First Council of Nicaea, AD 325 May 20, 325 is the traditional date of the beginning of the First Council of Nicaea, the first Ecumenical Council of… Read more “The 1700th Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea”
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Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2025
Second Reading: Revelation 21:1-5a Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away and the… Read more “Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2025”
Anti-Catholicism Remains Alive and Well
Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France, destroyed by arson Anti-Catholicism has been called “the last acceptable prejudice.” It is not the… Read more “Anti-Catholicism Remains Alive and Well”
Our Lady of Fatima
Today, May 13, is the Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima. The story of Our Lady of Fatima can be found here. In 1917, our Blessed Mother… Read more “Our Lady of Fatima”
Pope Leo Hates Trump!
Much has been made – far too much in my estimation – about the tweets formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost and now Pope Leo XIV shared about President… Read more “Pope Leo Hates Trump!”
Trump’s Very Good Week
President Donald J. Trump There’s no questioning that, like him and his policies or not, President Trump is having a very good week on foreign policy. Several… Read more “Trump’s Very Good Week”
Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday
The Good Shepherd, Catacomb of Callixtus, Rome, mid 3rd century John 10:27-30 Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I… Read more “Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday”
Habemus Papem! And He’s American!
Pope Leo XIV My jaw hit the floor when they announced the new pope – Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV. As I… Read more “Habemus Papem! And He’s American!”
The Conclave Begins
Statue of St. Peter at the Vatican Today, the 133 cardinal electors processed into the Sistine Chapel, took their individual oaths to perform their duties as best… Read more “The Conclave Begins”
Math Proves God Doesn’t Exist. Huh …?
This has to be one of the more incoherent arguments against the existence of God that I’ve personally come across: Apparently, mathematician Jordan Ellenberg came up with… Read more “Math Proves God Doesn’t Exist. Huh …?”
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