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Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the 2010 New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur.
New Years Eve is a great existential moment, ripe with expectations. It invites a spiritually cathartic reflection and offers hope.
  1. Reading 1, 1 Jn 2:18-21
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Commentary: Contend for the Future by Setting Freedom Free
When a Nation loses its conviction that the right to life is inalienable it loses freedom itself. It kills it -- in the womb -- or at the bedside of the suffering.
When some cross presents itself in our life, let us not fear; for the All-Powerful Child has plans for those whom he loves; plans of such ...
A deacon seriously hurt. A Christian killed in front of his house on Christmas Eve. Nearly Two thousand Christians have been killed in six years.
 


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1: 1 – 6)
Participation in politics also requires prudence in rhetoric, our language of discourse.

  • Review: 'Poverty of Spirit'
    KNOXVILLE, TN (Catholic Online) – "Though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor" (2 Cor. 8:9). What does this mean? The theologian Johannes Metz provides an ...
  • Thousands of Lives Touched by Our Lady of Fatima Movie
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Christian Newswire) - On the heels of thirteen successful nationwide screenings on Oct. 13 and hundreds of advanced screenings at parishes and within ...
  • The Call To Holiness
    GLADE PARK, Colorado (Catholic Online) - On November 21, 1964, Vatican II promulgated the ‘Dogmatic Constitution On The Church’. In this document, Lumen Gentium, ...
  • Cardinal George: Living and Dying in the Lord
    CHICAGO, Il (Catholic New World) - November starts with our commemorating all the saints in heaven and continues with our praying for all the souls in purgatory. The ...
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Trappistine Quality Candy
For your gift-giving, delightful candy made with love and prayers by the Nuns of Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey, Wrentham, Massachusetts. We offer ...
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The Eucharistic Community
This PNCEA resource includes four brochures/booklets aimed at helping Catholics to know and love the Mass and to share the Mass with others, ...
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The Book of Saints and Heroes
The first Christians to visit Europe and the British Isles met pagans who told tales of fairies, talking beasts, and other wonderful things. To these ...
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Sermons of St Francis deSales - Advent & Christmas
Steeped as he was in Sacred Scripture; St. Francis de Sales gives totally fresh and surprising insights into the truths of our religion. Nine ...
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Australian Priest Battling for Children
Australian Priest Battling for Children
Like other Western countries, Australia is grappling with the problem of disaffected youth – those who suffer from abuse and ...


Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontgombault
Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontgombault
Benedictine Monastery, Congregation of Solesmes. Founded in 1091. Offices chanted in Gregorian.Retreat rooms available for ...


FiNews #37 - FI Vocations Video (Short Version)
FiNews #37 - FI Vocations Video (Short Version)
Ave Maria! Here is the short version of our vocations video. The long one (8 min) is to come out in a week or two. Enjoy this ...


November 30 ~ Blessing of Engaged Couples & The Children ~Christ the King, Mashpee, MA
November 30 ~ Blessing of Engaged Couples & The Children ~Christ the King, Mashpee, MA
www.christhthekingparish.com November 30 Blessing of Engaged Couples & The Children


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    Patron saints are chosen as special protectors or guardians over areas of life. These areas can include occupations, illnesses, churches, countries, causes -- anything that is important to us. Today, patron saints are often chosen because an interest, talent, or event in their lives overlaps with a special area.
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