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<title>St. Vincent Ferrer—Whatever you do, think not of yourself, but of God.</title>
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<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>
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<title>Bl. Pauline von Mallinckrodt—It does not matter whether a thing is difficult or easy …</title>
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<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>
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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>
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<description><![CDATA[ Intense love does not measure; it just gives. —St. Teresa of Kolkata ]]></description>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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<title>Contemplating an Empty Nest</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/contemplating-an-empty-nest</link>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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<title>Father, Forgive Them</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/father-forgive-them</link>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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<title>When It Feels Like Your Life is Out of Control</title>
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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., John, Paul, II—The, message, Fatima, is, its, basic, nucleus, call, conversion, and, repentance…</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Isidore—Sacrifice, called, from, being, “made, sacred, ”, …</media:keywords>
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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>
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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>
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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>
<media:keywords>ways, help, pregnant, mom, need</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Athanasius—For, God, has, not, only, made, out, nothing, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Fidelis, Sigmaringen—It, because, faith, that, exchange, the, present, for, the, future.</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Wrap, up</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Thomas, Kempis—Oh, the, wonderful, and, hidden, grace, this, sacrament, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales—Great, opportunities, serve, God, rarely, present, themselves, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>What, expect, from, the, babysitter</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>short, history, the, Nicene, Creed</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales—If, God, has, stripped, you, the, sense, his, presence, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Peter, Julian, Eymard—When, you, place, Eucharistic, spark, soul, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., Leo, the, Great—O, the, wonderful, power, the, cross, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Jesus’, crucifixion, close</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>St., John, Vianney—God, like, mother, who, carries, her, child, her, arms, the, edge, precipice…</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Catechism, the, Catholic, Church—The, principal, fruit, receiving, the, Eucharist, …</media:keywords>
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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>
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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>
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<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>
<media:keywords>St., John, Chrysostom—It, great, thing, this, reading, the, Scriptures, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Peter Damian—Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-peter-damiannobody-can-fight-properly-and-boldly-for-the-faith</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-peter-damiannobody-can-fight-properly-and-boldly-for-the-faith</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>St., Peter, Damian—Nobody, can, fight, properly, and, boldly, for, the, faith, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/i-doubt-my-faith-what-should-i-do</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>doubt, faith., What, should, do</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-chrysostomif-you-would-rise-shun-luxury-for-luxury-lowers-and-degrades</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-de-salescertainly-nothing-can-so-effectively-humble-us-before-gods-mercy</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Sales—Certainly, nothing, can, effectively, humble, before, God’s, mercy, …</media:keywords>
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<title>The Bible: Mystery or History?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-bible-mystery-or-history</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-bible-mystery-or-history</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-bridgeti-would-like-an-abundance-of-peace</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/marriage-matters</guid>
<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>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-of-assisiblessed-is-the-servant-who-esteems-himself-no-better-when-he-is-praised</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-of-assisiblessed-is-the-servant-who-esteems-himself-no-better-when-he-is-praised</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>St., Francis, Assisi—Blessed, the, servant, who, esteems, himself, better, when, praised, …</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-antiochhe-who-is-devout-to-the-virgin-mother-will-certainly-never-be-lost</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>St., Ignatius, Antioch—He, who, devout, the, Virgin, Mother, will, certainly, never, lost.</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilalet-thy-words-be-few-when-in-the-midst-of-many</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/how-simplifying-saved-our-family</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>How, simplifying, saved, our, family</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Pope, Francis—Service, the, way, for, authority, exercised, the, Christian, community…</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://catholics.news/mental-health-is-a-spiritual-crisis-in-disguise</guid>
