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September 8th is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, where we recall her birth and role in the divine plan for our salvation. The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of only three birthdays honored in the liturgical year: the others being that of St. John the Baptist and that of Jesus…

Fr. Robert Hugh Benson was a British priest and science fiction novelist who lived at the turn of the 20th century in Britain. In his 1911 novel, The Dawn of All, the protagonist, Msgr. Masterman, wakes up as an amnesiac in 1970s Britain to find that the whole world has become Catholic and takes the…

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s remarks that the idea rights come from God is a “theocratic” notion representative of the mindset of Iranian ayatollahs is the latest controversy lighting up social media. One might be tempted to dismiss it as momentary outrage clickbait, but resist the temptation. Why? First, because the claim is not true. It…