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Now and Then
View MoreTwo of the readings for January 20th are Wisdom of Solomon 3: 1-9 and Luke 6: 17-23. Though one is from the Old Testament and…
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The First Hermit
View MoreJanuary 15 is the feast day of Venerable Paul of Thebes. The region of upper Egypt in which he was born about 227 is called…
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No One Knows the Father Except the Son
View MoreJesus Christ is the Savior of all people, not only of some races or nationalities. God spent many centuries preparing for the coming of Jesus…
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Women as True Witnesses
View MoreOn January 4 the Church gives equal honor to each of the Seventy Apostles, and the icon for the day shows them all together. This…
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The Feast of Theophany (Baptism of the Lord)
View More(January 6) We Christians are monotheists, that is, we believe in one God. This is something we share with Jews and Moslems and with some…
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Called to be Martyrs
View More(December 28) In today’s Gospel, (Matthew 2:13-23) we read that King Herod sent his soldiers to kill all the boys in Bethlehem under two years…