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  St. John of the Cross - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/12/14/st---john-of-the-cross--priest-ad-doctor-of-the-church--discalce.html

SAINTS DECEMBER 14    St. Fingar, 5th century. Martyr of Cornwall, England, with Phiala, his sister, and companions. Irish by birth, the martyrs were slain at Hoyle, near Penzance, by pagans. ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, PRIEST AD DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, DISCALCED CARMELITE Saint John of the Cross was a 16th century Spanish theologian and mystic. Together with Saint Teresa of Jesus, he reformed the Carmelite Order. He was proclaimed Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI in 1926 and, traditionally, is nicknamed the "Mystic Doctor". https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/12/14/st---john-of-the-cross--priest-ad-doctor-of-the-church--discalce.html   

  Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: 'Silence' - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-12/jubilee-films-hope-greg-apparcel-review-silence.html

  The Ugly Truth About Gay Adoption https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-ugly-truth-about-gay-adoption?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare

  "The process of decivilization may begin with profound distrust in institutions and government leaders, but that distrust gets far worse in a society where people brutalize one another. There is no shortcut back to a robust democracy," @AdrienneLaF writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/12/decivilization-political-violence-civil-society/680961/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

‘Blue Bloods’: The Most Catholic Network TV Series Bids Farewell| National Catholic Register : ‘Blue Bloods’: The Most Catholic Network TV Series Bids Farewell COMMENTARY: For the past 14 years on Friday nights, the Reagan family endured the pains of policing with the help of God’s grace.

  Lay ‘episcopal delegate’ added to Eucharistic Prayer in Belgian province https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/female-episcopal-delegate-added-to