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Who Was St. Brigid of Kildare? The Untameable Mary of the Gael
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Who Was St. Brigid of Kildare? The Untameable Mary of the Gael

Do you know the saint who turned bathwater into beer? She drove everyone mad — and all Ireland loved her for it. Meet St. Brigid...

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Long, Glorious Hair Is God’s Design: The Witness of St. Agnes
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Long, Glorious Hair Is God’s Design: The Witness of St. Agnes

In an age when short hair is sold as liberation, the virgin martyrs kept theirs long. They understood something about feminine nature that we’ve forgotten—and...

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Pray All Day: 13 Simple Ways to Increase Your Spiritual Life
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Pray All Day: 13 Simple Ways to Increase Your Spiritual Life

Want to pray more, but feeling overwhelmed? Prayer does not need to be tedious or difficult. Here are 13 simple ways to pray more and...

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Fr. Jim Blount’s 2025 Schedule: Where to See Him This Year
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Fr. Jim Blount’s 2025 Schedule: Where to See Him This Year

Fr. Jim Blount, SOLT, has a full schedule of events in 2025—from a Divine Mercy Conference in Dublin to pilgrimages in Croatia and healing retreats...

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Illumination of Conscience (the Warning): Will it Happen in 2024?
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Illumination of Conscience (the Warning): Will it Happen in 2024?

Jesus and Our Lady have prophesied that in the end times, before the Great Tribulation, God will warn all of humanity. Here's when the Illumination...

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Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Hildegard of Bingen
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Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Hildegard of Bingen

Few saints shine as brightly across the centuries as Saint Hildegard of Bingen. Mystic, healer, and poet, her rediscovered wisdom seems divinely reserved for our...

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Adam's Voice Before the Fall: Music & the Soul According to St Hildegard
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Adam's Voice Before the Fall: Music & the Soul According to St Hildegard

Ever wonder why symphonies can make you tear up? St. Hildegard believed music taps into a deep, lost memory within our souls, evoking a sense...

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5-Day Virtual Retreat with Father Blount
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5-Day Virtual Retreat with Father Blount

Want to become a saint and achieve Mystical Union with God, right here in this life? I've been following exorcist Father Jim Blount on his...

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Catholic Reflections on Jewish Boy's Near Death Experience
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Catholic Reflections on Jewish Boy's Near Death Experience

Natan, a 15-year-old Israeli teenager, was clinically dead for 15 minutes and received a very special grace: a tour of Heaven and Hell. What can...

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