Saint Marguerite d’Youville | Canada’s First Saint & Mother of the Poor | Saint Story for Kids Saint Marguerite d'Youville was the first native-born Canadian saint and a powerful witness to Christian charity lived through hardship. Born in 1701 in New France (modern-day Canada), she married young and was soon widowed, left with children and heavy debts after her husband’s death. Rather than giving in to despair, Marguerite entrusted her life to God and responded to suffering with mercy. She opened her home to the poor, the sick, and those rejected by society. In time, she founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, affectionately known as the Grey Nuns, a community dedicated to serving the most vulnerable with dignity and compassion. Despite criticism, poverty, and illness, Saint Marguerite persevered with remarkable faith. Her work laid the foundation for Catholic charitable institutions across Canada and beyond, including hospitals, orphanages, and shelters. She died on December 23…More
Mary Margaret Dufrost de Lajemmarais d’Youville Marie-Marguérite d’Youville Marie-Marguérite Dufrost de Lajemmerais Memorial 23 December 16 October on some calendars Profile Eldest of sixchildren born to Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais, who died in her youth, and Renee de Varennes; niece of Laverendrye, who ‘discovered’ the Rocky Mountains. Her fatherdied when Marguerite was seven. Educated for two years by the Ursulines in Quebec, she returned home at age 13 to help her mother raise her younger siblings, and to teach them what she’d learned. Her motherre-married, her step-father an Irishphysician who was considered an outsider by their friends; the family fell out of favour in their own town, and moved to Montreal. There on 12 August1722 at age 21, Marguerite married François de Youville, and the couple lived with his mother. François proved to be a negligent, adulterous bootlegger. Marguerite was mother of sixchildren, four of whom died in infancy; both …More
SUMMA Contra Gender Equality On Whether Modern Gender Equality Is According to Divine and Natural Order According to Jewish and Christian Tradition QUESTION I Whether gender hierarchy belongs to the order of creation according to the Law Article 1. Whether Sacred Scripture teaches equality of role between man and woman Objections It seems that man and woman are equal in role, since both are created in the image of God (Gen 1:27). Further, subjection appears to be a result of sin (Gen 3:16), not creation. Further, Jewish law emphasizes justice, which seems to imply equality of authority. Sed Contra Scripture states: “The LORD God said: It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him” (Gen 2:18). Rabbinic tradition teaches: “The man is commanded, the woman assists” (Yevamot 65b). St. Paul affirms the same order: “For man was not made from woman, but woman from man” (1 Cor 11:8). Respondeo Sacred Scripture and Jewish tradition unanimously affirm …More
Pope Leo Celebrates his First ‘Bambinelli Sunday’ Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Bambinelli Sunday by blessing the statues of the Infant Jesus brought by children and families during the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, continuing the Advent tradition. Greeting young pilgrims, the pope invited them to place the blessed figures in Nativity scenes at home, in schools, and in parish centers, and asked them to remember him in their prayers. In his reflection, Pope Leo pointed to Saint Joseph as a model of mercy, sensitivity, and obedience to God, urging the faithful to live these virtues in the final days of Advent as they prepare for Christmas. shalomworldnews
Just in the first 18 months since his installation as the fifth Bishop of Charlotte, Martin has repeatedly been in the news for his leadership style, haste in implementing changes, and overall incompatibility with the culture of the diocese. What is most shocking and unsettling to many is Bishop Martin’s hyper-focus on what has been perceived (both inside and outside of the diocese) as Charlotte’s most noted achievements: reverent parish liturgies and booming vocations. Earlier this year Martin made headlines for his decision to expel all remaining diocesan Latin Masses from their parishes, segregating all the TLM faithful to a single chapel hours away from their parish homes.
