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Patron Saint of Catholic Schools

Patron Saint of Catholic Schools

As we know, this is Catholic Schools Week throughout the United States. How wonderful to celebrate today the patron saint of all Catholic Schools and a highly revered member of our Dominican Order, St. Thomas Aquinas. Thomas was born in southern Italy in 1225 of noble descent, and at 5 years old his parents gave…

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St. Henry Suso

St. Henry Suso

Feast day January 25 Anyone who endures dryness at prayer or feels abandoned by God will find instruction, and perhaps some relief, in the experience of Henry Suso. A mystic who called himself the “servant of Eternal Wisdom,” he endured long stretches of spiritual darkness interrupted only by occasional bursts of brightness. Henry’s life says…

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Astonished at His Teaching

Astonished at His Teaching

If a student walked into a classroom and announced to his peers, ‘there’s no class today’, the students would probably question him. But if the teacher walked into the room and announced no class, he would probably be stampeded by the students rushing to leave. The difference in responses is that the teacher had the…

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Reflection on the Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

Reflection on the Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

It is one of the great experiences in life: to be chosen for something. Remember walking down the school hallway to where the list of who made the basketball team, or the school play, was posted? And the feeling you got when you saw your name? As we get older, the stakes get higher, but…

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