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<title>Bayard Pilgrimages Makes It Easier Than Ever to Plan A Journey of Faith</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bayard-pilgrimages-makes-it-easier-than-ever-to-plan-a-journey-of-faith</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bayard Pilgrimages is pleased to announce our brand-new Bayard Pilgrimages website. The new site is designed to showcase our faith-based travel opportunities to expand, explore, and encounter spirituality that will deepen your faith. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Praying Our Kids Through College</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ “Just face it; you’re going to be a blubbering wreck.” It was a summer-long mantra chanted by friends, day after day after day. And it stood to reason, really. We were headed to drop off our eldest child, Allie, at college for the first time. Even the words “drop off” seemed odd. This was no […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Bayard Pilgrimages Announces New Website</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bayard-pilgrimages-announces-new-website</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bayard Pilgrimages is pleased to announce our brand-new Bayard Pilgrimages website. The new site is designed to showcase our faith-based travel opportunities to expand, explore, and encounter spirituality that will deepen your faith. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ignatius of Loyola—In a time of desolation, never forsake …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-loyolain-a-time-of-desolation-never-forsake</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a time of desolation, never forsake the good resolutions you made in better times. – St. Ignatius of Loyola ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John Vianney—We ought to love what Christ loved on earth…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-vianneywe-ought-to-love-what-christ-loved-on-earth</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ We ought to love what Christ loved on earth, and to set no store by those things which he regarded as of no account. — St. John Vianney ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Martha &amp;amp; Mary: its not that simple</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/martha-mary-its-not-that-simple</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ by Christopher M. Bellitto The story of Martha and Mary is one of the most famous episodes in Christian Scripture. It resonates with every family and circle of friends. There is often the Martha who organizes, who fixes, and who does the heavy emotional lifting. And then there always seems to be the Mary who […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—What is faith, save to believe what you do not see? </title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinewhat-is-faith-save-to-believe-what-you-do-not-see</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ What is faith, save to believe what you do not see?  — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Vincent de Paul—A good work talked about is a good work spoiled.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-vincent-de-paula-good-work-talked-about-is-a-good-work-spoiled</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A good work talked about is a good work spoiled. — St. Vincent de Paul ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Vincent, Paul—A, good, work, talked, about, good, work, spoiled.</media:keywords>
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<title>Blessings &amp;amp; Struggles of Being a Caregiver</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/blessings-struggles-of-being-a-caregiver</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/blessings-struggles-of-being-a-caregiver</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It was a Sunday afternoon when my eldest daughter, Ella, came upstairs to tell me in a worried voice, “Grandpa says he’s going to town. I told him that it was too dangerous, but he won’t listen to me.” I went downstairs dreading a confrontation with my dad, who was in the last stage of […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Blessings, Struggles, Being, Caregiver</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Arsenius—I know a great deal of Greek and Latin learning…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-arseniusi-know-a-great-deal-of-greek-and-latin-learning</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ I know a great deal of Greek and Latin learning. I have still to learn even the alphabet of how to be a saint. — St. Arsenius ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>St. Thérèse of Lisieux—The Magdalene, most of all, is the model I like to follow…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxthe-magdalene-most-of-all-is-the-model-i-like-to-follow</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxthe-magdalene-most-of-all-is-the-model-i-like-to-follow</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Magdalene, most of all, is the model I like to follow. That boldness of hers, which would be so amazing if it weren’t the boldness of a lover, won the heart of Jesus, and how it fascinates mine! — St. Thérèse of Lisieux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Bridget—The time will come when there will be one flock and one shepherd, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bridgetthe-time-will-come-when-there-will-be-one-flock-and-one-shepherd</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The time will come when there will be one flock and one shepherd, one faith and one clear knowledge of God. — St. Bridget ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Preparing for college begins well before application</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/preparing-for-college-begins-well-before-application</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Most high school students began evaluating potential colleges and universities during their junior year, but the college application process should run throughout their entire high school careers, high school guidance counselors say. Below is a general checklist for the college admission process. Résumé Colleges and universities today seek students who will enhance the current student […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Gertrude the Great—In forgiving the unforgivable, man comes closest to divine love.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-gertrude-the-greatin-forgiving-the-unforgivable-man-comes-closest-to-divine-love</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-gertrude-the-greatin-forgiving-the-unforgivable-man-comes-closest-to-divine-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In forgiving the unforgivable, man comes closest to divine love. — St. Gertrude the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Grilled Fruit with Strawberry Dip</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/grilled-fruit-with-strawberry-dip</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/grilled-fruit-with-strawberry-dip</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Try something new on the grill this summer! FOR THE DIP:     8 oz. part-skim ricotta cheese     8 strawberries, stems removed and halved     2 tablespoons plain, fat-free yogurt     1/4 teaspoon dried, ground ginger FOR GRILLING:     4 peaches, halved     8 chunks pineapple     4 plums, nectarines, or papaya, halved     […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Benedict XVI—I therefore invite you, each day to seek the Lord, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-benedict-xvii-therefore-invite-you-each-day-to-seek-the-lord</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-benedict-xvii-therefore-invite-you-each-day-to-seek-the-lord</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I therefore invite you, each day to seek the Lord, who desires nothing else than that you should be truly happy. Maintain a strong and lasting relationship with him in prayer and wherever possible organize moments in the course of your day in which you seek only his company. — Pope Benedict XVI ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ephrem the Syrian—Great is your day, my Lord. May it not be diminished by us.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ephrem-the-syriangreat-is-your-day-my-lord-may-it-not-be-diminished-by-us</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ephrem-the-syriangreat-is-your-day-my-lord-may-it-not-be-diminished-by-us</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Great is your day, my Lord. May it not be diminished by us. — St. Ephrem the Syrian ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Teresa of Ávila—Prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilaprayer-in-my-opinion-is-nothing-else-than-an-intimate-sharing</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilaprayer-in-my-opinion-is-nothing-else-than-an-intimate-sharing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us. — St. Teresa of Ávila ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Advice from Grandparents is Unwelcome &amp;amp; Ignored</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/advice-from-grandparents-is-unwelcome-ignored</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/advice-from-grandparents-is-unwelcome-ignored</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Q. I’m writing because I’m concerned about my 12-year-old granddaughter’s attitude and behavior. My daughter—her mother—is a single parent. The father is mostly absent and generally unreliable. Ever since my granddaughter was very young, I have tried to give my daughter the benefit of my advice and insight, especially since I know firsthand how hard […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Bernadette Soubirous—O my Mother, take my heart and hide it in the heart of Jesus.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bernadette-soubirouso-my-mother-take-my-heart-and-hide-it-in-the-heart-of-jesus</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-bernadette-soubirouso-my-mother-take-my-heart-and-hide-it-in-the-heart-of-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ O my Mother, take my heart and hide it in the heart of Jesus. — St. Bernadette Soubirous ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Thomas Aquinas—Mercy is the fulfillment of justice, not the abolition.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-aquinasmercy-is-the-fulfillment-of-justice-not-the-abolition</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-aquinasmercy-is-the-fulfillment-of-justice-not-the-abolition</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mercy is the fulfillment of justice, not the abolition. — St. Thomas Aquinas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Thomas, Aquinas—Mercy, the, fulfillment, justice, not, the, abolition.</media:keywords>
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<title>Dance Your Way to Health</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/dance-your-way-to-health</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/dance-your-way-to-health</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When was the last time you shimmied across a dance floor — or maybe just across your living room floor — and allowed all of your inhibitions to fade away? Maybe your boring, serious adult self hasn’t broken out in a full-bodied boogie in ages, but just this week my 7-year-old pirouetted and whipped and […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dance, Your, Way, Health</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Catherine of Siena—One must see God in everyone.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-catherine-of-sienaone-must-see-god-in-everyone</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-catherine-of-sienaone-must-see-god-in-everyone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One must see God in everyone. — St. Catherine of Siena ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Benedict—He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-benedicthe-who-labors-as-he-prays-lifts-his-heart-to-god-with-his-hands</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-benedicthe-who-labors-as-he-prays-lifts-his-heart-to-god-with-his-hands</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands. — St. Benedict ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Saintly Marriages: The Good, The Bad &amp;amp; the Holy</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/saintly-marriages-the-good-the-bad-the-holy</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/saintly-marriages-the-good-the-bad-the-holy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The saints are our cheering section in heaven, rooting for us to finish the race and win the victor’s crown. They can show us how to be better people, better Catholics, and better husbands and wives. Although many saints come from the ranks of the priesthood and the religious life, there are more than 100 […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Saintly, Marriages:, The, Good, The, Bad, the, Holy</media:keywords>
