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A very smart person told me that St. Luke's emphasis of Christ reaching out to the Gentiles, women, and the outcasts, such as the she...

We all have what we can call the a nnus horribilis, the worst year, or one of the worst years of our lives. Perhaps it was the year one lo...

Dear Readers, please pray for me as for the past week I have been suffering with increased painful tendinitis in my left foot and leg, and ...

Tomorrow is the feast day of Thomas a Becket. Those of us in the modern world do not appreciate that his shrine was one of the largest an...

I have been observing families all over America and in some countries of Europe over the past several years. I also have reflected on my ...

Because of rough seas, our ferry this morning crossed over to the far side of Comino. Now, I would love to live on Comino, but there are ...

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_de_Ggantija.jpg Today, I visited the second Neolithic site I have seen in two years, but t...

Brain dead is not dead. See my other posts and listen to Fr. Chad Ripperger on this point. So, Ireland has killed two people. Sad days. ...

Gold in the hands of those who desire gold is a theme in an old anime, Spirited Away. One of the most mysterious and eclectic of stories,...

After the Ascension, St. John most likely took Mary to Ephesus when the persecution of the Christians began in Jerusalem. Ephesus held ...

Oh dear, I went to a Mass this evening wherein a twelve year old girl did the readings, an very young altar server read the bidding prayers,...

And in Ireland in Dingle this day...

Happy Feast to all named Wenceslaus and Vaclav.....

Two more thoughts for today's feast of St. Stephen. The first connects St. Stephen's vision of heaven "opening up" and...

ACTS 6:8-10; 7:54-59 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. Certain members of the ...

Four years ago, when I first began to attend the NO in Latin at the Co-Cathedral in Valletta, most of the Mass, barring the readings and the...

Today's Gospel, from St. John's first chapter, tells us an important point of doctrine. Here is the one line I would like to highlig...

and a popular secular song from this small island...as well. Much love to all my friends and readers, many of whom qualify for bo...

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