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  Are We in a Religious War? https://www.youtube.com/live/pJMSUhH2BMQ?si=qc23qs7W5eGxbNuw

  The current Israeli-American war against Iran involves the three great monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which imparts the conflict with serious religious implications. We’ll look at how this war is—and isn’t—a religious war. https://crisismagazine.com/podcast/are-we-in-a-religious-war

  Are we fighting against God or for Him Catholic teachings and magazine articles frequently suggest that human beings often fight against God through sin, disobedience, and pride, rather than direct, conscious opposition. This "fighting" is often a subtle resistance to His will, driven by selfishness, the effects of the Fall (concupiscence), or by attacking the Church and its unity.  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore  +4 Key Perspectives on Fighting Against God Sin as Resistance:  Articles suggest that every sin is a form of fighting with God because it separates us from His divine will and causes inner turmoil, as noted by the  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore . Spiritual Battle:  Catholic thought emphasizes a real, internal, and often boring "interior grind" of resisting temptation, gossip, and envy, rather than glamorous battles. It is a call to "fight the good fight of the faith" against spiritual adversaries, according to  Catho...

 SAINTS FOR MARCH 17  https://www.jesuit.org.sg/mar-17th-gabriel-lalemant-sj/ ST. JOHN SARCANDER, PRIEST AND MARTYR,  Martyred foe of the Hussites. He was born on December 20 at Skotschau, in Austrian Silesia, and educated at Prague. He was ordained in 1607 and served in various parishes, defending the faith against the Hussites. Mar.17 Bl. Peter Lieou, Roman Catholic Priest and Chinese Martyr. A Chinese native, he was converted to Catholicism and was consequently exiled to Mongolia in 1814. Permitted to return in 1827, he soon assisted the spread of Catholic missionary efforts and, during the persecution of Christianity by the Chinese government, managed to make his way into a prison where he gave comfort to Christian prisoners. He was caught and strangled. Feastday March 17 St. Joseph of Arimathea, 1st century. The councilor (Lk 23:50) who, after the Crucifixion, requested the body of Christ from Pontius Pilate and provided for a proper burial for Christ. An immensely p...

 SAINTS FOR MARCH 16  https://www.jesuit.org.sg/mar-16th-john-de-brebeuf-sj/ STS. HILARIOUS AND TAZIANO, MARTYRS OF AQUILEIA Bl. John Amias, 1589 A.D. Also called John Anne, a martyr in England. He was born and married near Wakefield where he became a cloth dealer. When his wife died, he went to Reims and was ordained a Priest in 1581. Returning to England, he worked until his arrest by English authorities. Hanged, drawn, and quartered at York with Blessed Robert Dalby, he was beatified in 1929.   Bl. Robert Dalby, 1589 A.D. English martyr. Born at Hemingborough, Yorkshire, he was a Protestant minister before he converted to Catholicism and left England to become a priest. Ordained in 1588 after studies at Douai and Reims, France, he returned home. The next year he was arrested and hanged, drawn, and quartered at York on March 16, with Blessed John Amias. He was beatified 1929.   St. Abban, 620 A.D. Abbot and Irish missionary. An Irish prince, Abban was the...

 SAINTS FOR MARCH 09  STS. FORTY MARTYRS OF SEBASTE Martyrs (Forty) of Armenia, Roman Catholic soldiers martyred by Emperor Licinius Licinianus at Sebaste, in modern Armenia. They are also called the Martyrs of Sebaste. The martyrs were forced to march naked upon the ice of a frozen lake after they refused to abjure the faith. Feastday March 10 ST. CATHERINE OF BOLOGNA, VIRGIN, CLARES-St Catherine of Bologna https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/74  ST. FRANCESCA ROMANA, FOUNDRESS OF THE OBLATES OF TOR DE’ SPECCHI St. Bosa, 705 A.D. Bishop of York, praised by St. Bede. Bosa was a Benedictine monk at Whitby, England a monastery ruled by St. Hilda. In 678, he was consecrated a bishop by St. Theodore. He was involved in St. Wilfrid's refusal to accept the division of the see of York. Bosa became the bishop in 691, when Wilfrid was exiled by King Aldfrid. St. Bede called Bosa a man of unusual merit and sanctity, "a man beloved of God."