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<title>Cool Aid</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/cool-aid</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/cool-aid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Who says school’s out for the summer? This summer first-aid primer offers a crash course on preventing and treating common summertime afflictions.   The creepy crawlies From fire ants to mosquitoes, there are an awful lot of biting critters out there, waiting to make your child their next meal. “Do use bug repellant, but use […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cool, Aid</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Henry Newman—Time is short; Eternity is long.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-henry-newmantime-is-short-eternity-is-long</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-henry-newmantime-is-short-eternity-is-long</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Time is short; Eternity is long. — St. John Henry Newman ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales&#45;A sad saint is a sorry saint.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-sales-a-sad-saint-is-a-sorry-saint</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-sales-a-sad-saint-is-a-sorry-saint</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A sad saint is a sorry saint. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales-A, sad, saint, sorry, saint.</media:keywords>
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<title>John 14:5&#45;6—Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/john-145-6thomas-said-to-him-master-we-do-not-know-where-you-are-going</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/john-145-6thomas-said-to-him-master-we-do-not-know-where-you-are-going</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” —John 14:5-6 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>John, 14:5-6—Thomas, said, him, “Master, not, know, where, you, are, going, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Paull II—My … prayer is this: That God will bless America, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-paull-iimy-prayer-is-this-that-god-will-bless-america</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-paull-iimy-prayer-is-this-that-god-will-bless-america</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ My … prayer is this: That God will bless America, so that she may increasingly become — and truly be — and long remain — “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” — St. John Paull II,  Washington DC,  1979 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Anthony Zaccaria—Spiritual life demands that you never turn back or stop going forward.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-zaccariaspiritual-life-demands-that-you-never-turn-back-or-stop-going-forward</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-zaccariaspiritual-life-demands-that-you-never-turn-back-or-stop-going-forward</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spiritual life demands that you never turn back or stop going forward. — St. Anthony Zaccaria ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Anthony, Zaccaria—Spiritual, life, demands, that, you, never, turn, back, stop, going, forward.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Junipero Serra—All my life … I have wanted to carry the Gospel teachings …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-junipero-serraall-my-life-i-have-wanted-to-carry-the-gospel-teachings</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-junipero-serraall-my-life-i-have-wanted-to-carry-the-gospel-teachings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All my life … I have wanted to carry the Gospel teachings to those who have never heard of God and the kingdom he has prepared for them. —St. Junipero Serra ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Junipero, Serra—All, life, …, have, wanted, carry, the, Gospel, teachings, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross—The way of winning a knowledge of the cross …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-benedicta-of-the-crossthe-way-of-winning-a-knowledge-of-the-cross</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-benedicta-of-the-crossthe-way-of-winning-a-knowledge-of-the-cross</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The way of winning a knowledge of the cross is by feeling the whole weight of the cross. —St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Five tips to a fabulous faith&#45;filled family vacation</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/five-tips-to-a-fabulous-faith-filled-family-vacation</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/five-tips-to-a-fabulous-faith-filled-family-vacation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Recently, I traveled from Ohio to Vermont for a quick Fourth of July getaway and the week after that I headed to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for another 700-plus mile road trip. These two long road trips were not only an opportunity for family-bonding time away but a real faith-filled experience. My husband and […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Five, tips, fabulous, faith-filled, family, vacation</media:keywords>
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<title>Five facts about the Sacred Heart of Jesus</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/five-facts-about-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/five-facts-about-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus recalls Christ’s love for us. Here are five facts that you may not know about this important feast of Our Lord. 1. The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus took centuries to become a universal celebration Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Five, facts, about, the, Sacred, Heart, Jesus</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Iranaeus—The Spirit works, the Son fulfills his ministry, and the Father approves, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-iranaeusthe-spirit-works-the-son-fulfills-his-ministry-and-the-father-approves</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-iranaeusthe-spirit-works-the-son-fulfills-his-ministry-and-the-father-approves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Spirit works, the Son fulfills his ministry, and the Father approves, and man is thus brought to full salvation. —St. Iranaeus ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Matthew 16:18—And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/matthew-1618and-so-i-say-to-you-you-are-peter-and-upon-this-rock</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/matthew-1618and-so-i-say-to-you-you-are-peter-and-upon-this-rock</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. —Matthew 16:18 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Matthew, 16:18—And, say, you, you, are, Peter, and, upon, this, rock, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Joseph Cafasso—I would be the happiest of men if I could become a saint soon and a big one.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-joseph-cafassoi-would-be-the-happiest-of-men-if-i-could-become-a-saint-soon-and-a-big-one</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-joseph-cafassoi-would-be-the-happiest-of-men-if-i-could-become-a-saint-soon-and-a-big-one</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I would be the happiest of men if I could become a saint soon and a big one. —St. Joseph Cafasso ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Joseph, Cafasso—I, would, the, happiest, men, could, become, saint, soon, and, big, one.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Eudes—If you contemplate God with the eyes of faith, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-eudesif-you-contemplate-god-with-the-eyes-of-faith</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-eudesif-you-contemplate-god-with-the-eyes-of-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you contemplate God with the eyes of faith, you will see him just as he is, and, in a certain manner, face to face. —St. John Eudes ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Eudes—If, you, contemplate, God, with, the, eyes, faith, …</media:keywords>
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<title>The whispering mom</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-whispering-mom</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-whispering-mom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What did you say? I can’t hear you. Did you lose your voice? I never truly appreciated the Gospel story found in Luke 1 when  Zechariah doubted God’s plan for his life to have a son in his old age and the angel said, “But now you will be speechless and unable to talk” (Luke […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, whispering, mom</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Thomas More—A faint faith is better than a strong heresy.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-morea-faint-faith-is-better-than-a-strong-heresy</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-morea-faint-faith-is-better-than-a-strong-heresy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A faint faith is better than a strong heresy. — St. Thomas More ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Thomas, More—A, faint, faith, better, than, strong, heresy.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Teresa Ávila—Truth suffers, but never dies.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-avilatruth-suffers-but-never-dies</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-avilatruth-suffers-but-never-dies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Truth suffers, but never dies. ­—St. Teresa Ávila ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Ávila—Truth, suffers, but, never, dies.</media:keywords>
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<title>Barbecued pulled pork</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/barbecued-pulled-pork</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/barbecued-pulled-pork</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ FOR THE RUB:     8 tablespoons paprika     6 tablespoons granulated sugar     4 tablespoons salt     4 tablespoons ground cumin     4 tablespoons black pepper     4 tablespoons chili powder     2 tablespoons brown sugar     2 tablespoons garlic powder     1 teaspoon cayenne pepper FOR THE PORK: 5 pounds fresh (not smoked) pork […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Barbecued, pulled, pork</media:keywords>
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<title>Encouraging men about the value of fatherhood</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/encouraging-men-about-the-value-of-fatherhood</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/encouraging-men-about-the-value-of-fatherhood</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In his book, How to be a Superman Dad in a Kryptonite World: Even When You Can’t Afford a Decent Cape (Guiding Light Books, 2017), John Clark, husband and father of nine, draws upon his own experiences to discuss the value of fatherhood. For Father’s Day, Clark, who blogs for the National Catholic Register, spoke with […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Encouraging, men, about, the, value, fatherhood</media:keywords>
