St. Hildegard was mixing Pumpkin Spice flavors centuries before Starbucks
It seems that a female Doctor of the Church was making history with pumpkin-spice flavors centuries before they ever trended.
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Is Gen Z Actually Becoming Catholic, Or Is the Media Finally Noticing?
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Praise God for Lionel Messi's public witness to his Catholic faith! 🙌
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