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By William Jerry U.S. Cardinals Urge White House To Pursue ‘Genuinely Moral’ Foreign Policy: Three U.S.-based Catholic cardinals issued a joint statement urging a fundamental reexamination of American foreign policy, rejecting war as

The Stranglehold of Evil Upon Our Nation

By JOSEPH MATT Satan continues to tighten his grip on the direction of our culture. In just the past couple of weeks, our nation has witnessed brutality and evil revealing themselves in

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Live Your Faith

How Do We Get To Know The Truth? By RAYMOND DESOUZA Many people confuse truth with personal opinion, as if our preferences would change reality as we please. In matters involving religion, the

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Clarifying Two Meanings Of Hope

By DONALD DeMARCO We are inescapably creatures of the future. This is why we live in hope. We need a reason to get up in the morning. But there are two radically different

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The Third Sunday of Lent, Year C

Readings: Ex. 3:1-8a, 13-15; 1 Cor. 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 By Fr. ROBERT ALTIER In the readings today, we are given a number of warnings that encourage us to live not merely good

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Beacon of Light – March 20, 2025

BY FR. RICHARD BRENTON The Simplicity Of St. Joseph's Life: A Model For Contemporary Catholics The esteemed convert to Catholicism, St. John Henry Newman once said: “He is Holy Joseph, because according

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The Vatican Announces Plans for a Global Christian Unity Summit

Historic Christian Summit Aims to Strengthen Unity Among DenominationsIn a move towards greater unity, the Vatican has announced a historic Global Christian Unity Summit scheduled for later this year. The event will bring

A Look Back . . . The Wanderer May 19, 1939 .. . . Frequent Confession

By FR. FRANCIS RIPLEY Paragraph seven of the revised rite of Penance insists that "frequent and careful celebration of this sacrament is also very useful as a remedy for venial sins. This is not a mere ritual repetition or psychological exercise, but a serious striving to perfect the grace of Baptism so that, as we bear in our body the death of Jesus Christ, His life may be seen in us ever more clearly. In confession of this kind, penitents who accuse themselves of venial faults should try to conform more closely to Christ and to follow the voice of the Spirit more attentively. In order that this sacrament of healing may truly achieve its purpose among Christ's faithful, it must take root in their whole lives and move them to more fervent service of God and neighbor.

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