Friday, March 13, 2026

"He commanded them to rebuild the Temple." ~ Julian the Apostate's spectacular failure to reconstruct the Temple in Jerusalem in AD 363

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"For I am rebuilding with all zeal the temple of the Most High God." –Julian the Apostate as preserved in De Mensibus written by ...
Thursday, March 05, 2026

"Wherever the foot chanced to fall it rested on ashes." ~ The Great Peshtigo Fire, Adele Brice, and The Woman in the Trees

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Servant of God Adele Brice surrounded by the children Our Lady called her to teach. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion (originally ...
Wednesday, February 04, 2026

The Youth Movement that Brought Catholicism to Korea

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Korean scholars studying the Western Learning in the late 18th century.  The host city for  World Youth Day 2027  will be Seoul, South Korea...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

"It is everyone's duty to serve God." ~ The martyrdom of St. Lucia Park Hui-sun

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Three saintly martyrs of Korea: St. Agatha Jeon (left), St. Lucia Park (center), and St. Julietta Kim (right). This post is the first in a s...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

"Having obtained a share in the birth of Christ let us renounce the works of the flesh." ~ The Ancient Church Fathers on the Nativity of Christ

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Fresco portrait of Pope Saint Leo the Great (enhanced) from the Church of Santa Maria Antiqua in Rome, dated to the early 8th century—about ...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

"I came out with a joyful heart and gave thanks to God." ~ Thanksgiving in luxury and in persecution

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At Mass this morning, our good priest reflected in his homily on thankfulness, as is proper on this Thanksgiving Day here in the US. He spec...
Friday, October 31, 2025

The Origins of All Saints Day and the Consecration of the Pantheon in Rome as a Church in AD 608

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The Basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres (aka, the Pantheon) in Rome as it looks today. The Feast of All Saints as we know it today has its o...