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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>What are good spiritual habits to develop?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/what-are-good-spiritual-habits-to-develop</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/what-are-good-spiritual-habits-to-develop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BY FR. HUGH VINCENT DYER, OP Dear Father: Each year I struggle with Lent. Should I again give up something such as sweets or Facebook? However, this year I’d rather work on developing a new positive habit that I can keep doing after Lent. What are some good devotional practices to begin doing? — Anonymous […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, are, good, spiritual, habits, develop</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Miguel Febres Cordero—The heart is rich when it is content …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-miguel-febres-corderothe-heart-is-rich-when-it-is-content</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-miguel-febres-corderothe-heart-is-rich-when-it-is-content</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The heart is rich when it is content, and the heart is always content when its desires are focused on God. — St. Miguel Febres Cordero ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Miguel, Febres, Cordero—The, heart, rich, when, content, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Paul Miki—The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-paul-mikithe-only-reason-for-my-being-killed-is-that-i-have-taught-the-doctrine-of-christ</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-paul-mikithe-only-reason-for-my-being-killed-is-that-i-have-taught-the-doctrine-of-christ</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I certainly did teach the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this reason I die. — St. Paul Miki ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Paul, Miki—The, only, reason, for, being, killed, that, have, taught, the, doctrine, Christ…</media:keywords>
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<title>Bl. Bartolo Longo—O Mary, mirror of patience, you alone are my help in my temptations.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bl-bartolo-longoo-mary-mirror-of-patience-you-alone-are-my-help-in-my-temptations</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/bl-bartolo-longoo-mary-mirror-of-patience-you-alone-are-my-help-in-my-temptations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ O Mary, mirror of patience, you alone are my help in my temptations. — Bl. Bartolo Longo ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bl., Bartolo, Longo—O, Mary, mirror, patience, you, alone, are, help, temptations.</media:keywords>
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<title>New documentary addresses the dating crisis</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/new-documentary-addresses-the-dating-crisis</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/new-documentary-addresses-the-dating-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you have child or grandchild in their 20s or 30s, you’ve certainly heard about dating woes. Instead of dating and on the path to a possible marriage, some are hooking up — a vague term that means anything from hanging out, to making out, to having sex without strings. The U.S. Census Bureau says […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, documentary, addresses, the, dating, crisis</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Sophronius—Our candles … show how bright our souls should be when we go to meet Christ.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-sophroniusour-candles-show-how-bright-our-souls-should-be-when-we-go-to-meet-christ</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-sophroniusour-candles-show-how-bright-our-souls-should-be-when-we-go-to-meet-christ</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Our candles … show how bright our souls should be when we go to meet Christ. — St. Sophronius ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Sophronius—Our, candles, …, show, how, bright, our, souls, should, when, meet, Christ.</media:keywords>
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<title>Celebrating saints with African heritage</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/celebrating-saints-with-african-heritage</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/celebrating-saints-with-african-heritage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ February is Black History Month. Take some time to learn about two prominent black Catholics. One is the patron saint of African-Americans, and the other is an American priest who is being considered for sainthood. St. Benedict the Moor (1526–1589)  Feast day: April 4  Born in Sicily, St. Benedict the Moor’s parents were Ethiopian slaves […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Celebrating, saints, with, African, heritage</media:keywords>
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<title>The prayers of inmates are powerful</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-prayers-of-inmates-are-powerful</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/the-prayers-of-inmates-are-powerful</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prisoners — especially those in maximum-security for committing terrible crimes — are the most forgotten members of society. We mistakenly assume that they have nothing to offer. Twelve Catholic inmates in Missouri showed that prisoners do, indeed, contribute something fruitful to the world. Fr. Phil Luebbert — dressed in his vestments ready to celebrate Mass […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, prayers, inmates, are, powerful</media:keywords>
