...decree forbidding marriage. In order to increase troops for his army, he forbade young men to marry, believing that single men made better soldiers than married men. Valentine defied this...
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St. Valentine of Rome
Reflection of the Gospel John 14:15–21
...to be united, for his will represents our true good. He asks for our obedience out of love, not fear. There is a tendency in today’s society to separate love...
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Come, Holy Spirit
We know the Holy Spirit by many names: ‘Advocate’, as Jesus says in today’s Gospel, ‘Comforter, ‘Helper’, and some of us used to say, “Holy Ghost”. But a lot of...
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My Peace I Give You
...message of peace he gave them at the Last Supper. That message of peace is still being proclaimed today. Not even a month ago, Pope Leo held a Prayer Vigil...
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