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St. Benedict

Posted on 11 July 2008

The founder of the Benedictine Order, St. Benedict (ca. 480-547) came from a distinguished Italian family (his sister was St. Scholastica). He studied in Rome as a young man, but disturbed by the city’s sinful and chaotic nature, he chose…

A Stradivarius Must Be Played

Posted on 30 November 1999

By Fr. Stephen AnamNinth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dt 11:18, 26-28, 32 / Ps 31:2-3, 3-4, 17, 25 / Rom 3:21-25, 28 / Mt 7:21-27

A violin by the 18th century Italian luthier (maker of stringed instruments) Antonio Stradivari was once purchased by…

The Splendor of Truth Will Lead You

Posted on 30 November 1999

2 Tim 1:1-3; 6-12/ Mk 12:18-27

Today we move into the marvelous personal letter from Saint Paul to Saint Timothy. As usual, Paul does not waste time getting to the heart of his matter:

<i>”Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the…

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