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‘666″ Deciphered?

Do we finally know for certain what “666” in the Book of Revelation represents? For many, it is thought to symbolize a coming “anti-christ.” And so it might be. But it also seems to have represented a man in the past who could be described as an anti-christ — one of a number through history… Read More ›

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Ark of the Covenant may be hidden in Africa

Bible scholars believe the legendary Ark of the Covenant may have landed in Africa after it was taken out of Israel. The Ark is said to be a gold-covered wooden chest containing two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments – which Moses brought down from Mount Sinai – are written. It is also said to contain… Read More ›

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For Unto Us a Child s Born

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The Cheese Nun

CBS Sunday Morning: One taste of her cheese and you might be tempted to say “Holy Cow!” Mo Rocca tells us why: Seven times a day, the Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of Regina Laudis gather for prayer and the singing of the Psalms. This is their way of communing with the Lord. So is… Read More ›

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A Hidden Surprise in the Sistine Chapel

How much do you know about the Sistine Chapel? Did you know, for example, that it began as a private chapel for Church elites—the “ultimate ecclesiastical man cave”? The Chapel, which attracts 5 million visitors per year, isn’t just an obligatory stop on an art history tour of Italy, it is a living history of… Read More ›

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How to Improve Your Mind

Books are the most wonderful friends in the world. When you meet them and pick them up, they are always ready to give you a few ideas. When you put them down, they never get mad; when you take them up again, they seem to enrich you all the more. ― Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, Life Is… Read More ›

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Pope Francis Surprises Thousands of Teens in St. Peter’s Square by Hearing Confession

We imagine the intro: “Hi, I’m Francis. My friends used to call me Jorge; did you know this is his feastday? Let’s slay some dragons — tell me your confession …” [Aleteia]VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis surprised thousands of teenagers in St. Peter’s Square by personally hearing confessions for more than an hour Saturday morning…. Read More ›

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A nation always gets the kind of politicians it deserves

“A nation always gets the kind of politicians it deserves. If a time ever comes when the religious Jews, Protestants and Catholics ever have to suffer under a totalitarian state, which would deny to them the right worship God according to the light of their conscience, it will be because for years they thought it… Read More ›

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Hacker obtains, leaks 11 undercover Planned Parenthood videos blocked by court

October 22, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – The website GotNews.com claims it has obtained and released “all” the remaining undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials shot by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), including videos that were blocked from being released to the public by a court order. Eleven previously unseen videos have been uploaded to YouTube…. Read More ›

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Stabit Mater: Latin and English

STABAT Mater dolorosa iuxta Crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat Filius. AT, the Cross her station keeping, stood the mournful Mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last. Cuius animam gementem, contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius. Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, all His bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword has passed. O quam tristis… Read More ›

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