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I don't know if there are specific prayers for Catholic lawyers(the most well known one is Matt Murdock, alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil) but have you tried St Justin, he is supposed...

Which film or TV episode dealing with the issue of capital punishment had the most effect on you? I would have to say films like "Dead Man Walking" and " Last Dance"(both of which came out in 1996,...

The whole point of my OP was to draw attention to the tendency to use the atom bombing of both Japanese cities as a convenient stick with to bear "Uncle Sam" by the professional "!America haters" of...

John Vianney was born in 1786, his early childhood was disrupted by first the French Revolution when he was three(including of course the anti-clerical excesses of the Jacobins) and the subsequent...

The "usual suspects"(ie the professional America haters of the far Left) such as the Morning Star(organ of the British Communist Party, notorious for kissing Stalin's *** during the Cold War) have...

Tomorrow is the eighty anniversary of the Blessed Martyrs of Nowogrodek, a group of Holy Family Sisters who were martyred during the Nazi occupation of Poland lion August 1, 1943. Like their fellow...

This coming Monday is the feast day of St Ignatius de Loyola(born Inigo), founder of the Society of Jesus(or as they are commonly known the Jesuits), although I claim no especial devotion to him, it...

Please pray for singer Sinead O'Connor, a troubled soul in life who hopefullyhas found peace with God!

Terry

Is Father Gabriele Amorth(1925-2016), who was played by actor Russell Crowe in the recent film "The Pope's Exorcist" under consideration by the Holy See for beatification and eventual canonization?...

As I am planning to go to Philadelphia to visit my cousins forThanksgiving this coming autumn(November 6- December 3), I thought it might be intriguing to draw attention to a possible candidate for...

Whilst PARENTS may have the right to regulate their children's reading or viewing material(HATE that word "censorship") in my own country(UK) there is a 9.00 pm watershed before any adult related...

As I noted in my OP, the Swedish government expressly condemned the burning of the Koran as did Pope Francis even though Sweden is a Lutheran NOT a Catholic country( OK it may have been the...

Full disclosure: the burning of a Koran and the proposed burning of a Torah(the Jewish holy book) in Sweden was condemned not just by the Swedish government(which officially disassociated itself from...

I painted a portrait of this saint many years ago but do not claim to have any devotion to her. I was mildly surprised to discover that yesterday was her feast day. Kateri Tekakwitha was born in...

I am an artist and much to my surprise I NEVER get tired of painting portraits of St.Priscilla. Something or someone outside my OWN consciousness must be at play here!

Terry

Today is of the course the feast day of SS Priscilla and Aquila(her husband , fellow Christian convert and martyr). It feels rather strange to write an article about a saint(even your patron saint)...

Please pray for the late Della Reese who sadly passed away a few days ago, Ms Reese is best known for her role as "Tess" in the series "Touched By An Angel"(1994-2003) starring Roma Downey- she acted...

Please pray for Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, who has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing an operation!

Terry

I must admit to a certain interest in this saint- not only is he named after the Spanish Jesuit missionary(as is my own patron saint Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos) but I once worked with a woman who...

Please pray for the four men who perished aboard the submersible "Titan", preferably through the intercession of St Erasmus, patron saint of seafarers!

Terry

First of all , Columba(which means "dove" in Gaelic just as Paloma does in Spanish; it is usually abbreviated to Colm in Ireland much like the Irish actor Colm Meaney who played "Chief Miles O'Brien"...

Please pray for televangelist Pat Robertson and ... FBI agent Robert Hansen ...(see his Wikipedia bio entry)!

Praying for him thorugh the intercession of St Moses the Black, patron saint of repentant criminals!

Terry

Catholic, Eastern Orthodox or Protestant(Lutheran or Anglican ), we all worship the same God!(albeit in differing ways)!

Terry

PS Coincidence has been termed God's way of remaining anonymous!

Strange how coincidence runs, on Saturday I was idly flipping through Wikipedia when I came across an article about St Andrei Rublev, a Russian icon painter. I vaguely remembered that there had been...