Conquering Spiritual and Bodily Desires: A Homily for the Circumcision of the Lord and St. Basil the Great

Photo: foma.ru      In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters, the commemoration of sacred events connected with the name of Jesus Christ is always salvific, edifying, and comforting for the faithful. The holy Church therefore tries to imprint as many memories of Jesus Christ as…

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Report: Pete Hegseth’s FBI Background Check Unveiled Before Confirmation Hearings

A new report claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background check concerning Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, has been viewed by two senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee and is “unremarkable.” According to Punchbowl News, the only two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee who…

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Minnesota Emergency Rooms Strained by ‘Quad-Demic’ of COVID, Flu, RSV, and Norovirus

Patients are piling up in Minnesota emergency rooms once again, but it’s not just from COVID-19. State health officials say influenza is making a comeback, combining with COVID, norovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to put more pressure on Minnesota hospitals than they’ve faced since the end of the pandemic. Thursday’s weekly update of COVID activity only…

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