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Some people seem to think that the Catholic Church is just another multi-national corporation, Catholicism, Inc., with the Pope as CEO. Obviously, this view is a bit skewed, but is not totally off-base. The Church is in fact an international organization. That’s actually one of the meanings of the w...

Saint John-Louis Bonnard studied at seminaries in Aix and Lyons. In 1848 Giovanni Ludovico Bonnard became a missionary priest in France with the Paris Society of Foreign Missions. The Association assigned him to Hong Kong. Later Giovanni Ludovico Bonnard was re-assigned to Annam, Indo-China (modern ...

"If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a crucifix, and think that Christ has shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave his enemies, but prayed the Eternal Father to forgive them also."

People and animals alike listened to the wisdom of Pope St. Pius V. One day as Pius V strolled through the Vatican gardens, deep in contemplation, he found that his way was blocked. The obstacle in his way wasn’t a closed path or a lost tourist. Rather, Pius V was stopped by a stray donkey. Rather t...

Joseph Ratzinger’s Introduction to Christianity https://courses.thecatholicthing.org/product/joseph-ratzingers-greatest-symphony-introduction-to-christianity/?utm_source=The+Catholic+Thing+Daily&utm_campaign=432d87b180-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_07_01_02_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_769a14e16a-43...

Saint Pius V was the 225th Pope. While he only held onto the position for a little over six years, his impact on the Church was monumental. Known for his piety and strict moral compass, the Pope helped to reshape the Church’s reputation. He rose to the Papal throne during a tumultuous time when amor...

"Human language cannot express the beauty of a soul which dies in a state of grace."

In my prayers.
Amen

St. Peter of Verona was born at Verona in 1206; and died near Milan, 6 April, 1252. His parents were adherents of the Manichean heresy, which still survived in northern Italy in the thirteenth century. He was sent to a Catholic school, and later to the University of Bologna, he there met St. Dominic...

"At table, especially where there are guests, we ought to eat every kind of food, and not say, 'I like this,' and 'I do not like that.' "

That figures!

AI, Catholic Answers, and the Vatican

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Fr. Paul D. Scalia: Jesus prunes the vines. Being pruned – stressed – is no fun, but the mystery can only be lived in union with the vine: He alone makes our pruning fruitful. https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2024/04/28/true-and-false-vines/?utm_source=The+Catholic+Thing+Daily&utm_campaign=19f6d1a2...

Gianna Beretta was born in Magenta (Milan) October 4, 1922. Already as a youth she willingly accepted the gift of faith and the clearly Christian education that she received from her excellent parents. As a result, she experienced life as a marvellous gift from God, had a strong faith in Providence ...