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Today's readings | Today's saint [display_podcast] You know, it’s a bit of a happy coincidence that we have today’s first reading on this feast of St. Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony, of course, is best known for his intercession on … Continued
Today's readings | Today's saint[display_podcast] Be eager to present yourself as acceptable to God,a workman who causes no disgrace,imparting the word of truth without deviation. St. Paul encourages his friend Timothy today to remain faithful to God and the Gospel … Continued
Today's readings | Today's saints [display_podcast] Today is the feast of St. Philip and the man we call “St. James the Lesser” because he is not the St. James that we know as a relative of Jesus and the traditional … Continued
Today's readings | Today's saint [display_podcast] Persecution was something very common in the early Church. We see the beginnings of the persecution of St. Paul in our first reading. Some Jews were starting to make trouble for Paul because he … Continued
Today's reading [display_podcast] In his encyclical, Laborem Exercens, Pope John Paul II said, echoing the sentiments of the Second Vatican Council, “The word of God's revelation is profoundly marked by the fundamental truth that man, created in the image of … Continued
Today's readings | Today's saint [display_podcast] We aren’t completely sure who St. Mark was. He might have been the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Some scholars say he might have been the one described in chapter 14 of Mark’s Gospel, … Continued
Today's readings | Today's saint[display_podcast] Our celebration today leads us to two great saints. The first is St. Stephen in today’s first reading. This is really the beginning of the end of his life. His courageous words and steadfast commitment … Continued
Today’s readings [display_podcast] It doesn’t take too much of a stretch of the imagination to know that St. Joseph was a very special man. He was, of course, of the line of David, but he is the specific person in … Continued
Today’s readings | Today’s feast Today we celebrate the feast of the Chair of St. Peter the apostle. This is a feast that commemorates Jesus giving the servant authority of the Church to St. Peter, as we heard in today’s … Continued
Today’s readings St. John Bosco was a master catechist who knew the meaning of Jesus’ question in today’s Gospel: “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed … Continued
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