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Why did the Church recall St Mary Magdalene at the Assumption?
Magdalene's habit revealed at Bethany mirrors a hidden perfection of the Blessed Virgin Mary – and the Church united them on the Feast of the…
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What St Mary Magdalene teaches us by sitting at Jesus' feet
Mary Magdalene, guided by a perfect instinct for what pleased Christ, chose to sit at His feet and listen—securing the 'best part' that could never be…
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Classic study radically overstates Lefebvre's position on holy orders
It’s been claimed that Lefebvre 'never called in question the validity of the new rite of episcopal ordinations.' This is an untenable claim, even if…
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S.D. Wright
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St Martha’s bustling zeal and spiritual priorities
Martha’s service at Bethany became the occasion for Christ to reveal that even the busiest charity must yield to hearing His word.
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The rise and later 'unpersoning' of St Philomena
From a forgotten tomb to worldwide veneration, St Philomena inspired miracles, papal praise, and the devotion of saints – until a 1961 decree, which…
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S.D. Wright
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Christ's cleansing of the Temple – and what happened next
After cursing the fig-tree, Jesus enters the Temple, casts out the traders, and begins His solemn teaching. And the key to it all is the fig-tree.
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Cursing the fig tree: Jesus' strangest miracle?
Why did Christ curse the fig tree if it wasn’t even fig season?
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Charles de Foucauld's sister lost her baby—this is his letter
How did the saintly hermit comfort his little sister Mimi in that tragic moment?
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Why Christ wept over Jerusalem in Holy Week
It was not too late for them to repent – nor is it too late for us.
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What the Transfiguration means for Christians today
Christ's Transfiguration represent a stage in our divine adoption, by which we become 'sons in the Son.'
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Why is the Transfiguration placed at the turning point of Christ’s public life?
God the Father puts his seal on Christ's mission at the Transfiguration.
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The Magisterium always transmits revelation in its integrity (Reply to Matt Gaspers IV)
In this part of my reply to Matt Gaspers, I defend two principles of Catholic theology which my interlocutor rejects.
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M. J. McCusker
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