CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “‘He immediately received his sight and followed Him, giving glory to God’ – Saint Gregory the Great, Homilies on the Gospel, no.13; PL 76, 1081” – DailyGospel.org

Bright Sun, Clouds, Sky, adapted from image at anl.gov by Steven C. Welsh :: www.stevencwelsh.com :: www.stevencwelsh.info

“… We must understand the Miracles of our Lord and Savior … to believe that they have been truly done and that their meaning still signifies something else …. We do not know the historical identity of the blind man, but we know whom he mystically denotes. The blind man is the human race. In our first parents it was

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH: “U.S. bishops punt resolution encouraging Holy See to release McCarrick documents” – CNA

View of St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican from River

“On the last day of their fall meeting, the U.S. bishops’ conference voted down a resolution that would have ‘encouraged’ the Holy See to release all documents on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. … Cardinal William Levada, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said he did not support the resolution because

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “‘He was speaking about the temple of His Body’ – Saint Augustine Sermon Morin No. 3, 4; PLS 2, 664” – DailyGospel

Christ Breaking Bread, Photograph of Painting, adapted from image at loc.gov with credit to Detroit Publishing Co.

“… Why, then, did [God] build, or cause to be built, a temple? To prefigure Christ’s Body. … The True Temple, the Lord’s Body, also fell but has been Raised Up again, and raised up in such a way it will fall no more .… [O]ur bodies, joined to Christ our Head [] … together form … God’s temple. Together

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “The Road to Hell Is Paved with Indifference” – Msgr. Charles Pope/ Archdiocese of Washington

Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“… some people … resist, disbelieve, or even hate God … [or] engage[] in serious sins [yet] there are even more who have simply fallen into indifference and drifted away from God and the things of Heaven. … What makes this sort of rejection of God’s invitation so pernicious … Many today who live very secular lives, giving little or

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CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “NY’s Bishop John Jenik abused others, alleged victim says” – CNA

File Photos of Law Books and Gavel, adapted from image at fjc.gov

“… The case will be reviewed by the Vatican, most likely at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, sources say, before being passed to Pope Francis for judgment. Canon law establishes that only the pope may judge a penal matter involving a bishop, unless the pope delegates that responsibility elsewhere. …”

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CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “At least seven Christians killed in attack on bus in Egypt” – CNA

Egypt Map, adapted from image at export.gov

“At least seven Coptic Christians were killed and 12 more injured in Egypt when a bus traveling to a desert monastery south of Cairo was ambushed by Islamic militants who opened fire, Egyptian authorities said on Friday. The bus was traveling to the St. Samuel the Confessor monastery November 2, when a number of attackers approached the vehicle from nearby

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “The Whole Law, Standing on One Foot – A Homily for the 31st Sunday of the Year” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

File Photo of Sunrise at Joshua Tree National Park

“… Do not miss the point that the discussion of the greatest ‘law’ centers on the word ‘love.’ Most of us miss this connection between the law and love. … As Jesus insists and the ancient Jewish Shema articulates, love and law are in fact together; the law is an articulation of love. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITH: The Beatitudes

Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

[from Matthew 5:2-12] “… [Jesus] began to teach them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the

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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “Sing With All the Saints in Glory”

File Image of Pentecost Stained Glass Window Design Drawing, adapted from image at loc.gov attributed to J. & R. Lamb Studios 1857

“Sing with all the Saints in Glory; Sing the Resurrection Song! Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story, To the former days belong. All around the clouds are breaking. Soon the storms of time shall cease. In God’s likeness we awaken, Knowing everlasting peace. ….” Text: William J. Irons (1873); Music: Ode to Joy, Ludwig van Beethoven [featured image is file

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Master, I Want to See! [Jesus Gives Sight to the Blind]” – Salt and Light TV/Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB

File Photo of Sunrise at Joshua Tree National Park

“… Compassion for the outcast was a hallmark of Jesus’ ministry and healing stories in the Gospels never seem to be simply a reversal of physical misfortune. In the stories of those who ‘once were blind, but now they see,’ the connections between seeing and believing are so strong that these miracles worked by Jesus are more about growing in

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