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<title>Bl. Marie&#45;Anne Blondin—The deeper a tree sinks its roots into the soil, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bl-marie-anne-blondinthe-deeper-a-tree-sinks-its-roots-into-the-soil</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/bl-marie-anne-blondinthe-deeper-a-tree-sinks-its-roots-into-the-soil</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deeper a tree sinks its roots into the soil, the greater its chances of growing, branching out, and bearing fruit. – Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bl., Marie-Anne, Blondin—The, deeper, tree, sinks, its, roots, into, the, soil, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Facts about the Church in early America</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/facts-about-the-church-in-early-america</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/facts-about-the-church-in-early-america</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Take some time this Independence Day to teach your family about the early history of the Catholic Church in the United States. May God bless America! Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737–1832)  Carroll was a delegate to the Continental Congress, representing Maryland. While he did not participate in the vote for independence, he was present for […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Facts, about, the, Church, early, America</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Ignatius of Loyola—Laugh and grow strong.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-loyolalaugh-and-grow-strong</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-loyolalaugh-and-grow-strong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Laugh and grow strong. —St. Ignatius of Loyola ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Ignatius, Loyola—Laugh, and, grow, strong.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Anthony of Padua—If things created are so full of loveliness, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-of-paduaif-things-created-are-so-full-of-loveliness</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-of-paduaif-things-created-are-so-full-of-loveliness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be He who made them! The wisdom of the worker is apparent in His handiwork.   —St. Anthony of Padua ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Anthony, Padua—If, things, created, are, full, loveliness, …</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>A good father clings to Our Lady</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/a-good-father-clings-to-our-lady</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/a-good-father-clings-to-our-lady</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When my wife and I moved to the Bay Area from southern California, we were stressed. I was starting a brand new job, our first child was less than 18 months old and not sleeping at all, and we were staying at my wife’s parents’ home while we waited for our house to sell in […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>good, father, clings, Our, Lady</media:keywords>
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<title>Marriage Wisdom</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/marriage-wisdom</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/marriage-wisdom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thirteen years ago I was a blushing bride dreaming of her happily ever after. After enduring a rigorous pre-Cana boot camp, I thought I knew a lot about love and marriage. I knew squat. Since then I’ve learned a lot — mostly the hard way — about what it takes to build a strong marriage. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Marriage, Wisdom</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIII—Whatever we are, that we are by the divine goodness; …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiiiwhatever-we-are-that-we-are-by-the-divine-goodness</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiiiwhatever-we-are-that-we-are-by-the-divine-goodness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whatever we are, that we are by the divine goodness; and this goodness is specially attributed to the Holy Ghost. —Pope Leo XIII ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIII—Whatever, are, that, are, the, divine, goodness, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Priest, prophet, and king — who, me?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/priest-prophet-and-king-who-me</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/priest-prophet-and-king-who-me</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Upon witnessing the Baptism of my first grandchild, I once again heard the threefold description in our call to holiness. After the Baptism comes the anointing with sacred chrism oil, wherein the priest or deacon prays these words:  As Christ was anointed Priest, Prophet, and King, so may you live always as a member of […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Priest, prophet, and, king, —, who, me</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Vincent Ferrer—Whatever you do, think not of yourself, but of God.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-vincent-ferrerwhatever-you-do-think-not-of-yourself-but-of-god</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-vincent-ferrerwhatever-you-do-think-not-of-yourself-but-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whatever you do, think not of yourself, but of God. —St. Vincent Ferrer ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Vincent, Ferrer—Whatever, you, do, think, not, yourself, but, God.</media:keywords>
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<title>Bl. Pauline von Mallinckrodt—It does not matter whether a thing is difficult or easy …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bl-pauline-von-mallinckrodtit-does-not-matter-whether-a-thing-is-difficult-or-easy</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/bl-pauline-von-mallinckrodtit-does-not-matter-whether-a-thing-is-difficult-or-easy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It does not matter whether a thing is difficult or easy, convenient or inconvenient. If it is God’s will, it must be done. That settles it! —Bl. Pauline von Mallinckrodt ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Teresa of Kolkata—Intense love does not measure; it just gives.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkataintense-love-does-not-measure-it-just-gives</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkataintense-love-does-not-measure-it-just-gives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Intense love does not measure; it just gives. —St. Teresa of Kolkata ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Kolkata—Intense, love, does, not, measure, just, gives.</media:keywords>
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<title>Cardinal Henry Manning—In every communion, we are made flesh of His flesh …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/cardinal-henry-manningin-every-communion-we-are-made-flesh-of-his-flesh</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/cardinal-henry-manningin-every-communion-we-are-made-flesh-of-his-flesh</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In every communion, we are made flesh of His flesh and bone of His bone; and if our hearts are pure we are made also heart of His heart, mind of His mind, will of His will, spirit of His spirit. —Cardinal Henry Manning ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cardinal, Henry, Manning—In, every, communion, are, made, flesh, His, flesh, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Catechism of the Catholic Church—The name of Jesus is at the heart of Christian prayer.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchthe-name-of-jesus-is-at-the-heart-of-christian-prayer</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchthe-name-of-jesus-is-at-the-heart-of-christian-prayer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The name of Jesus is at the heart of Christian prayer. —Catechism of the Catholic Church, 435 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catechism, the, Catholic, Church—The, name, Jesus, the, heart, Christian, prayer.</media:keywords>
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<title>Contemplating an Empty Nest</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/contemplating-an-empty-nest</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/contemplating-an-empty-nest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Q. The youngest of our four children is leaving for college at the end of the summer. He is counting the days until he begins this new adventure, but as the day of his departure grows closer, I can feel myself growing more anxious. I’m worried about how I’ll fill my time when I’m not […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Contemplating, Empty, Nest</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Margaret of Cortona—Why do you ceaselessly ask to taste of my delights …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-margaret-of-cortonawhy-do-you-ceaselessly-ask-to-taste-of-my-delights</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-margaret-of-cortonawhy-do-you-ceaselessly-ask-to-taste-of-my-delights</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Why do you ceaselessly ask to taste of my delights and why do you refuse the tribulations? —St. Margaret of Cortona ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Margaret, Cortona—Why, you, ceaselessly, ask, taste, delights, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Bernard—Among all things called one, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bernardamong-all-things-called-one</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-bernardamong-all-things-called-one</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Among all things called one, the unity of the Divine Trinity holds the first place. —St. Bernard ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Bernard—Among, all, things, called, one, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Gregory the Great—Faith is the proof of what cannot be seen…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-gregory-the-greatfaith-is-the-proof-of-what-cannot-be-seen</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-gregory-the-greatfaith-is-the-proof-of-what-cannot-be-seen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Faith is the proof of what cannot be seen. What is seen gives knowledge, not faith. —St. Gregory the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Gregory, the, Great—Faith, the, proof, what, cannot, seen…</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Justin—For our leader, the Divine Word, does not demand a strong body …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-justinfor-our-leader-the-divine-word-does-not-demand-a-strong-body</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-justinfor-our-leader-the-divine-word-does-not-demand-a-strong-body</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For our leader, the Divine Word, does not demand a strong body and beautiful countenance, or high and noble birth, but a pure soul well-grounded in holiness. — St. Justin ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Justin—For, our, leader, the, Divine, Word, does, not, demand, strong, body, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Feed the Poor from Your Garden</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/feed-the-poor-from-your-garden</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/feed-the-poor-from-your-garden</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As you get ready to harvest your garden for the summer and reap its fruits, learn more about an unknown saint who is the patron saint of gardeners. He is especially popular with those who develop private or community gardens to serve neighborhoods and the poor.   St. Fiacre was a seventh-century Benedictine monk who […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Feed, the, Poor, from, Your, Garden</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Athanasius—Man’s body has acquired something great…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-athanasiusmans-body-has-acquired-something-great</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-athanasiusmans-body-has-acquired-something-great</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Man’s body has acquired something great through its communion and union with the Word. ­ —St. Athanasius ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Athanasius—Man’s, body, has, acquired, something, great…</media:keywords>
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<title>Thomas Merton—Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/thomas-mertonultimately-faith-is-the-only-key-to-the-universe</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/thomas-mertonultimately-faith-is-the-only-key-to-the-universe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. — Thomas Merton ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thomas, Merton—Ultimately, faith, the, only, key, the, universe.</media:keywords>
