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7 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching: 2-Call to Family, Community, & Participation

Posted on July 12, 2023August 2, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

“The family is the basic cell of society. It is the cradle of life and love, the place in which the individual ‘is born’ and ‘grows’” (Pope St. John Paul II, “Christifideles Laici”). In our first installment of this seven-part series on Catho...
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The Saints Respond to Bullies

Posted on February 16, 2022March 7, 2022 by Vanessa Crescio

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well” (Matthew 5:38-39). As ...
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Understanding Sanctity with Dorothy Day

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

November 8th, 2022 marks the 126th birthday of Servant of God, Dorothy Day. The title “servant of God” is given to those whose cause for canonization has officially been opened, but who have not yet made it through the process for canonization. ...
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Elevator of Divine Love

Posted on September 30, 2021October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Happy feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Virgin and Doctor of the Church! Born in Alençon, France on January 2, 1873, Thérèse was the ninth child born to Louis and Zélie Martin (the only married couple to date canonized together), five of ...
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Solemnity of All Saints: Striving for Happiness

Posted on October 30, 2020October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Solemnity of All Saints: November 1 My Dear Friends in Christ, Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints. In doing so, the Church, together with Christ, wishes to remind us of the goal toward which we strive as Christians as ...
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