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July 12, 2025

Saints of the Day for July 12: Saints John Jones and John Wall

By Franciscan Media - These two friars were martyred in England in the 16th and 17th centuries for refusing to deny their faith... John Jones was Welsh. He was ordained a diocesan priest and was twice imprisoned for administering the sacraments before leaving England in 1590. He joined the Franciscans at the age of 60 and returned to England three years later while Queen Elizabeth I was at the height of her power. ...

July 12, 2025

What It Means to Love Thy Neighbor: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Gayle Somers

By Gayle Somers, Catholic Exchange - This Sunday we are reading a very well-known portion of St. Luke’s Gospel—the parable of the Good Samaritan. It is fascinating to watch the progression of this episode. It begins with the approach of a “scholar of the Law,” a man who was an expert in explaining the details of the Mosaic Law. He wanted to test Jesus. Why? We don’t know much about this man, but we at least know that his question was not looking for an answer as much as an outcome, although it sounds very noble:

July 12, 2025

First Amendment Triumph: IRS Recognizes Pastors’ Right to Free Speech, by Zack Smith

By Zack Smith, The Daily Signal - Surely, in today’s America, the federal government can’t punish pastors for preaching from the pulpit about how to apply God’s Word to everyday life... And yet, for 70 years, the Internal Revenue Service did just that... It used a provision of the Internal Revenue Code called the Johnson Amendment—inserted in 1954 by then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson to stymie his political opponents—to chill free speech in churches... The amendment uses nebulous language designed to prevent nonprofits from expressing views on political issues and candidates.

July 12, 2025

Archbishop Aguer: Why Aren’t Bishops Speaking Out About Collapsing Birth Rates?

By Archbishop Héctor Aguer, LifeSiteNews - The data reveals a political problem: “to govern is to populate.” The expression is attributed to Juan Bautista Alberdi, though he was referring to immigration. If we were to continue to accept and attribute some value to it, we would have to translate it: “to govern is to ensure more babies are born.” This is not at all simple, because the meaning of the family has changed, courtship has become early cohabitation, and the use of contraception has become widespread. Even the memory of Humanae vitae has been lost.

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