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St. Emily de Vialar

Celine McCoy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Emily, born in Gaillac, France, in 1797, was the daughter of Baron James de Vialar and Antoinette de Portal. She was educated in Paris, but returned home when she was 15 after the death of her mother. Life with her…

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David — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:03:51 +0000

Gee, I wonder what I reviewed for Aleteia this week? Probably some small independent drama about transsexual Muslim immigrants trying to run a health food store in the deep south, right? Sorry, I’m afraid not, although the movie I saw…

Ten Greek Words Every Catholic Should Know

Stephen Beale — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:33 +0000

It’s hard to imagine Christianity without Greek. It’s the language of the New Testament and our earliest creeds and doctrines. The very terms we use to describe God—three persons, one in being—have their roots in ancient Greek words and concepts.…

The New School: Homosexual Propaganda and Your Kids

Robert R. Reilly — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:20 +0000

The logic works like this: If homosexual acts are moral, as so many now insist, then they should be normative. If they are normative, they should be taught in our schools as a standard. If they are a standard, they…

Reflection on the Beatitudes

CE Editor — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:20 +0000

Lectio: Monday, June 17, 2013 Ordinary Time 1) Opening prayer Almighty God, our hope and our strength, without you we falter. Help us to follow Christ and to live according to your will. Who lives and reigns with you and…

Liturgical Renewal: Going Back for the Future

Fr. Michael P. Orsi — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:19 +0000

This coming December marks the 50th anniversary of The Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium). In a recent article in America Magazine (5-27-13, pp. 11-14) Massimo Faggioli, Assistant Professor of Theology, at Saint Thomas University, Minnesota,…

St. Gregory Barbarigo (Bishop)

Celine McCoy — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Gregory was born in Venice to a noble family on September 16, 1625. At the age of 23, he accompanied the Venetian ambassador to Munster for the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years’ War. While there,…

CE Editor — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:00:52 +0000

For June 16, 2013 Holy Mass for the “Evangelium Vitae” Day 10:20 am -12:00 pm CET St. Peter’s Square, Vatican …

I’m That Girl Who Chose Life

Raquel Kato — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:00:05 +0000

Sooo . . . I’m 22, and I’m a single mom, and I used to be “that girl who got pregnant.” After my crazy conversion story of scheduling an abortion, choosing life, choosing God, and choosing healing, I thought some…

St. John Francis Regis, SJ

Celine McCoy — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Born in Fontcouverte, France, on January 31, 1597, John was the son of a rich merchant. He studied at the Jesuit college of Béziers, joined the order in 1615, and was ordained in 1631. He was assigned to missionary work…