Pope Francis released his encyclical on the environment titled Laudato Si in May 2015. It’s the first papal encyclical to be dedicated to care for the environment and so represents an important development of the Church’s teachings on the matter. Its title, Laudato Si, is the first two...
The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated every year 19 days after Pentecost (which is always a Friday). Here are 6 things you probably didn’t know about the devotion: 1) It dates back at least to the 12th century Though it’s impossible to say where...
Two news items from last week put me in mind of St. Irenaeus and the battle he waged, nineteen centuries ago, against the Gnostic heresy. The first was the emergence of Bruce Jenner as a “woman” named Caitlyn, and the second was a “shadow council” that took place in Rome...
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