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Dear Friends,
What the Psalmist says of the sun seems especially true in August: There is nothing concealed from its burning heat (19:7). And although hot temperatures can be tough, the summer sun seems appropriate given this month’s major liturgical feasts. On August 6, we celebrate the Transfiguration, when Jesus’ face shone like the sun. On the 15th, we will hear of a woman clothed with the sun as we celebrate the Assumption of Our Lady. May God, the Father of lights, fill your life with his brightness.
In Jesus and Mary, |
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Rev. Philip Nolan, O.P. Editor-in-Chief |
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SAINT WHO?Saints Who Took Detours in Life |
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This month’s saints led lives marked by detours—ranging from radical conversion to startling acts of humility. |
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…and these great features |
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| Holy Places by Anthony Esolen
The Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Annaba, Algeria, formerly Hippo, honors the city’s greatest son: Saint Augustine. |
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| She Pondered These Things in Her Heart by Wendy-Irene Zepeda
There is an incongruity about parenthood: giving life and love to creatures meant to know and love the infinite God. |
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| Great Conversion Stories by John Janaro
Sir Francis Burnand (1836–1917) had a long career as a comic actor and writer after leaving Anglican seminary to become Catholic. |
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| Our Life in Christ by Father Richard Veras
Fidelity to the life of grace during vacation time, especially Sunday Mass, is a powerful reminder of our final end. |
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| Credible Witnesses by Heather King
Venerable Margaret Sinclair (1900–1925), a Poor Clare sister, succumbed to tuberculosis with heroic patience. |
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| Essay: Saint Dominic by Anne Burleigh
Saint Dominic’s preaching against heresy was driven by his realization that a rightly ordered soul starts with a rightly ordered mind. |
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| A Father’s Blessing by William R. Hamant
Family life reminds us that even though we should not do good things because others are watching, setting a good example is imperative. |
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LECTIO DIVINAA Prayerful Reading of Sacred Scripture |
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“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
The Gospel for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sunday, August 9, 2026) Matthew 14:22-33 |
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| Cover Commentary
La Maestà
Cimabue depicts Our Lady in majesty, holding her regal Son, with a mix of iconographic and naturalistic elements. |
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| | La Maestà (detail), Cimabue (c. 1240–1302), Louvre Museum, Paris. |
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Art Commentary
Coronation of the Virgin
Lippi imbues the scene of the Virgin’s coronation with apocalyptic imagery to symbolize the Church in splendor. |
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Read the commentary by Amy Giuliano |
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Coronation of the Virgin (1469), Fra Filippo Lippi (1406–1469), Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy. |
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| Prayer Intentions
Following the example of the apostles gathered around Mary after the Resurrection, let us pray together united in faith. |
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