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<title>Pope Leo XIII—The family may be regarded as the cradle of civil society, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiiithe-family-may-be-regarded-as-the-cradle-of-civil-society</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/pope-leo-xiiithe-family-may-be-regarded-as-the-cradle-of-civil-society</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The family may be regarded as the cradle of civil society, and it is in great measure within the circle of family life that the destiny of states is fostered. — Pope Leo XIII ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pope, Leo, XIII—The, family, may, regarded, the, cradle, civil, society, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Remembering souls</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/remembering-souls</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/remembering-souls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When I was 12, I came upon a funeral prayer card in a used book. For years —and occasionally still — I prayed for Rudy Larson’s soul. I never met him, but I felt called to pray for him. It was my mom who instilled in me the importance of praying for the dead. An […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Remembering, souls</media:keywords>
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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>St. Thomas Aquinas—If then, you are looking for the way by which you should go …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-aquinasif-then-you-are-looking-for-the-way-by-which-you-should-go</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-aquinasif-then-you-are-looking-for-the-way-by-which-you-should-go</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because he himself is the way. — St. Thomas Aquinas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Thomas, Aquinas—If, then, you, are, looking, for, the, way, which, you, should, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Can I receive Eucharist at non&#45;Catholic churches?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/can-i-receive-eucharist-at-non-catholic-churches</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/can-i-receive-eucharist-at-non-catholic-churches</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ by Msgr. Stuart Swetland, STD Q Dear Father: I will be attending my niece’s wedding at a Polish National Catholic Church. Would it be acceptable as a practicing Roman Catholic to receive the Eucharist during the wedding at this church? More broadly, can Catholics receive communion at other Christian churches that aren’t Catholic? — Judy […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 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—The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatthe-cross-of-christ-is-the-true-ground-and-chief-cause-of-christian-hope</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatthe-cross-of-christ-is-the-true-ground-and-chief-cause-of-christian-hope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope. — St. Leo the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>AI AND HUMAN FACE</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/ai-and-human-face</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/ai-and-human-face</guid>
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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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<title>St. Paul—I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-pauli-even-consider-everything-as-a-loss-because-of-the-supreme-good-of-knowing-christ-jesus-my-lord</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-pauli-even-consider-everything-as-a-loss-because-of-the-supreme-good-of-knowing-christ-jesus-my-lord</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. — St. Paul (Phil. 3:8) ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Paul—I, even, consider, everything, loss, because, the, supreme, good, knowing, Christ, Jesus, Lord.</media:keywords>
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<title>Old school nuns</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/old-school-nuns</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/old-school-nuns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The broad cobblestoned street curved as you climbed, so I didn’t see the convent until I was standing before its huge iron gates. Its massive bulk loomed like a castle. Going to college in Rome felt grown up until the first time I went through the sweeping iron gates and up to the great wooden […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>2 Timothy 1:6&#45;7—For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/2-timothy-16-7for-this-reason-i-remind-you-to-stir-into-flame-the-gift-of-god</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/2-timothy-16-7for-this-reason-i-remind-you-to-stir-into-flame-the-gift-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. — 2 Timothy 1:6–7 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Timothy, 1:6-7—For, this, reason, remind, you, stir, into, flame, the, gift, God, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Thérèse of Lisieux—I opened the Gospels at random, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxi-opened-the-gospels-at-random</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-therese-of-lisieuxi-opened-the-gospels-at-random</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I opened the Gospels at random, and the words my eyes fell on were these: “Then he went up on the mountainside and called to him those whom it pleased to call; so these came to him.” — St. Thérèse of Lisieux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinegod-is-more-anxious-to-bestow-his-blessings-on-us-than-we-are-to-receive-them</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-augustinegod-is-more-anxious-to-bestow-his-blessings-on-us-than-we-are-to-receive-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ God is more anxious to bestow his blessings on us than we are to receive them. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine—God, more, anxious, bestow, his, blessings, than, are, receive, them.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Vincent—Remember that the Christian life is one of action…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-vincentremember-that-the-christian-life-is-one-of-action</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-vincentremember-that-the-christian-life-is-one-of-action</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Remember that the Christian life is one of action; not of speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and let them be done well. — St. Vincent ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Vincent—Remember, that, the, Christian, life, one, action…</media:keywords>