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<title>Symbols of the Spirit</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/symbols-of-the-spirit</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/symbols-of-the-spirit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Part of the richness of our Catholic sacramental life is its tangibility — its appeal to our senses. Natural elements like water and fire are used in our sacraments to remind us of holy intangibles. Yet these symbols aren’t things that Church folks dreamed up — it’s been the way God has revealed himself since […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Symbols, the, Spirit</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Vincent Ferrer—Whoever will proudly dispute and contradict will always stand outside the door…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-vincent-ferrerwhoever-will-proudly-dispute-and-contradict-will-always-stand-outside-the-door</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-vincent-ferrerwhoever-will-proudly-dispute-and-contradict-will-always-stand-outside-the-door</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whoever will proudly dispute and contradict will always stand outside the door. Christ, the master of humility, manifests his truth only to the humble and hides himself from the proud. — St. Vincent Ferrer ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Vincent, Ferrer—Whoever, will, proudly, dispute, and, contradict, will, always, stand, outside, the, door…</media:keywords>
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<title>Honoring Our Bodies</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/honoring-our-bodies</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/honoring-our-bodies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The key to cultivating a positive body image is recognizing that the true source of our beauty lies in the fact that we are temples of the Holy Spirit.   There is something unsettling about a magazine that pats itself on the back for “having the courage” to put a size-12 model on their cover. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Honoring, Our, Bodies</media:keywords>
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<title>“Magnifica humanitas”: Pope Leo XIV Makes Major Appeal to “Disarm AI” in His First Encyclical</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/magnifica-humanitas-pope-leo-xiv-makes-major-appeal-to-disarm-ai-in-his-first-encyclical</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/magnifica-humanitas-pope-leo-xiv-makes-major-appeal-to-disarm-ai-in-his-first-encyclical</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ By Mikael Corre, Permanent Special Correspondent in Rome,  La Croix Published May 25, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. (Translated from French into English) Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on Monday, May 25, devoted to “the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.” With Magnifica humanitas, the encyclical presented Monday, May […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>“Magnifica, humanitas”:, Pope, Leo, XIV, Makes, Major, Appeal, “Disarm, AI”, His, First, Encyclical</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Vianney—God does not require of us the martyrdom of the body; …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-vianneygod-does-not-require-of-us-the-martyrdom-of-the-body</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-vianneygod-does-not-require-of-us-the-martyrdom-of-the-body</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ God does not require of us the martyrdom of the body; he requires only the martyrdom of the heart and the will. — St. John Vianney ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Vianney—God, does, not, require, the, martyrdom, the, body, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Servant of God Dorothy Day—No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/servant-of-god-dorothy-dayno-one-has-a-right-to-sit-down-and-feel-hopeless</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/servant-of-god-dorothy-dayno-one-has-a-right-to-sit-down-and-feel-hopeless</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There’s too much work to do. — Servant of God Dorothy Day ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Servant, God, Dorothy, Day—No, one, has, right, sit, down, and, feel, hopeless…</media:keywords>
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<title>Father, Forgive Them</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/father-forgive-them</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/father-forgive-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is strange the way a cruel word can inflict a wound that won’t heal.   Behind us at the pizzeria last week were a quartet of old ladies playing cards, and in the corner a group of teenagers clustered in a booth. At my table I was busy trying to keep my 17-month-old son […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Father, Forgive, Them</media:keywords>
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<title>Acts 2:17—“It will come to pass in the last days,” God says …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/acts-217it-will-come-to-pass-in-the-last-days-god-says</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/acts-217it-will-come-to-pass-in-the-last-days-god-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ “It will come to pass in the last days,” God says, “that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh.” – Acts 2:17 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Acts, 2:17—“It, will, come, pass, the, last, days, ”, God, says, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Bernardine of Siena—Jesus, name full of glory, grace, love, and strength! …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bernardine-of-sienajesus-name-full-of-glory-grace-love-and-strength</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-bernardine-of-sienajesus-name-full-of-glory-grace-love-and-strength</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jesus, name full of glory, grace, love, and strength! You are the refuge of those who repent, our banner of warfare in this life, the medicine of souls, the comfort of those who mourn, the delight of those who believe. — St. Bernardine of Siena ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Bernardine, Siena—Jesus, name, full, glory, grace, love, and, strength, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Joseph of Calasanz—All who undertake to teach must be endowed with deep love …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-joseph-of-calasanzall-who-undertake-to-teach-must-be-endowed-with-deep-love</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-joseph-of-calasanzall-who-undertake-to-teach-must-be-endowed-with-deep-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All who undertake to teach must be endowed with deep love, the greatest patience, and most of all, profound humility. — St. Joseph of Calasanz ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Joseph, Calasanz—All, who, undertake, teach, must, endowed, with, deep, love, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Beloved Dog Teaches Lessons in Life &amp;amp; Death</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/beloved-dog-teaches-lessons-in-life-death</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/beloved-dog-teaches-lessons-in-life-death</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Q. Our family dog, Rory, is nearly 15 years old. When we got him, our children were seven, five, three, and a newborn. They have virtually no memory of life before we brought Rory into our family. He has been a great pet. His presence in our home has taught all the lessons one would […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Beloved, Dog, Teaches, Lessons, Life, Death</media:keywords>
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<title>When It Feels Like Your Life is Out of Control</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/when-it-feels-like-your-life-is-out-of-control</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/when-it-feels-like-your-life-is-out-of-control</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It can be an awful feeling — one that grabs you by the throat, whirls you around in all directions, and removes any sense of balance from your daily existence: the feeling of being overwhelmed. Many times, if you are honest with yourself, you can claim responsibility for it. Yes, you have agreed to do too much, […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, Feels, Like, Your, Life, Out, Control</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Thérèse of Lisieux—It seems to me that humility is truth…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxit-seems-to-me-that-humility-is-truth</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxit-seems-to-me-that-humility-is-truth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It seems to me that humility is truth. I do not know whether I am humble, but I do know that I see the truth in all things. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Thérèse, Lisieux—It, seems, that, humility, truth…</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Bosco—Goodwill, strengthened by the grace of God, will produce marvelous results …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscogoodwill-strengthened-by-the-grace-of-god-will-produce-marvelous-results</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscogoodwill-strengthened-by-the-grace-of-god-will-produce-marvelous-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Goodwill, strengthened by the grace of God, will produce marvelous results. Yet, in order to succeed we must try hard to know and to feel the beauty of virtue and the joy that is in store for those who serve a loving God. — St. John Bosco ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Bosco—Goodwill, strengthened, the, grace, God, will, produce, marvelous, results, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Paul II—The message of Fatima is, in its basic nucleus, a call to conversion and repentance…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-paul-iithe-message-of-fatima-is-in-its-basic-nucleus-a-call-to-conversion-and-repentance</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-paul-iithe-message-of-fatima-is-in-its-basic-nucleus-a-call-to-conversion-and-repentance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The message of Fatima is, in its basic nucleus, a call to conversion and repentance, as in the Gospel. — St. John Paul II ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Leo the Great—Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatchrists-ascension-is-our-uplifting-and-the-hope-of-the-body-is-raised</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatchrists-ascension-is-our-uplifting-and-the-hope-of-the-body-is-raised</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christ’s Ascension is our uplifting, and the hope of the body is raised … for today not only are we confirmed as possessors of paradise, but have also in Christ penetrated the heights of heaven. — St. Leo the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Isidore—Sacrifice is so called from being “made sacred,” …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-isidoresacrifice-is-so-called-from-being-made-sacred</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-isidoresacrifice-is-so-called-from-being-made-sacred</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sacrifice is so called from being “made sacred,” because by mystical prayer it is consecrated on our behalf in memory of the Lord’s passion; whence, on his command, we call this the body and blood of Christ. — St. Isidore ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Jane Frances de Chantal—The great method of prayer is to have none…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-jane-frances-de-chantalthe-great-method-of-prayer-is-to-have-none</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-jane-frances-de-chantalthe-great-method-of-prayer-is-to-have-none</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will suffice for all method. — St. Jane Frances de Chantal ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Jane, Frances, Chantal—The, great, method, prayer, have, none…</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Bosco—Pray! Pray, but with faith — with living faith! …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscopray-pray-but-with-faith-with-living-faith</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscopray-pray-but-with-faith-with-living-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pray! Pray, but with faith — with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward! — St. John Bosco ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Leopold Mandić – feast day is May 12</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/leopold-mandic-feast-day-is-may-12</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/leopold-mandic-feast-day-is-may-12</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ by Melanie Rigney If you had encountered this Capuchin friar, you might have given him a second glance because of his stature —and then moved on. Other than being just 4 feet, 6 inches tall, there wasn’t much that was noteworthy about Leopold. He had all kinds of health issues, including stuttering and throat problems […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Anthony of Egypt—The prayer of the mind is not perfect until …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-of-egyptthe-prayer-of-the-mind-is-not-perfect-until</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-of-egyptthe-prayer-of-the-mind-is-not-perfect-until</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The prayer of the mind is not perfect until he no longer realizes himself or the fact that he is praying. — St. Anthony of Egypt ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Anthony, Egypt—The, prayer, the, mind, not, perfect, until, …</media:keywords>
