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News – Page 917 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

January 2, 2025

Saint of the Day for January 2: Saint Basil the Great (329 – January 1, 379)

By Franciscan Media, Franciscan Media - Basil was on his way to becoming a famous teacher when he decided to begin a religious life of gospel poverty. After studying various modes of religious life, he founded what was probably the first monastery in Asia Minor. He is to monks of the East what Saint Benedict is to the West, and Basil’s principles influence Eastern monasticism today.

January 2, 2025

Pope Francis Condemns Abortion: Respect Life “From Conception to Natural Death”, by Steven Ertelt

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - In his first homily of 2025, Pope Francis defended the dignity of human life “from conception to natural death” and called on Catholics around the world to entrust 2025 to Mary, the Mother of God... The Holy Father celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God at St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 1, 2025, at 10 a.m. Central European Time. Citing his statement issued for the World Day of Peace, the pope called “‘for a firm commitment to respect for the dignity of human life from conception to natural death, so that each person may cherish his or her own life and all may look with hope to the future.’”

December 31, 2024

Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: The Year in a Day

By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, The Catholic Thing - Cheerful affirmation was 2012. Hard stance is 2024. That is certainly a change from a time that Butker fondly recalled in his address: “Our bishops once had adoring crowds of people kissing their rings and taking in their every word, but now relegate themselves to a position of inconsequential existence.” Not completely inconsequential. Cardinal Dolan is still consequential enough to merit a public rebuke from the placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs.

December 28, 2024

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Rachel Weeping for Her Children

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Matthew 2:13-18 - 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night, and departed to Egypt, 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son." ....

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