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<title>Being pro&#45;life and pro&#45;environment</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/being-pro-life-and-pro-environment</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/being-pro-life-and-pro-environment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The annual March for Life in Washington that marks the U.S. Supreme Court legalizing abortion in January 1973 is an intriguing affair. It is a surreal sight, seeing so many different people from across the nation rallying around a single cause. So many of them being Catholic is particularly incredible, for you will likely never […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Thomas à Kempis—All men commend patience, although few be willing to practice it.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/thomas-a-kempisall-men-commend-patience-although-few-be-willing-to-practice-it</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/thomas-a-kempisall-men-commend-patience-although-few-be-willing-to-practice-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All men commend patience, although few be willing to practice it. — Thomas à Kempis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Bernard of Clairvaux—In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bernard-of-clairvauxin-dangers-in-doubts-in-difficulties-think-of-mary</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-bernard-of-clairvauxin-dangers-in-doubts-in-difficulties-think-of-mary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name leave your lips, never suffer it to leave your heart. — St. Bernard of Clairvaux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Bernard, Clairvaux—In, dangers, doubts, difficulties, think, Mary, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Anthony Clare—When it is time for me to leave [the Eucharist], …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-clarewhen-it-is-time-for-me-to-leave-the-eucharist</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-anthony-clarewhen-it-is-time-for-me-to-leave-the-eucharist</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When it is time for me to leave [the Eucharist], I have to tear myself away from his sacred presence. — St. Anthony Clare ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Anthony, Clare—When, time, for, leave, the, Eucharist, …</media:keywords>
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<title>ANGER: A passion for good</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/anger-a-passion-for-good</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/anger-a-passion-for-good</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ by Bert Ghezzi One week after the tragedy of 9/11, my wife, Mary Lou, and I were traveling to visit family in Pittsburgh. At the Orlando International Airport, we stood in a long security check line. When we reached the agent, he asked for our identification. I handed him my driver’s license, but to my […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Irenaeus—With God, nothing is empty of meaning, nothing without symbolism.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-irenaeuswith-god-nothing-is-empty-of-meaning-nothing-without-symbolism</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-irenaeuswith-god-nothing-is-empty-of-meaning-nothing-without-symbolism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With God, nothing is empty of meaning, nothing without symbolism. — St. Irenaeus ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Irenaeus—With, God, nothing, empty, meaning, nothing, without, symbolism.</media:keywords>
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<title>January: St. Sylvester — From catacombs to cathedrals</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/january-st-sylvester-from-catacombs-to-cathedrals</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/january-st-sylvester-from-catacombs-to-cathedrals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ January has a decided lack of saints with funny names. Imagine my disappointment when the 2018 Eastern Rite calendar came in. What did I see? Paul, Gregory, Anthony, and a dozen more perfectly normal red-blooded American names. You and I grew up with at least a dozen of each, right? Then I spotted Sylvester. Uh, […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>January:, St., Sylvester, —, From, catacombs, cathedrals</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Ignatius of Loyola—Teach us to give and not count the cost.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-loyolateach-us-to-give-and-not-count-the-cost</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ignatius-of-loyolateach-us-to-give-and-not-count-the-cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Teach us to give and not count the cost. — St. Ignatius of Loyola ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Ignatius, Loyola—Teach, give, and, not, count, the, cost.</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Francis Xavier—The better friends you are, the straighter you can talk, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-francis-xavierthe-better-friends-you-are-the-straighter-you-can-talk</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-francis-xavierthe-better-friends-you-are-the-straighter-you-can-talk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The better friends you are, the straighter you can talk, but while you are only on nodding terms, be slow to scold. — St. Francis Xavier ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—For whatever unbaptized persons die confessing Christ, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinefor-whatever-unbaptized-persons-die-confessing-christ</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-augustinefor-whatever-unbaptized-persons-die-confessing-christ</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For whatever unbaptized persons die confessing Christ, this confession is of the same efficacy for the remission of sins as if they were washed in the sacred font of Baptism. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Augustine—For, whatever, unbaptized, persons, die, confessing, Christ, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Getting quality sleep</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/getting-quality-sleep</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/getting-quality-sleep</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We may think of sleep as that elusive thing that we can’t quite catch enough of at times in our life. Sleep, however, is essential for much of our functioning during waking hours. Sleep is when our bodies rejuvenate cells, tissues, organs, and muscles. It is during sleep that our physical body is restored to […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Getting, quality, sleep</media:keywords>