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<title>The blessing of a forgiving heart</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-blessing-of-a-forgiving-heart</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-blessing-of-a-forgiving-heart</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ by Fr. Eamon Tobin When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may in turn forgive you your transgressions. (Mark 11:25) In silence, let’s all think … of a person with whom we are annoyed, with whom we are angry, someone we do not like. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, blessing, forgiving, heart</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Angela Merici—Let your intentions in the fulfillment of your duties be so pure …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-angela-mericilet-your-intentions-in-the-fulfillment-of-your-duties-be-so-pure</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-angela-mericilet-your-intentions-in-the-fulfillment-of-your-duties-be-so-pure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Let your intentions in the fulfillment of your duties be so pure that you reject from your actions every other object but the glory of God and the salvation of souls. — St. Angela Merici ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Angela, Merici—Let, your, intentions, the, fulfillment, your, duties, pure, …</media:keywords>
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<title>10 ways to help a pregnant mom in need</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/10-ways-to-help-a-pregnant-mom-in-need</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/10-ways-to-help-a-pregnant-mom-in-need</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Unfortunately, unplanned pregnancies are often seen in a negative light in society. For those of us who face them while married and in good health and financial status, an unplanned pregnancy might add a few months of unplanned stress to our lives, but we also know that it can and will add years of unplanned […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Teresa of Ávila—Make many acts of love, for they set the soul on fire and make it gentle.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilamake-many-acts-of-love-for-they-set-the-soul-on-fire-and-make-it-gentle</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilamake-many-acts-of-love-for-they-set-the-soul-on-fire-and-make-it-gentle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Make many acts of love, for they set the soul on fire and make it gentle. — St. Teresa of Ávila ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Ávila—Make, many, acts, love, for, they, set, the, soul, fire, and, make, gentle.</media:keywords>
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<title>Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman—You must make a venture; faith is a venture before a man is Catholic…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bl-john-henry-cardinal-newmanyou-must-make-a-venture-faith-is-a-venture-before-a-man-is-catholic</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/bl-john-henry-cardinal-newmanyou-must-make-a-venture-faith-is-a-venture-before-a-man-is-catholic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You must make a venture; faith is a venture before a man is Catholic. You approach the Church in the way of reason, you enter it in the light of the spirit. — Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Athanasius—For God has not only made us out of nothing, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-athanasiusfor-god-has-not-only-made-us-out-of-nothing</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-athanasiusfor-god-has-not-only-made-us-out-of-nothing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For God has not only made us out of nothing, but he gave us freely, by the grace of the Word, a life in correspondence with God. — St. Athanasius ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen—It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-fidelis-of-sigmaringenit-is-because-of-faith-that-we-exchange-the-present-for-the-future</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-fidelis-of-sigmaringenit-is-because-of-faith-that-we-exchange-the-present-for-the-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future. — St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Wrap it up!</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/wrap-it-up</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/wrap-it-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whether you need a quick lunch at home or something to brown-bag, this tasty wrap will delight you and your family. The combination of fresh veggies here is only a suggestion. Feel free to fill your wraps with any veggies you have on hand. 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise* 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Catherine of Siena—And is he not more ready to pardon than we to sin? …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-catherine-of-sienaand-is-he-not-more-ready-to-pardon-than-we-to-sin</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-catherine-of-sienaand-is-he-not-more-ready-to-pardon-than-we-to-sin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ And is he not more ready to pardon than we to sin? And is he not the physical and we the sick, the bearer of our iniquities? — St. Catherine of Siena ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Catherine, Siena—And, not, more, ready, pardon, than, sin, …</media:keywords>
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<title>The crown of motherhood</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-crown-of-motherhood</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-crown-of-motherhood</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A friend told me that he saw my picture in a 30th-anniversary issue of my hometown newspaper, the Forest City Summit. It was a picture of me along with the other members of the Miss Forest City Pageant court smiling at the camera. Miss Forest City was a preliminary to the Miss Iowa and Miss […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, crown, motherhood</media:keywords>
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<title>Thomas à Kempis—Oh, the wonderful and hidden grace of this sacrament …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/thomas-a-kempisoh-the-wonderful-and-hidden-grace-of-this-sacrament</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/thomas-a-kempisoh-the-wonderful-and-hidden-grace-of-this-sacrament</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Oh, the wonderful and hidden grace of this sacrament, which only the faithful of Christ know. … In this sacrament is conferred spiritual grace; lost virtue is repaired in the soul; and beauty disfigured by sin returneth again. — Thomas à Kempis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinedo-not-grieve-or-complain-that-you-were-born-in-a-time-when-you-can-no-longer-see-god-in-the-flesh</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-augustinedo-not-grieve-or-complain-that-you-were-born-in-a-time-when-you-can-no-longer-see-god-in-the-flesh</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you. As he says: “Whatever you have done to the least of my brothers, you did to me.” — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine—Do, not, grieve, complain, that, you, were, born, time, when, you, can, longer, see, God, the, flesh…</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales—Great opportunities to serve God rarely present themselves …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesgreat-opportunities-to-serve-god-rarely-present-themselves</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesgreat-opportunities-to-serve-god-rarely-present-themselves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Great opportunities to serve God rarely present themselves, but minor ones are very often put before us. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>What to expect from the babysitter</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-to-expect-from-the-babysitter</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-to-expect-from-the-babysitter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Q: What’s with babysitters these days? I have hired at least a half-dozen teenaged girls in the past two years, and the issues that have arisen have led me to conclude that it’s not worth the trouble for my husband and me to go out for an evening. One sitter posted pictures of my kids in […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—Whoever possesses God is happy.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinewhoever-possesses-god-is-happy</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-augustinewhoever-possesses-god-is-happy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Whoever possesses God is happy. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine—Whoever, possesses, God, happy.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis of Assisi—Every day he humbles himself …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-of-assisievery-day-he-humbles-himself</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-of-assisievery-day-he-humbles-himself</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Every day he humbles himself just as he did when he came from his heavenly throne into the Virgin’s womb; every day he comes to us and lets us see him in lowliness, when he descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar. — St. Francis of […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Assisi—Every, day, humbles, himself, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis of Paola—Live in such a way that you bring upon yourselves the blessing of God, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-of-paolalive-in-such-a-way-that-you-bring-upon-yourselves-the-blessing-of-god</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-of-paolalive-in-such-a-way-that-you-bring-upon-yourselves-the-blessing-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Live in such a way that you bring upon yourselves the blessing of God, and that the peace of God our Father may be with you always. — St. Francis of Paola ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Paola—Live, such, way, that, you, bring, upon, yourselves, the, blessing, God, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Teresa of Kolkata—Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkatajoy-is-prayer-joy-is-strength-joy-is-love</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkatajoy-is-prayer-joy-is-strength-joy-is-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. — St. Teresa of Kolkata ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Kolkata—Joy, prayer, joy, strength:, joy, love, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Teresa of Ávila—Consider seriously how quickly people change, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilaconsider-seriously-how-quickly-people-change</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilaconsider-seriously-how-quickly-people-change</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, who does not change. — St. Teresa of Ávila ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Ávila—Consider, seriously, how, quickly, people, change, …</media:keywords>
