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January 24th marks the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of writers and journalists. McNamara’s Blog has more on his life and work. Below, a familiar and timeless piece of advice from the good saint — words welcome at any time, in any season: Do not look forward in fear to the changes in…

This afternoon, at the 5 p.m. vigil mass, retired Bishop Thomas Daily will celebrate mass at our parish, and rededicate what was once the baptism chapel. It will become a chapel in honor of St. Pio, “Padre Pio.” My homily for this occasion is below. The scriptures we just heard have a simple, recurring theme:…

“We declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which asserts that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, was preserved free from every stain of original sin is…

St. Nicholas, from St. Nicholas Anglican Church in Cardiff, Wales. Today marks the feast of the legendary and enigmatic St. Nicholas. While little is known about his life, the web is chock full of links and lore. You can find lots of information (which may or may not be entirely true) at the St. Nicholas…
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