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<title>Alexander Pope—An honest man is the noblest work of God.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/alexander-popean-honest-man-is-the-noblest-work-of-god</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/alexander-popean-honest-man-is-the-noblest-work-of-god</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An honest man is the noblest work of God. — Alexander Pope ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Healthy New Year</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/healthy-new-year</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/healthy-new-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As someone who has been overweight, underweight, and is now at a healthy, happy place in my life, here are my own top five tips for achieving your health goals: 1. Learn how to eat mindfully. Eat like a young child. Children eat far more intuitively than we adults do. Savor an ice-cream cone rather […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Healthy, New, Year</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Raymond of Penyafort—As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how glorious it is!), …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-raymond-of-penyafortas-you-drink-the-cup-of-the-lord-jesus-how-glorious-it-is</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-raymond-of-penyafortas-you-drink-the-cup-of-the-lord-jesus-how-glorious-it-is</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how glorious it is!), give thanks to the Lord, the giver of all blessings. — St. Raymond of Penyafort ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Raymond, Penyafort—As, you, drink, the, cup, the, Lord, Jesus, how, glorious, is, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Naming, seeing, savoring chicken soup with rice</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/naming-seeing-savoring-chicken-soup-with-rice</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/naming-seeing-savoring-chicken-soup-with-rice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Words — and names — are powerful. My youngest daughter, Zélie, is learning words, sentences, and questions. Watching her young mind develop simply amazes me. At age 2 she is only at the beginning of life, and everything is new for her. I marvel that Zélie’s process of learning new words begins with naming things. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Naming, seeing, savoring, chicken, soup, with, rice</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Joseph, and love in steel&#45;toe boots</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-joseph-and-love-in-steel-toe-boots</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-joseph-and-love-in-steel-toe-boots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One shivery November night in northern Indiana we went to my brother’s house for a family celebration. My brother worked construction and was still on the job when my sisters, parents, and I arrived. While my brother worked late we and his family enjoyed a sneak preview of the cuisine for the evening. We were […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Leo the Great—That day, beloved children, on which Christ, the savior of the world, for the first time appeared to the Gentiles, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatthat-day-beloved-children-on-which-christ-the-savior-of-the-world-for-the-first-time-appeared-to-the-gentiles</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatthat-day-beloved-children-on-which-christ-the-savior-of-the-world-for-the-first-time-appeared-to-the-gentiles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ That day, beloved children, on which Christ, the savior of the world, for the first time appeared to the Gentiles, is to be venerated with a most holy honor by us also. … For that day is not past in such a way that the power of the work which was then revealed should be […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Three Kings Cake</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/three-kings-cake</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/three-kings-cake</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This variation of Three Kings Cake is flat, more like a cookie, with a trinket (or a few) baked inside. FOR THE CHOCOLATE DOUGH: 1/2 cup blanched almonds 1 cup sugar 6 tablespoons soft butter 6 teaspoons vanilla or almond extract 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 &amp; 1/4 cups flour 1 &amp; 1/2 teaspoons baking […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>The 1500&#45;year&#45;old story behind the Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-1500-year-old-story-behind-the-solemnity-of-the-holy-mother-of-god</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ by Nicholas Senz Where do feast days come from? Often the answer to this question is simple. Usually feast days commemorate the life of a saint. Sometimes they commemorate events, like the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran (the cathedral church of Rome). But a few feast days represent something much deeper than […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ambrose—See in her the pattern of your life, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ambrosesee-in-her-the-pattern-of-your-life</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ See in her the pattern of your life, for in her, as though in a model, manifest teachings of goodness show what you should correct, what you should copy, and what preserve. … For such was Mary that her life alone suffices for the instruction of all. — St. Ambrose ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Start the new year attuned to the Holy Name of Jesus</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/start-the-new-year-attuned-to-the-holy-name-of-jesus</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Think Jesus. Here’s the simplest yet most perfect prayer you’ll ever pray: “Jesus.”  