Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Alphonsus Liguori was born in Naples in 1696 and became a brilliant lawyer before leaving the legal profession for the...
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Saint John Vianney, Priest
John Vianney was born in 1786 near Lyon, France, just before the French Revolution disrupted Catholic life. He struggled academically...
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The Transfiguration of the Lord
The Transfiguration is recorded in the Synoptic Gospels as Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, where...
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Theology on Tap: A Catholic and an Orthodox Priest Walk into a Bar…
Mirror Twin Annex 732 National Avenue, Lexington, United StatesCatholics and Orthodox have had a lot of disagreements over the years. Should the filioque be included in the Nicene...
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Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs
Sixtus II became bishop of Rome in 257 during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian. In 258, imperial policy...
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Saint Dominic, Priest
Dominic de Guzman was born around 1170 in Caleruega, Castile. Traveling through southern France, he encountered the Albigensian or Cathar...
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Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
Lawrence was one of the seven deacons of Rome in the third century, serving under Pope Sixtus II. Deacons were...
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr
Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymond Kolbe in 1894 in Zdunska Wola, Poland, then under partitioned rule. A Conventual Franciscan, he...
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Assumption celebrates the belief that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was taken body and soul into...
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Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
Bernard of Clairvaux was born in Burgundy in 1090 and entered the Cistercian monastery of Citeaux in 1112 with a...
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Saint Pius X, Pope
Giuseppe Sarto was born in 1835 in Riese, in the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, to a humble family. After serving as...
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Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Bartholomew is listed among the Twelve Apostles in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts. He is often identified with Nathanael in...