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“La Petite Voie” of Thérése of Lisieux

October 6, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi

Here was one of the most brilliant popes the Church has ever seen declaring that little Thérése Martin was to be studied and analyzed alongside the great Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Robert Bellarmine! St. Therese of Lisieux: as a ch … [Read more...]

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Knowing Enough History to Defend It: Catholic History and Apologetics

September 25, 2013 by Stephanie A. Mann

The Church is distinctive among institutions in the history of mankind: it is human and yet divine; perfect, yet in need of reform; holy, yet made up of sinners; infallible, yet led by fallen, fallible humans. While many seem to … [Read more...]

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