The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, “The invocation of the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always” (2668). In January the Church calls us to think Jesus — more specifically, to honor and love the Holy Name […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ephraem of Niseis—Lord, shed upon our darkened souls the brilliant light of your wisdom …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ephraem-of-niseislord-shed-upon-our-darkened-souls-the-brilliant-light-of-your-wisdom</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-ephraem-of-niseislord-shed-upon-our-darkened-souls-the-brilliant-light-of-your-wisdom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lord, shed upon our darkened souls the brilliant light of your wisdom so that we may be enlightened and serve you with renewed purity. — St. Ephraem of Niseis ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Ephraem, Niseis—Lord, shed, upon, our, darkened, souls, the, brilliant, light, your, wisdom, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Thomas Becket—Remember then how our fathers worked out their salvation; …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-becketremember-then-how-our-fathers-worked-out-their-salvation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Remember then how our fathers worked out their salvation; remember the sufferings through which the Church has grown, and the storms the ship of Peter has weathered because it has Christ on board. — St. Thomas Becket ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Thomas, Becket—Remember, then, how, our, fathers, worked, out, their, salvation, …</media:keywords>
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<title>Reading and Understanding the Bible</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/reading-and-understanding-the-bible</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/reading-and-understanding-the-bible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BY AMY EKEH Let’s face it, as much as we may want to read the Bible, it can be an intimidating book! The Bible’s size alone may give us pause, not to mention the ancient nature of its texts and the variety of content within its pages. But there are many wonderful, easily accessible tools […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—May he who did not shrink from taking a beginning even like ours, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinemay-he-who-did-not-shrink-from-taking-a-beginning-even-like-ours</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ May he who did not shrink from taking a beginning even like ours, perfect in us his gifts; and may he also make us children of God, he who for our sakes wished to become a child of man. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Stephen—Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-stephenlook-i-see-the-heavens-opened-and-the-son-of-man</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-stephenlook-i-see-the-heavens-opened-and-the-son-of-man</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God! Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Lord, do not hold this sin against them. — St. Stephen ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>The Christmas Child</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/the-christmas-child</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ BY GINA LOEHR The joy of Christmas is best understood by children. Excused from the stress of planning, blissfully unaware of the expenses of gift-giving and the labor of holiday preparations, little ones are free to simply relish the glory of the season. Their sincere excitement stands as a reminder for us that the birth […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Bl. Bartolo Longo—O, Mary, did you not find a room for your Son? …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/bl-bartolo-longoo-mary-did-you-not-find-a-room-for-your-son</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ O, Mary, did you not find a room for your Son? Here it is, I offer it to you in this heart of mine. It is cold and unworthy, truly: but are you not the Mother of God? The Almighty through grace? The Dispenser of all gifts? Do change this heart of mine and make […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 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—I would not believe if I did not realize that it is reasonable to believe.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-aquinasi-would-not-believe-if-i-did-not-realize-that-it-is-reasonable-to-believe</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-thomas-aquinasi-would-not-believe-if-i-did-not-realize-that-it-is-reasonable-to-believe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I would not believe if I did not realize that it is reasonable to believe. — St. Thomas Aquinas ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Shepherds, kings, gold&#45;foil stars…and llamas</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/shepherds-kings-gold-foil-starsand-llamas</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every child’s eyes focused on the altar, watching the annual Christmas pageant in rapt attention. Mary and Joseph entered, carrying Baby Jesus. The chorus of fourth and fifth grade girls sang, “Gloria in excelsis Deo.” This poignant family scene was largely ignored, however, by the hundreds of boys and girls in the church. Rather, they […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Has Christmas Come for You Yet?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/has-christmas-come-for-you-yet</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the things I love about Christmas being celebrated for an octave (or twelve days, or right up until the February 2 Presentation of the Lord if you’re diehard) is that it takes the pressure off December 25th to be the one and only possible day to experience Christmas joy.   