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<title>A short history of the Nicene Creed</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/a-short-history-of-the-nicene-creed</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/a-short-history-of-the-nicene-creed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Every Sunday, midway through Mass, we rise and pray together the Nicene Creed: “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth” and so on. Unfortunately for some, the Creed can seem somewhat rote, something taken for granted, and something recited together in a monotonous tone. Yet, this profession of faith […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ignatius of Antioch—The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-antiochthe-saints-have-always-been-the-source-and-origin-of-renewal</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-antiochthe-saints-have-always-been-the-source-and-origin-of-renewal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history. — St. Ignatius of Antioch ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Ignatius, Antioch—The, saints, have, always, been, the, source, and, origin, renewal, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Spring cleaning your home — and your soul</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/spring-cleaning-your-home-and-your-soul</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/spring-cleaning-your-home-and-your-soul</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It’s finally spring and with the thrill of opening the windows on that first warm day comes spring cleaning. The latest craze in organization calls for people to rid their homes of objects that don’t “spark joy.” But even if something causes us to feel joy it doesn’t mean that it’s good for us. Earthly […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spring, cleaning, your, home, —, and, your, soul</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Basil the Great—There is still time for endurance, time for patience, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-basil-the-greatthere-is-still-time-for-endurance-time-for-patience</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-basil-the-greatthere-is-still-time-for-endurance-time-for-patience</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. — St. Basil the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Basil, the, Great—There, still, time, for, endurance, time, for, patience, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Thérèse of Lisieux—My longing to save souls grew from day to day …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxmy-longing-to-save-souls-grew-from-day-to-day</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxmy-longing-to-save-souls-grew-from-day-to-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ My longing to save souls grew from day to day; it was as if I heard Our Lord saying to me what he had said to the Samaritan: “Give me some water to drink.” — St. Thérèse of Lisieux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Thérèse, Lisieux—My, longing, save, souls, grew, from, day, day, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales—If God has stripped you of the sense of his presence …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesif-god-has-stripped-you-of-the-sense-of-his-presence</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesif-god-has-stripped-you-of-the-sense-of-his-presence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If God has stripped you of the sense of his presence, it is in order that even his presence may no longer occupy your heart, but himself. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Teresa of Kolkata—The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkatathe-miracle-is-not-that-we-do-this-work-but-that-we-are-happy-to-do-it</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkatathe-miracle-is-not-that-we-do-this-work-but-that-we-are-happy-to-do-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. — St. Teresa of Kolkata ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Kolkata—The, miracle, not, that, this, work, but, that, are, happy, it.</media:keywords>
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<title>The Price of Our Priorities</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-price-of-our-priorities</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-price-of-our-priorities</guid>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Says - Bro Jim C Salonoy</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>War, Nuclear Weapons, Morality, Destruction</media:keywords>
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<title>C.S. Lewis—Joy is the serious business of heaven.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/cs-lewisjoy-is-the-serious-business-of-heaven</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/cs-lewisjoy-is-the-serious-business-of-heaven</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Joy is the serious business of heaven. — C.S. Lewis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>C.S., Lewis—Joy, the, serious, business, heaven.</media:keywords>
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<title>Bl. Charles de Foucauld—Cry the Gospel with your whole life.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bl-charles-de-foucauldcry-the-gospel-with-your-whole-life</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/bl-charles-de-foucauldcry-the-gospel-with-your-whole-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cry the Gospel with your whole life. — Bl. Charles de Foucauld ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bl., Charles, Foucauld—Cry, the, Gospel, with, your, whole, life.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Chrysostom—Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to thy neighbor.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-chrysostomdost-thou-wish-to-receive-mercy-show-mercy-to-thy-neighbor</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-chrysostomdost-thou-wish-to-receive-mercy-show-mercy-to-thy-neighbor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to thy neighbor. — St. John Chrysostom ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Chrysostom—Dost, thou, wish, receive, mercy, Show, mercy, thy, neighbor.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Kateri Tekakwitha—I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-kateri-tekakwithai-am-not-my-own-i-have-given-myself-to-jesus</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-kateri-tekakwithai-am-not-my-own-i-have-given-myself-to-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. — St. Kateri Tekakwitha ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Kateri, Tekakwitha—I, not, own, have, given, myself, Jesus.</media:keywords>
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<title>April: Sosipater — You are there!</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/april-sosipater-you-are-there</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/april-sosipater-you-are-there</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ St. Sosipater (aka Sopater) is mentioned twice in the Bible and both times he comes across as, well, boring. But stick with me because boring people often have exciting friends and therein lies our story. We first read his name in the Book of Acts: Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from Beroea, accompanied [Paul], as […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>April:, Sosipater, —, You, are, there</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Ambrose—To the good man, to die is gain…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ambroseto-the-good-man-to-die-is-gain</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ambroseto-the-good-man-to-die-is-gain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To the good man, to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils; the wise desire it as a rest after labors and the end of ills. — St. Ambrose ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Ambrose—To, the, good, man, die, gain…</media:keywords>
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<title>War Without Illusions</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/war-without-illusions</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/war-without-illusions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Says - Bro Jim C Salonoy</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Angela of Foligno—Exalted, drawn, and absorbed into the uncreated Light …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-angela-of-folignoexalted-drawn-and-absorbed-into-the-uncreated-light</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-angela-of-folignoexalted-drawn-and-absorbed-into-the-uncreated-light</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Exalted, drawn, and absorbed into the uncreated Light, I beheld that which cannot be related. — St. Angela of Foligno ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Angela, Foligno—Exalted, drawn, and, absorbed, into, the, uncreated, Light, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Embracing Easter</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/embracing-easter</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/embracing-easter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ (ABOVE) Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), Fritz von Uhde (1848–1911) ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Embracing, Easter</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Clement of Alexandria—Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-clement-of-alexandriachrist-has-turned-all-our-sunsets-into-dawns</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-clement-of-alexandriachrist-has-turned-all-our-sunsets-into-dawns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns. — St. Clement of Alexandria ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Clement, Alexandria—Christ, has, turned, all, our, sunsets, into, dawns.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Peter Julian Eymard—When you place a Eucharistic spark in a soul, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-peter-julian-eymardwhen-you-place-a-eucharistic-spark-in-a-soul</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-peter-julian-eymardwhen-you-place-a-eucharistic-spark-in-a-soul</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When you place a Eucharistic spark in a soul, you have implanted therein a divine seed of life and of all the virtues, which is self-sufficient. — St. Peter Julian Eymard ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Leo the Great—O the wonderful power of the cross! …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greato-the-wonderful-power-of-the-cross</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greato-the-wonderful-power-of-the-cross</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ O the wonderful power of the cross! O the unspeakable glory of the Passion, in which is seen at once the Lord’s judgment seat, the trial of the world, and the power of the crucified. —  St. Leo the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Jesus’ crucifixion up close</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/jesus-crucifixion-up-close</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/jesus-crucifixion-up-close</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanning the gap between the late medieval world and the so-called modern age, a phenomenon called the devotio moderna reshaped European religious sensibilities. A variety of pious interests characterize this loose movement, which strove to bring greater humility and simplicity to Church life. Antonello da Messina’s gripping image of Christ at the Column, painted around […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John Vianney—God is like a mother who carries her child in her arms by the edge of a precipice…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-vianneygod-is-like-a-mother-who-carries-her-child-in-her-arms-by-the-edge-of-a-precipice</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-vianneygod-is-like-a-mother-who-carries-her-child-in-her-arms-by-the-edge-of-a-precipice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ God is like a mother who carries her child in her arms by the edge of a precipice. While she is seeking all the time to keep him from danger, he is doing his best to get into it. — St. John Vianney ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Household Chores Teach Independence</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/household-chores-teach-independence</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/household-chores-teach-independence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Q. When I was growing up, we had a “chore chart” on the wall of our kitchen that listed all the housework each child in the family would do during the week. But my kids have no time for chores because they are completely consumed with their busy schedules. And when I ask them to […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Household, Chores, Teach, Independence</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Peter Julian Eymard—He loves, he hopes, he waits …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-peter-julian-eymardhe-loves-he-hopes-he-waits</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-peter-julian-eymardhe-loves-he-hopes-he-waits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He loves, he hopes, he waits. If he came down on our altars on certain days only, some sinner, on being moved to repentance, might have to look for him, and not finding him, might have to wait. Our Lord prefers to wait himself for the sinner for years rather than keep him waiting one […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Peter, Julian, Eymard—He, loves, hopes, waits, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Catechism of the Catholic Church—The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchthe-principal-fruit-of-receiving-the-eucharist</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchthe-principal-fruit-of-receiving-the-eucharist</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist in Holy Communion is an intimate union with Christ Jesus. — Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1391 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Will I See My Relatives in Heaven?