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June 23, 2026
(2Ti 3:12-14) And
all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But
evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving
into error, But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned
and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast
learned them:
BISHOP ROBERT BARRON:
“The suffering Church is not an abstraction — these are our brothers
and sisters, driven from their homes for the simple act of professing
Christ.”
EWTN NEWS: Religious Freedom Week kicks off in the U.S.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is inviting dioceses across the
U.S. to join in observing Religious Freedom Week through prayer,
reflection, and action.
“Religious freedom allows the Church, and all religious communities, to
live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all,” the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website says. Religious Freedom
Week in the U.S. begins each year on June 22, the feast of St. Thomas
More and St. John Fisher.
This year, Catholics are invited to pray, reflect, and act on the
following intentions: political and anti-religious violence,
immigration enforcement, Africa, gender ideology, religious
discrimination, parental choice in education, federal grants, and
Nicaragua.
Each day, the U.S. bishops ask Catholics to pray for the day’s
intention in a specific way, offer a brief reflection on how Catholics
should think about the issue, and provide suggestions on concrete
actions Catholics can take to improve religious freedom in that
particular area.
So far, the dioceses of Arlington, Kalamazoo, Savannah, Toledo, and the
Archdiocese of Miami have posted information about the week on their
websites.
In a statement on the week’s patrons, the USCCB praised More and Fisher
for exemplifying “faithful citizenship,” and expressed hope that “their
example continue to illuminate the path for us, as we seek to
faithfully serve our Church and country.’
“It is good to love one’s country, but ultimate loyalty is due only to
Christ and his kingdom,” the USCCB said. “They never rose up to incite
rebellion or foment revolution. They were no traitors. But when the law
of the king came into conflict with the law of Christ, they submitted
to Christ. These men gave their lives for the freedom of the Church and
for freedom of conscience. They bear witness to the truth that no
government can make a claim on a person’s soul.”
DAILY COMPASS: Christianophobia at the World Cup Eat, pray and score, but only if you’re Muslim, not Christian
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Ladder of Divine
Ascent excerpt: Step 7- "On Joy-Making Mourning"
27. Genuine compunction is undistracted pain of
soul, in which it gives itself no relief but hourly imagines only its dissolution;
and it awaits, like cool water, the comfort of God who comforts humble
monks.
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