Pope Francis speaks […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Augustine—This is the business of our life: by labor and prayer to advance in the grace of God …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-augustinethis-is-the-business-of-our-life-by-labor-and-prayer-to-advance-in-the-grace-of-god</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is the business of our life: by labor and prayer to advance in the grace of God, till we come to that height of perfection in which, with clean hearts, we may behold God. — St. Augustine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John Henry Newman—Let us pray God teach us: …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-henry-newmanlet-us-pray-god-teach-us</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Let us pray God teach us: we need his teaching; we are very blind. The apostles on one occasion said to Christ, when his words tried them, “Increase our faith.” Let us come to him honestly: we cannot help ourselves; we do not know ourselves; we need his grace. — St. John Henry Newman ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., John, Henry, Newman—Let, pray, God, teach, us:, …</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Teresa of Avila—All difficulties in prayer have just one cause…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-teresa-of-avilaall-difficulties-in-prayer-have-just-one-cause</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ All difficulties in prayer have just one cause: praying as though God were not there. – St. Teresa of Avila ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Teresa, Avila—All, difficulties, prayer, have, just, one, cause…</media:keywords>
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<title>St. Leo the Great—Invisible in his own nature he became visible in ours…</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-leo-the-greatinvisible-in-his-own-nature-he-became-visible-in-ours</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Invisible in his own nature he became visible in ours. Beyond our grasp, he chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, he began to exist at a moment in time. — St. Leo the Great ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Nick&#45;nicknames</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/nick-nicknames</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ by Jake Frost In our family, we have so many nicknames that our nicknames now have nicknames of their own — we call them “nick-nicknames.” Such as “umpkins” — it’s a word we use to refer to all the kids collectively, as in: “Hey! You umpkins settle down in there!” That particular nick-nickname began life […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Lucy—You can take nothing with you from this life …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-lucyyou-can-take-nothing-with-you-from-this-life</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ You can take nothing with you from this life, and whatever you give away at death, for the Lord’s sake, you give because you cannot take it with you. Give now to the true Savior, while you are healthy, whatever you intended to give away at your death. — St. Lucy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Jesus is coming!</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/jesus-is-coming</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Over the centuries, many Christians have predicted the second coming of Christ and, consequently, the end of the world. So far, none of these predictions have been correct; Jesus has not yet returned.  Jesus himself, speaking of the end times, said, “Of that day and hour no one knows” (Matthew 24:36). But this has not […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John of the Cross—The more lofty the degree of loving union to which God destines the soul …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-of-the-crossthe-more-lofty-the-degree-of-loving-union-to-which-god-destines-the-soul</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-of-the-crossthe-more-lofty-the-degree-of-loving-union-to-which-god-destines-the-soul</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The more lofty the degree of loving union to which God destines the soul, so much more profound and persistent must be its purifications. — St. John of the Cross ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. John Damascene—To serve Mary and to be her courtier is the greatest honor …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-john-damasceneto-serve-mary-and-to-be-her-courtier-is-the-greatest-honor</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-john-damasceneto-serve-mary-and-to-be-her-courtier-is-the-greatest-honor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To serve Mary and to be her courtier is the greatest honor one can possibly possess, for to serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and to live under her commands is more than to govern. — St. John Damascene ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Bernard of Clairvaux—There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know, …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-bernard-of-clairvauxthere-are-three-distinct-comings-of-the-lord-of-which-i-know</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/st-bernard-of-clairvauxthere-are-three-distinct-comings-of-the-lord-of-which-i-know</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know, his coming to men, his coming into men, and his coming against men. — St. Bernard of Clairvaux ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Do we become angels after we die?</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/do-we-become-angels-after-we-die</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/do-we-become-angels-after-we-die</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BY MSGR. STUART SWETLAND Dear Father: When someone dies, I often hear expressions such as “heaven gained another angel” or “Grandma received her wings.” When people die, do they become angels? What happens to our souls and bodies?  — Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Angels do not become humans, and humans do not become angels. This is […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Ambrose—Patient endurance is the perfection of charity.</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-ambrosepatient-endurance-is-the-perfection-of-charity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Patient endurance is the perfection of charity. — St. Ambrose ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>St., Ambrose—Patient, endurance, the, perfection, charity.</media:keywords>
