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https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/17761/slideshows/homeLarge/DSC_0090-Edit.jpg Bishop Rhoades visits St. Augustine Parish to celebrate the parish's 90th Anniversary.

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- It is Our Duty and Salvation, Always and Everywhere, to Give Thanks to God
  
  Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, “The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth,” 1914 COMMENTARY: It is the glory of God that we should recognize him as our Father. To thank him is right and just, for everything we...
- Thanksgiving is Under Assault in Many Different Ways
  
  Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, “The First Thanksgiving,” c. 1915 The woke are like the Puritans. Both could benefit from a day of thanksgiving and penance.
- How Gratitude Can Change Your Life
  
  James Tissot [1836-1902], “The Healing of Ten Lepers” “Remember the past with gratitude. Live the present with enthusiasm. Look forward to the future with confidence.” —St. John Paul II
- ‘Thank You, Thank You, My God!’: A Story of Grace, Gratitude and Thanksgiving
  
  Unsplash and public domain St. Josephine Bakhita is an inspiring witness to gratitude and hope. This Thanksgiving, as 2020 draws to a close, consider keeping the trials — and joy — of St. Josephine...
- This Thanksgiving, Put Your Hands Together for God
  
  Unsplash We give thanks in a special way this Thanksgiving Day for all that we have received. COMMENTARY: Giving thanks to God during a crisis may be the purest form of giving thanks since it...
- Two Newly-Elected Pro-life Catholic Congresswomen Discuss Abortion, Faith, and Outreach
  
  Courtesy photo Michelle Fischbach and Lisa McClain. Michelle Fischbach and Lisa McClain are part of the record-breaking number of 17 pro-life women who won election to the House of Representatives...

Today's Readings
- Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 RV 20:1-4, 11—21:2
  Responsorial Psalm PS 84:3, 4, 5-6A AND 8A
  Gospel LK 21:29-33
News from the Vatican
- ‘Make space at the table’: Pope urges valuing, welcoming all human life
  
  Pope Francis admits he is not an economist, but he is a pastor.
- Communities that take their own ‘path’ lack Holy Spirit, pope says
  
  Pope Francis said he was dismayed by Catholic communities and groups that claim to be working to improve church life, but attempt to do so without prayer, the Eucharist and unity with the rest of the...
Catholic News Service
- Court says N.Y. pandemic limits on houses of worship restrict religious freedom
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a 5-4 decision issued just before midnight Nov. 25, the Supreme...
- COMMENTARY: Healing the malady of division, start with friendship
  
  The headline grabbed my attention: “You are no longer my mother”! The Reuters article, written...
- Study leads to benchmarks for sexual misconduct policies at seminaries
  
  Policy benchmarks developed from a study of sexual harassment and misconduct at seminaries and religious...
- Bishops say Advent during pandemic can be a time to draw closer to Jesus
  
  CLEVELAND (CNS) — The pandemic and new limits on daily activities present a special time...
- Food banks do their best to help families have a hearty Thanksgiving meal
  
  PATERSON, N.J. (CNS) — Going hungry is bad enough at any time, but at Thanksgiving,...

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