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Belloc on Observing Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

John Cuddeback at Bacon from Acorns: Christmas is not the birth of Christ; what the birth of Christ was, and is, will never change. Christmas is a celebration, a remembrance and marking of the birth … Continue reading →

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Francis Asked Football Manager Not To Make Sign Of The Cross

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Francis convinced the former football player and current manager of Italy’s national team Roberto Mancini, 57, not to make the Sign of the Cross on the football field, Mancini told Italian television TG5 (December 20, Italian video sequence below). Mancini … Continue reading →

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