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<title>Catechism of the Catholic Church—What the Catholic Church believes about Mary …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchwhat-the-catholic-church-believes-about-mary</link>
<guid>https://catholics.news/catechism-of-the-catholic-churchwhat-the-catholic-church-believes-about-mary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ What the Catholic Church believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ. – Catechism of the Catholic Church, par. 487 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Celebrate Mary’s conception, not Jesus’s</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ During my high school years, I believed the Immaculate Conception was the conception of Jesus. I was taking instruction in religion from a teacher who had a master’s degree in Catholic theology. On Dec. 8, he stood up in front of the class and said, “Today is a holy day for Catholics. They go to […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Showing Mercy in Daily Life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When we think of Pope Francis, what comes to mind? Hopefully you are thinking about mercy, compassion, and forgiveness. These are all characteristics of his papacy and in fact, Pope Francis declared a Jubilee of Mercy that began on December 8, 2015.   How can we apply Pope Francis’ vision of mercy in our daily […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Athanasius—The Word was not degraded by receiving a body …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Word was not degraded by receiving a body, so that he should seek to “receive” God’s gift. Rather he deified what he put on; and, more than that, he bestowed this gift upon the race of men. — St. Athanasius ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Dominic Savio—Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well; who rewards even a cup of cold water given for love of him. — St. Dominic Savio ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pilipivka: St. Philip’s Fast</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Now I am going to tell you about something that until I did this article I knew next to nothing about — Advent fasting customs of the Eastern Rite. All I knew is that the period of Advent starts way sooner than Advent in the West. Instead of the Sunday after the Solemnity of Christ […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>“Advent, a call to pacify the world”</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Assumptionist priest, Vincent Leclerq, is the postulator for the cause of beatification of Father Emmanuel d’Alzon, who founded the first community of the Augustinians of the Assumption the night of Christmas 1845, in Nîmes. The columnist of Let Us Pray in Church explains to us how, according to him, to welcome the mystery of the Incarnation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>1 Timothy 2:5&#45;6—For there is one God…</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For there is one God. There is also one mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as ransom for all. — 1 Timothy 2:5-6 ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 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—Follow the example of St. Bernard and repeat those well&#45;known words …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Follow the example of St. Bernard and repeat those well-known words of his: “What is your mission in this life? What does God want from you?” Then abandon yourself totally to his divine will. Let him carry out his plan in you. — St. Francis de Sales ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Gifts, offerings, and sacrifice</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ by Father Dwight Longenecker Part of the magic of Christmas is giving and receiving gifts. The presents might be simple, homemade, and practical or expensive and luxurious, but they represent the love we have for one another. To put it simply, we give treasures to the ones we treasure. For Catholics, giving Christmas gifts connects […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Gregory I—For with God both of these of necessity match each other exactly: …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For with God both of these of necessity match each other exactly: practice should be sustained by prayer and prayer by practice. — St. Gregory I ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Catherine Labouré—After I enter the chapel I place myself in the presence of God …</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After I enter the chapel I place myself in the presence of God and I say to him, “Lord, here I am; give me whatever you wish.” If he gives me something, then I am happy and I thank him. If he does not give me anything, then I thank him nonetheless, knowing, as I […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>St. Elizabeth of the Trinity—What a joyous mystery is your presence within me …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/st-elizabeth-of-the-trinitywhat-a-joyous-mystery-is-your-presence-within-me</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ What a joyous mystery is your presence within me, in that intimate sanctuary of my soul where I can always find you, even when I do not feel your presence. Of what importance is feeling? Perhaps you are all the closer when I feel you less. — St. Elizabeth of the Trinity ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bro Jim C Salonoy - News Writer and Moderator</dc:creator>
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<title>Pope Francis—True joy does not come from things or from possessing …</title>
<link>https://catholics.news/pope-francistrue-joy-does-not-come-from-things-or-from-possessing</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ True joy does not come from things or from possessing, no! It is born from the encounter, from the relationship with others, it is born from feeling accepted, understood and loved, and from accepting, from understanding and from loving; and this is not because of a passing fancy but because the other is a person. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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