly shaky ground. I'm sending it as an email (rather than putting pen to paper or making a visit), and I'm asking your support for a face-to-face community which might not be your community.
Why? Why do certain agonies befall us? One of the most perplexing questions that faces us is that of why God might permit us to suffer in certain ways or circumstances.