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The first Leo was Leo the First (Duh) and is called Leo the Great. Among other things he convinced Attila not to sack Rome. He is also a Doctor of the Church. Leo 13th had a long reign and wrote Rerum Novarum, the first modern encyclical on social welfare and social justice, in 1891. He…

Evolution of Brigid in three pictures since we met in 1978 1079 2005 2022    

They are taking orders!

The homily was entirely in Italian except for this opening remark.  

Wow. An American. For the rest of my life I'll be reminded by my brother that the Pope graduated from that mediocre University outside of Philadelphia, Villanova. I can remind him that in several rugby games I played in against Villanova, Fairfield never lost. Here's his address to St. Peter's Square a few minutes ago.…

So if you put $1,000 with him in 1965 and let it ride you'd now have five and a half billion dollars. In Feb. 2024, Ruth Gottesman, a professor at Albert Einstein Medical School and her husband gave a school $1 billion so students accepted there would be tuition free.  When asked about their generosity…

I have developed much more respect for Dolan in the last few years then I had. His work rate in the Archdiocese is still very high.  

You need to be a football fan to know who these people are – Belichick was the hugely successful coach of the Boston Patriot’s and Lou Holtz won the College national championship coaching Notre Dame. CHAPEL HILL, NC — Sources close to Jordon Hudson confirmed today that the 24-year-old has officially dumped Bill Belichick for…

Here is a petty good explanation from the paid ($20/mth) version of perplexityAI. Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker Date and Significance   The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is celebrated on May 1 each year. This date was established in 1955 by Pope Pius XII to coincide with International Workers’ Day, also…

Like this, that I posted yesterday, another example of the universality of the Church. It is about nine minutes long and beautiful.