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Month: January 2020

Pollyanna Among the Prophets

Gerbert of Aurillac and Bi Sheng of Hubei were roughly contemporary (946–1003 and 990–1051), but Europe and China are far from each other. It is pity that these men could not meet, for it would have been a unique match of minds. Gerbert became the first French pope—as Sylvester II—with an intelligence “off the charts” […]

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St. Marianne Cope Lived Out the Works of Mercy

St. Marianne Cope Lived Out the Works of MercyAccording to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2447, “The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.” All of the saints performed great works of caring for the poor. “The corporal works of mercy consist especially of feeding the […]

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What Priestly Celibacy Means

Fr. Gerald E. Murray on the new book by the Pope Emeritus and Cardinal Sarah: Rejection of priestly celibacy is rejection of the supernatural.

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