Young Elizabeth
Next month the Catholic galaxy will become a little brighter as the Church receives a new cluster of saints. Among the holy handful will be just one woman, a French Carmelite considered by Pope Saint John Paul II to be one the most influential mystics of his life.
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity was born as Elizabeth Catez, “Sabeth” to her friends, in 1880. She was a hot-tempered child with sometimes “furious eyes” whose father died while she was young, forcing her mother to move Sabeth and her younger sister from their home in Dijon to a smaller second-story flat. From her window, little Sabeth could look down into the garden of the Carmelite convent.
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Diane Rodriquez (seated) and Fernando Machado with newborn son
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
In what is being a called a “first” for humanity, a transgender “man” has given birth to a baby produced by her and her “woman” partner.
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In an impassioned speech at a recent event, Father Michael Orsi, former Ave Maria Law School chaplain, warned the crowd that unless the faithful vote the right way in November, they may not have a church in which to worship much longer.
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“In the same way that a powerful medicine
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“Our self-will is so subtle, so deeply
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Just days before the largest 40 Days for Life campaign kicks off across America, Archbishop Vincenzio Paglia, the newly appointed president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, extended the Holy See’s official endorsement of their work.
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled its 2017 commemorative stamps, one of which will Father Theodore M. Hesburgh (1917-2015), long-time president of Notre Dame University and an important figure in the civil rights movement.
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LIB asks:
“My doctor wants to use ‘ETPS’ to treat my chronic pain issues. Is this a legitimate therapy?”
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A new booklet aimed at helping Catholics bring their faith into the public square – and the voting booth – says being right on all other issues doesn’t justify a vote against the sanctity of life.
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“…when a soul does everything possible
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