Tuesday is the Feast of the Apostle Saint James the Greater, who greatly loved Our Lord and in return was most dear to Jesus. The brother of Saint John the Evangelist, he died a martyr's death in 44 A.D., the earliest Apostle to offer his life for another. All but John, the Beloved Disciple, followed him in martyrdom for Jesus and the One, True Faith.
For more, see INSPIRATION.
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It didn't take long for the Holy Father to swing back into action as he intervened in the crucial mideast Peace Talks at Camp David, calling for a unilateral agreement where the UN would govern Jerusalem, allowing all faiths to practice their religion freely. This way it would be open not only to Jew and Palestinian, but Muslim, Catholic and other faiths.
For more, see NEWS.
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Cyndi Cain in her touching SYMPHONY OF SUFFERING column, continues to share with the reader the effects of the healing waters of Lourdes and how God works in His time to heal us where we need it most. Sometimes it is physical, sometimes it is in our own psyche but always it is in our spiritual formation that healing helps the most as she explains in Healing by God's Timetable
For more, see FEATURES.
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Tuesday is the 1,749th anniversary of the death of the saintly Offero, a Palestinian who aided travelers in fording the unpredictable streams of the Jordan. Legend has it that after being baptized by Jesus, he was given the name Saint Christopher - "Christ bearer." Even after being de-emphasized after Vatican II, he is still considered by many as the Patron of Travelers.
For more, see CURRENTS.
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