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By Matt D’Antuono, EWTN News - The constant push toward remaining relevant comes from a desire to communicate with people or draw people in by accommodating to current tastes, trends and fashions. In order to speak to people who speak a different language, it is necessary to learn that language. So it seems necessary to learn and know the fashions and trends of the culture in order to speak with them... So it becomes a question of what is relevant to the people in our culture. In other words, what is applicable or meaningful to them?

By Michele McAloon, The Catholic Thing - On New Year’s Eve at 11 am central European time, the bells broke their regular daily rhythm, and for close to an hour announced to German society the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Throughout the day among the sounds of fireworks from early New Year’s revelers, bells continued to toll marking the passing of one of Germany’s most preeminent and respected sons... And they will ring again today for his funeral.

By Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, Catholic Exchange - In order for us to truly grow in holiness, the most important virtue is charity—an authentic love for God and for neighbor. But alongside the theological virtue of charity is that of humility. In a certain sense they are the two pillars or foundational stones for the person who is truly pursuing a life of authentic holiness... For the great woman Doctor of the Church, the Doctor of Prayer, Saint Teresa of Avila, humility is simply THE TRUTH. It is being aware of who we really are from the divine perspective, from the eyes of God, the Author of all truth.