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23.12.2025 CARDINAL FERNANDEZ, BISHOP PETER LIBASI AND FR. GEORGES LAIRE, TRY TO FORCE VATICAN COUNCIL II RED UPON A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY WHICH CHOOSES VATICAN COUNCIL II, BLUE Sister Marie Philomena micm, Directoress of the St. Augustine Institute of Wisdom in New Hampshire is a Feeneyite on Vatican Council II.For her it is Vatican Council II, blue. The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in NH accept all Magisterial Documents interpreted rationally unlike Pope Leo and the local bishop. A Decree of Prohibitions has been issued against the religious community at the St. Benedict Center NH by the Vatican. Fr.Georges de Laire, Judicial Vicar in the diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, USA, must clarify for the people in NH if he interprets Vatican Council II with Cushingism or Feeneyism, red or blue, irrational or rational, and is this honest, Catholic and legal. He presently forces the St. Augustine Institute of Wisdom, St. Benedict Center, New Hampshire, to also interpret …More
From the day that our Lady made to Bethlehem with her holy husband. DAILY MEDITATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF OUR HOLY FAITH, By the P. Alonso de Andrade FROM THE COMPANY OF JESUS. PRAYER TO BEGIN By the sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies delier us, Lord, our God. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. My Lord and my God: I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me. I adore you with deep reverence. I ask you for forgiveness of my sins and grace to make this time of prayer fruit. My Mother Immaculate, Saint Joseph, my father and lord, my guardian Angel: intercede for me. Meditation From the day that our Lady made to Bethlehem with her holy husband. POINT ONE. Consider the treatments of the Divine Providence, which ordered that Caesar Augustus order by edict that the whole orb was headed, each in the city of its origin, to take on this occasion the glorious Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin to Bethlehem, where they had their prosapy …More
The night Trump saved Christmas! Thank you Philosopher! ~ A brilliant animated video! ~ Wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful & healthy New Year! ~ Warmest regards, Credo!
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I saw Joseph… arranging a seat and couch for Mary in the so-called Suckling Cave of Abraham, which was also the sepulcher of Maraha, his nurse. It was more spacious than the cave of the Crib. Mary remained there some hours, while Joseph was making the latter more habitable. He brought also from the city many different little vessels and some dried fruits. Mary told him that the birth hour of the Child would arrive on the coming night. It was then nine months since her Conception by the Holy Ghost [when Christ had become incarnate upon the Angel’s salutation to Mary]. She begged him to do all in his power that they might receive as honorably as possible this Child promised by God, this Child supernaturally conceived; and she invited him to unite with her in prayer for those hard-hearted people who would afford Him no place of shelter. Joseph proposed to bring some pious women whom he knew in Bethlehem to her assistance; but Mary would not allow it, she declared that she had no need of …More
IV Sunday of Advent. From the doctrine of the Gospel. (Lc. 3.) DAILY MEDITATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF OUR HOLY FAITH, By the P. Alonso de Andrade FROM THE COMPANY OF JESUS. PRAYER TO BEGIN By the sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies delier us, Lord, our God. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. My Lord and my God: I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me. I adore you with deep reverence. I ask you for forgiveness of my sins and grace to make this time of prayer fruit. My Mother Immaculate, Saint Joseph, my father and lord, my guardian Angel: intercede for me. Meditation IV Sunday of Advent. From the doctrine of the Gospel. (Lc. 3.) Reigning Tiberius Caesar, etc., God sent his word on St. John, inhabitant of the desert, and came along the banks of the Jordan preaching baptism of penance, according to what Isaiah prophesied, voice of the one who cries in the desert, aperceive the ways to the Lord, etc. POINT ONE. Consider that,…More
Mon Dec 22, 2025 - 12:02 pm EST (Fr. James Altman) — Dear family, the following is 100% true – staggeringly true – every word. So I’m sharing a Christmas story from my church bulletin, a story of unimaginable grace from a few years ago, long before X and Substack, when all I ever posted was in that bulletin: Imagine serving as a minister of God’s grace for a 21 year-old child of God, bringing faith and hope and love into her life for several years, holding her hand, trying to lift her up from a life of hell no one even could imagine – including a mother suffering from debilitating mental illness and an aunt who “pimped” her out as a young teen in order to support her own addiction. Imagine being a human “guardian angel” who brought this broken child from the edge, even allowing her to live for a time in your family home while she turned her life around. Imagine celebrating her baptism, and the baptism of her own little girl. Then imagine serving at that 21-year-old’s funeral, …
Comeback Director Just Popped Up in the New Epstein Files Director Spotted in Epstein Files Filmmaker Brett Ratner has been spotted in one of the thousands of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice on Friday. In the image, Ratner can be seen with Jean-Luc Brunel, the late French model scout who was accused of supplying girls to Jeffrey Epstein and others. Disgraced ‘Melania’ Director Spotted in Epstein … Micro News Hub
They knew Clinton was a philanderer & womanizer way back when he ran for President in 1990s. Many feminists even bragged that they would let him "have his way with them" (actually they put it MUCH more crudely!) as long as he protected the vaunted "freedom of choice" = ABORTION
Isaiah 62:1-5 “Nations shall behold your vindication, and all kings your glory.” This is the announcement of God’s coming to us. Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 John the Baptist said, “Behold, one is coming after me; I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet.” God keeps his sandals. Moses, the man, takes off his sandals before God. For that time, the message was a sign that it is God who is present. Matthew 1:1-25 The genealogy leading up to Jesus indicates that he is truly 100% Man while also being truly 100% God. He comes to bring joy to earth and into hearts. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.