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The New Evangelization: The Holiness of the Church

April 22, 2013 By Msgr. Michael F. Hull, S.T.D. 19 Comments

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The New Evangelization is our cooperation with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the 21st century ... an evangelization foreshadowed by Vatican II, according to Popes John XXIII and Paul VI ... an evangelization whose importance became … [Read more...]

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Beauty: A Necessity, Not a Luxury

January 15, 2013 By Fr. Charles Klamut

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Just when I am about to succumb to the sadness and living death of nihilism, some piercing ray of beauty breaks open my heart, and the breath of possibility returns. I recently visited the Botanical Garden in St Louis. Amid the sights … [Read more...]

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