Pope Francis: Disabled people are not in humanity’s minor ‘leagues’ Brian Schoonover December 3, 2019 Vatican News Vatican City, Dec 3, 2019 / 10:03 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Tuesday that disabled people make important contributions to humanity, and called discrimination against them a sin. The pope added that disabled...
Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest Brian Schoonover December 3, 2019 Daily Readings Reading 1 Is 11:1-10 On that day,A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots a bud shall blossom.The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him:a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,A...
Dec. 3 Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest, Memorial Brian Schoonover December 3, 2019 Saint of the Day St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was born in the castle of Xavier in Navarre, Spain. In 1525 he went to Paris where he met St. Ignatius Loyola and with whom he received Holy Orders in Venice in 1537. In 1540 he...
