Saint Nicholas: The true story of Santa Claus He was ordained and appointed abbot of a monastery by his uncle, the archbishop of Myra in Lycia. When the Archbishop passed away, Nicholas was elected to the vacant see. Throughout his life, he retained the bright and guileless manners of his early years. St. Nicholas is the special protector of the innocent. When he heard that three girls were being abandoned by their father, he intervened. He set out at night and flung a bag of gold into the father's house. Upon awakening, the father deemed the gift a godsend and dowered his eldest child. St. Nicholas was overjoyed and did likewise for the second daughter. During his third attempt, he was discovered. The father approached Nicholas and kissed the latter's feet saying, "Why dost thou conceal thyself from me? Thou hast delivered my soul and my daughters from sin." St. Nicholas is usually depicted beside a vessel. It represents where three children were trapped, and Nicholas either saved them …More
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And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish; because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying:
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Saint Nicholas of Myra - December 6 Also known as Nicholas of Bari Nicholas of Lpnenskij Nicholas of Lipno Nicholas of Sarajskij Nicholas the Miracle Worker Klaus… Mikulas… Nikolai… Nicolaas… Nicolas… Niklaas… Niklas… Nikolaus… Santa Claus Memorial 6 December 22 May (translation of relics (9 May on the Julian calendar)) Profile Priest. Abbot. Bishop of Myra, Lycia (modern Turkey). Generous to the poor, and special protector of the innocent and wronged. Many stories grew up around him prior to his becoming associated with Santa Claus. Some examples Upon hearing that a local man had fallen on such hard times that he was planning to sell his daughters into prostitution, Nicholas went by night to the house and threw three bags of gold in through the window, saving the girls from an evil life. These three bags, gold generously given in time of trouble, became the three golden balls that indicate a pawn broker’s shop. He raised to life three young boys who had been murdered and …More
December 6 Saint Nicholas Archbishop of Myra in Lycia († 342) Saint Nicholas, the patron Saint of Russia, has won the warmest of praises from other Saints such as Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Peter Damian, who called him the glory of young men, the honor of the elderly, the splendor of priests and the light of Pontiffs. All the world was filled with his praises, Saint Peter added. The universal Church, in the Collect of his office, claims that God made known his nobility by an infinite number of miracles. He was born during the third century, nephew of the Archbishop of Myra. He had lost his parents while still very young, and he desired not to conserve his rich heritage. Gradually he gave away everything of which he could dispose, establishing dowries for poor maidens and seeking out the needy wherever they could be found. The Archbishop, his uncle, already aware of his vocation to sanctity, ordained Saint Nicholas priest and appointed him Abbot of the monastery of Holy Sion near …More
The Vatican on Thursday published the conclusions of its study commission on women deacons. The Commission rules out admitting women to the diaconate understood as a degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders, but without issuing a definitive judgment at this time. The report stresses repeatedly that the negative assessment is “strong” yet “does not permit formulating a definitive judgment,” unlike the case of priestly ordination. Submission of the Report to Pope Leo XIV On 18 September, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, President of the Study Commission on the Female Diaconate, submitted to Pope Leo XIV a detailed synthesis of the Commission’s work. The report reflects several years of historical, theological, and pastoral investigation. Historical Findings: A Non-Sacramental Ancient Practice The Commission revisited the findings of two earlier Vatican commissions. Historical research confirms that, in the early Church, the title deaconess appeared in different regions and periods, but with …More
I’m pretty sure John Paul II permanently closed the door on that, with what may be an infallible definition of the priesthood, but memories are short now as legacy is considered a faux-pas.
A Vatican commission set up by Pope Francis in 2020 concluded that the Catholic Church should not move forward with ordaining women as deacons, based on historical and theological findings that rule out admitting women to the sacramental diaconate. However, the commission emphasized that its conclusion is not a final or definitive judgment.
Švicar Emanuel Brünisholz je 2. decembra 2025 začel prestajati desetdnevno zaporno kazen. Zavrnil je plačilo globe v višini 3.000 frankov, ki mu je bila naložena zaradi komentarja na Facebooku. Decembra 2022 je namreč zapisal, da bi, če bi "čez 200 let ekshumirali ljudi LGBTQI, našli le moška ali ženska okostja". Vse drugo je označil za "duševno bolezen, ki se spodbuja s šolskimi programi". Objavo je prijavil policiji, avgusta 2023 pa je med zaslišanjem potrdil avtorstvo. Preganjali so ga na podlagi švicarskega protidiskriminacijskega zakona, sodišče pa je odločilo, da je njegov komentar pomenil javno omalovaževanje homoseksualcev in kršil človekovo dostojanstvo. Primer je od takrat v Švici sprožil intenzivno razpravo o svobodi govora in dometu zakonodaje o sovražnem govoru.
Švajčiar Emanuel Brünisholz si 2. decembra 2025 začal odpykávať 10-dňový trest odňatia slobody. Odmietol zaplatiť pokutu 3 000 frankov uloženú za komentár na Facebooku. V decembri 2022 napísal, že ak by sa "o 200 rokov exhumovali LGBTQI ľudia, našli by sa len mužské alebo ženské kostry". Všetko ostatné označil za "duševnú chorobu podporovanú prostredníctvom školských osnov". Príspevok bol nahlásený polícii a v auguste 2023 pri výsluchu potvrdil jeho autorstvo. Bol stíhaný na základe švajčiarskeho antidiskriminačného zákona, pričom súd rozhodol, že jeho komentár predstavoval verejné znevažovanie homosexuálov a porušoval ľudskú dôstojnosť. Prípad odvtedy podnietil vo Švajčiarsku intenzívnu diskusiu o slobode prejavu a dosahu právnych predpisov o nenávistných prejavoch.
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Bishop Erik Varden: chastity is integrity, "to harmonize my carnal desires towards life in Christ" Convert of Lutheranism and Norwegian traps, one of his last books is about the virtue of chastity. Monsignor Erik Varden, OCS [Cistercian Order of the Cistercian Order of the Stense Of Observance] is bishop of Trondheim, Norway. Baptized in the Lutheran Church, which in Norway was the official Church until 2012, I grew up in a family without a very explicit Christian practice. My religious search began at the age of 14 or 15, caused by an inner thirst, fueled by literature and music. I was 17 years old when I first visited a monastery, a little by chance. Monastic life scared me a little because of its radicalism; at the same time, it fascinated me deeply. During my first year in Cambridge, a Marist priest, professor of Irish history, accompanied my conversion to Catholicism: we read together all the documents of the Second Vatican Council, an excellent preparation. I stayed at the university …More
We continue posting Advent reflections by the Church Fathers. It's a good way to prepare to celebrate Christmas. The reflections and quotations come from the book called, Advent and Christmas with the Church Fathers by Marco Pappalardo. Introduction “You see, my children, we cannot forget that we have a soul to save and an eternal life awaiting us. The world, wealth, pleasure, and honors will all pass; heaven and hell will never pass. Let us therefore be attentive!” These are the words used by the Holy Curé of Ars to address his faithful, and they invite each of us today to prepare a beautiful inner garment for the Lord and to seek out the best tailor—spiritual assistance—for the most fashionable event of our lives. Reflection from Caesarius of Arles, Sermons, 187, 3.5 If the king of this world or a family father invited you to his birthday celebration, what garment would you wear other than the newest, most elegant, and most handsome one, so that neither its old age, nor little …
www.stnicholascenter.org A great resource center for information on Saint Nicholas of Bari...