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/will-i-see-my-relatives-in-heaven</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/will-i-see-my-relatives-in-heaven</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ DEAR FATHER:  Several years ago we lost our son. I am questioning the concept of one heaven, with all the people who have lived from the beginning of mankind being together in one place — trillions of people. Will it be like a dream? (For instance, if you want to see someone, you just think […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Will, See, Relatives, Heaven</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Thérèse of Lisieux—The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxthe-only-way-to-make-rapid-progress-along-the-path-of-divine-love</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxthe-only-way-to-make-rapid-progress-along-the-path-of-divine-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and to put all our trust in Almighty God. That is what I have done. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Just de Bretenières—It would be strange if the Queen of Mothers, whose glory …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-just-de-bretenieresit-would-be-strange-if-the-queen-of-mothers-whose-glory</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-just-de-bretenieresit-would-be-strange-if-the-queen-of-mothers-whose-glory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It would be strange if the Queen of Mothers, whose glory consists precisely in giving and blessing, should refuse her aid to those whom she has brought forth spiritually. — St. Just de Bretenières ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>The Truth Will Set You Free</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-truth-will-set-you-free</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-truth-will-set-you-free</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dear Father, I have a neighbor who loves to gossip. She doesn’t hesitate to mention anything bad about other people. She justifies her conduct by saying that the Bible recommends it. She quotes John 8:32: “And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free.” What is the correct interpretation of this […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Truth, Will, Set, You, Free</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Paul II—In [the words of the Magnificat] Mary’s personal experience, the ecstasy of her heart, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-paul-iiin-the-words-of-the-magnificat-marys-personal-experience-the-ecstasy-of-her-heart</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-paul-iiin-the-words-of-the-magnificat-marys-personal-experience-the-ecstasy-of-her-heart</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In [the words of the Magnificat] Mary’s personal experience, the ecstasy of her heart, shines forth. In them shines a ray of the mystery of God, the glory of his ineffable holiness, the eternal love which, as an irrevocable gift, enters into human history. — St. John Paul II ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John Henry Cardinal Newman—One secret act of self&#45;denial, one sacrifice …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-henry-cardinal-newmanone-secret-act-of-self-denial-one-sacrifice</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-henry-cardinal-newmanone-secret-act-of-self-denial-one-sacrifice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One secret act of self-denial, one sacrifice of inclination to duty, is worth all the mere good thoughts, warm feelings, passionate prayers in which idle people indulge themselves. — St. John Henry Cardinal Newman ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Henry, Cardinal, Newman—One, secret, act, self-denial, one, sacrifice, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Augustine—What then are we to say of God? …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinewhat-then-are-we-to-say-of-god</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-augustinewhat-then-are-we-to-say-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What then are we to say of God? If you have understood what you are trying to say, it is not God. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine—What, then, are, say, God, …</media:keywords>
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<title>30 ways to spiritually grow this Lent — that aren’t fasting from food</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/30-ways-to-spiritually-grow-this-lent-that-arent-fasting-from-food</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/30-ways-to-spiritually-grow-this-lent-that-arent-fasting-from-food</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Last year was the first year in my entire life that I took the time to understand that Lent is a time to change your life for God, not sacrifice things you like such as coffee or candy. It’s that simple. It’s about using your time and materials rather than just giving up things that […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>AI Is Here &#45; The Church Must Decide What Kind of Humanity Survives It</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/ai-is-here-the-church-must-decide-what-kind-of-humanity-survives-it</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/ai-is-here-the-church-must-decide-what-kind-of-humanity-survives-it</guid>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Says - Bro Jim C Salonoy</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AI, Humanity, Morals, Spirituality, World Today</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Cyril of Jerusalem—The Lord is loving unto man, and swift to pardon, but slow to punish…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-cyril-of-jerusalemthe-lord-is-loving-unto-man-and-swift-to-pardon-but-slow-to-punish</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-cyril-of-jerusalemthe-lord-is-loving-unto-man-and-swift-to-pardon-but-slow-to-punish</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Lord is loving unto man, and swift to pardon, but slow to punish. Let no man therefore despair of his own salvation. — St. Cyril of Jerusalem ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Cyril, Jerusalem—The, Lord, loving, unto, man, and, swift, pardon, but, slow, punish…</media:keywords>
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<title>St. André Bessette—Go to St. Joseph and pray. He will never let you down.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-andre-bessettego-to-st-joseph-and-pray-he-will-never-let-you-down</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-andre-bessettego-to-st-joseph-and-pray-he-will-never-let-you-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Go to St. Joseph and pray. He will never let you down. — St. André Bessette ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., André, Bessette—Go, St., Joseph, and, pray., will, never, let, you, down.</media:keywords>
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<title>What St. Joseph meant to Jesus</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-st-joseph-meant-to-jesus</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-st-joseph-meant-to-jesus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We interrupt this Eastern Rite calendar to bring you St. Joseph. Why? Because St. Joseph (feast day March 19 on the Western calendar, patron of the universal Church) does not have a separate feast day on the Eastern calendar. This may lead you to wonder: Why do St. Patapius and St. Menas get to have […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, St., Joseph, meant, Jesus</media:keywords>
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<title>Thomas Merton—This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/thomas-mertonthis-then-is-our-desert-to-live-facing-despair-but-not-to-consent</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/thomas-mertonthis-then-is-our-desert-to-live-facing-despair-but-not-to-consent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent. To trample it down under hope in the cross. —Thomas Merton ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thomas, Merton—This, then, our, desert, live, facing, despair, but, not, consent…</media:keywords>
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<title>Stay Active With Your Grandchildren</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/stay-active-with-your-grandchildren</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/stay-active-with-your-grandchildren</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Body &amp; Soul, summer issue ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stay, Active, With, Your, Grandchildren</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Teresa of Kolkata—There is a net of love by which you can catch souls.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkatathere-is-a-net-of-love-by-which-you-can-catch-souls</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-kolkatathere-is-a-net-of-love-by-which-you-can-catch-souls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is a net of love by which you can catch souls. — St. Teresa of Kolkata ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Kolkata—There, net, love, which, you, can, catch, souls.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales—Love is the abridgement of all theology.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-saleslove-is-the-abridgement-of-all-theology</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-saleslove-is-the-abridgement-of-all-theology</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Love is the abridgement of all theology. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales—Love, the, abridgement, all, theology.</media:keywords>
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<title>Catechism of the Catholic Church—By its very nature, lying is to be condemned.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchby-its-very-nature-lying-is-to-be-condemned</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchby-its-very-nature-lying-is-to-be-condemned</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ By its very nature, lying is to be condemned. It is a profanation of speech, whereas the purpose of speech is to communicate known truths to others. — Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2485 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catechism, the, Catholic, Church—By, its, very, nature, lying, condemned.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Bosco—Enjoy yourself as much as you like — if only you keep from sin.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscoenjoy-yourself-as-much-as-you-like-if-only-you-keep-from-sin</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscoenjoy-yourself-as-much-as-you-like-if-only-you-keep-from-sin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Enjoy yourself as much as you like — if only you keep from sin. — St. John Bosco ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Bosco—Enjoy, yourself, much, you, like, —, only, you, keep, from, sin.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales—Self&#45;love is cunning, it pushes and insinuates itself into everything …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesself-love-is-cunning-it-pushes-and-insinuates-itself-into-everything</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesself-love-is-cunning-it-pushes-and-insinuates-itself-into-everything</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Self-love is cunning, it pushes and insinuates itself into everything, while making us believe it is not there at all. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales—Self-love, cunning, pushes, and, insinuates, itself, into, everything, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Five Individual Lenten Practices</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/five-individual-lenten-practices</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/five-individual-lenten-practices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 1. Read the Bible daily. Make time every day to read a passage from Scripture. By daily immersing yourself in the stories and lessons of Scripture, you will better prepare yourself for Easter. If you go to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ website, you can find a calendar that provides each day’s Mass […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Five, Individual, Lenten, Practices</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Angela of Foligno—There is neither father nor mother nor son, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-angela-of-folignothere-is-neither-father-nor-mother-nor-son</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-angela-of-folignothere-is-neither-father-nor-mother-nor-son</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is neither father nor mother nor son, nor any other person whatsoever, who can embrace the object beloved with so great a love as that wherewith God embraces the soul. — St. Angela of Foligno ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Angela, Foligno—There, neither, father, nor, mother, nor, son, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. André Bessette—Put yourself in the good Lord’s hands …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-andre-bessetteput-yourself-in-the-good-lords-hands</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-andre-bessetteput-yourself-in-the-good-lords-hands</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Put yourself in the good Lord’s hands. He never abandons anyone in adversity. — St. André Bessette ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., André, Bessette—Put, yourself, the, good, Lord’s, hands, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Augustine—God is to be worshipped by faith, hope, and love.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinegod-is-to-be-worshipped-by-faith-hope-and-love</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-augustinegod-is-to-be-worshipped-by-faith-hope-and-love</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ God is to be worshipped by faith, hope, and love. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine—God, worshipped, faith, hope, and, love.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales—Those who stay not in littleness will lose their greatness.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesthose-who-stay-not-in-littleness-will-lose-their-greatness</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salesthose-who-stay-not-in-littleness-will-lose-their-greatness</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Those who stay not in littleness will lose their greatness. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales—Those, who, stay, not, littleness, will, lose, their, greatness.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Margaret Mary Alacoque—Keep your heart in peace and let nothing trouble you …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-margaret-mary-alacoquekeep-your-heart-in-peace-and-let-nothing-trouble-you</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-margaret-mary-alacoquekeep-your-heart-in-peace-and-let-nothing-trouble-you</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Keep your heart in peace and let nothing trouble you, not even your faults. You must humble yourself and amend them peacefully, without being discouraged or cast down, for God’s dwelling is in peace. — St. Margaret Mary Alacoque ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Margaret, Mary, Alacoque—Keep, your, heart, peace, and, let, nothing, trouble, you, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Who do you say that I am?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/who-do-you-say-that-i-am</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/who-do-you-say-that-i-am</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ by Fr. Dwight Longenecker Jesus never says he is God, so why do Christians insist that he is divine?” So argued the young man on the internet. The fact that Jesus is God incarnate is the cornerstone of our faith. It is the bedrock of the Nicene Creed we recite every week at Mass. It […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Who, you, say, that, am</media:keywords>
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<title>When Stuff Is For Dinner</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/when-stuff-is-for-dinner</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/when-stuff-is-for-dinner</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ My mom can cook. I mean flat-out cook. To me, the real test of gourmand greatness isn’t concocting exotic dishes from strange recipes that call for ingredients you’ve never heard of before, utilizing specialty gadgets that can perform only one, arcane function—such as zesting a kumquat—that otherwise sits idle for years on end. (I mean, […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, Stuff, For, Dinner</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Bosco—Remember that knowledge without morals is the soul’s ruination.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscoremember-that-knowledge-without-morals-is-the-souls-ruination</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-boscoremember-that-knowledge-without-morals-is-the-souls-ruination</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Remember that knowledge without morals is the soul’s ruination. — St. John Bosco ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Bosco—Remember, that, knowledge, without, morals, the, soul’s, ruination.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. John Chrysostom—It is a great thing, this reading of the Scriptures! …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-chrysostomit-is-a-great-thing-this-reading-of-the-scriptures</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-chrysostomit-is-a-great-thing-this-reading-of-the-scriptures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is a great thing, this reading of the Scriptures! For it is not possible ever to exhaust the mind of the Scriptures. It is a well that has no bottom. — St. John Chrysostom ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Peter Damian—Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions. — St. Peter Damian ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>I doubt my faith. What should I do?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/i-doubt-my-faith-what-should-i-do</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As I grow older and experience more physical suffering and the deaths of loved ones, I feel that my faith is waning and not increasing. Sometimes I worry that there really is no afterlife and doubt God’s existence amid the many trials I’ve seen. I know that faith is a gift, but lately I’m feeling […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John Chrysostom—If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-chrysostomif-you-would-rise-shun-luxury-for-luxury-lowers-and-degrades</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you would rise, shun luxury, for luxury lowers and degrades. — St. John Chrysostom ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Chrysostom—If, you, would, rise, shun, luxury, for, luxury, lowers, and, degrades.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis de Sales—Certainly nothing can so effectively humble us before God’s mercy …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salescertainly-nothing-can-so-effectively-humble-us-before-gods-mercy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Certainly nothing can so effectively humble us before God’s mercy as the multitude of his benefits, and nothing can so deeply humble us before his justice as the great number of our sins. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>The Bible: Mystery or History?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-bible-mystery-or-history</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ by Fr. Dwight Longenecker After my talk at a parish mission, one of the women came up looking a bit flustered. “Father, can I ask you a question?” “Sure.” “I was at Mass yesterday and the priest said in his homily that the story of Jonah and the whale is a fable.” “Yes?” “I was […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Bible:, Mystery, History</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Bridget—I would like an abundance of peace…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bridgeti-would-like-an-abundance-of-peace</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ I would like an abundance of peace. I would like full vessels of charity. I would like rich treasures of mercy. I would like cheerfulness to preside over all. — St. Bridget ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Bridget—I, would, like, abundance, peace…</media:keywords>
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<title>Marriage matters!</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/marriage-matters</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ February is the perfect month to write about the importance of Christian marriage. After 20 years of marriage and seven children, I have learned through the good times and difficult times that my marriage is not only a blessing but a gift worth cherishing! In a fast-paced culture where the divorce rate is estimated at […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Marriage, matters</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis of Assisi—Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no better when he is praised …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no better when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, simple, and despicable; for what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more. — St. Francis of Assisi ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ignatius of Antioch—He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-antiochhe-who-is-devout-to-the-virgin-mother-will-certainly-never-be-lost</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost. — St. Ignatius of Antioch ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Teresa of Ávila—Let thy words be few when in the midst of many.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilalet-thy-words-be-few-when-in-the-midst-of-many</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Let thy words be few when in the midst of many. — St. Teresa of Ávila ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Ávila—Let, thy, words, few, when, the, midst, many.</media:keywords>
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<title>How simplifying saved our family</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/how-simplifying-saved-our-family</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Joe and Cindy Pfender had a beautiful home,  an exciting career, and a comfortable lifestyle.  But something important was missing… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Francis—Service is the way for authority to be exercised in the Christian community…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-francisservice-is-the-way-for-authority-to-be-exercised-in-the-christian-community</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-francisservice-is-the-way-for-authority-to-be-exercised-in-the-christian-community</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Service is the way for authority to be exercised in the Christian community. Those who serve others and lack real prestige exercise genuine authority in the Church. — Pope Francis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Mental Health Is a Spiritual Crisis in Disguise</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/mental-health-is-a-spiritual-crisis-in-disguise</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Says - Bro Jim C Salonoy</dc:creator>
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<title>When Boredom Is More Than Just Boredom</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/when-boredom-is-more-than-just-boredom</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Says - Bro Jim C Salonoy</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Boredom, Spritual, Psychological, Social, Living life</media:keywords>
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<title>AI AND HUMAN FACE</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/ai-and-human-face</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim Says - Bro Jim C Salonoy</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AI, Human, Machine, Relationship, Intelligence</media:keywords>
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