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Consistory Creation of New Cardinals 2012

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Y20pwAut8

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Catholic Evangelism

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

https://gkupsidedown.blogspot.com/2012/02/catholic-evangelism.html     Evangelize with holy cards. Here’s the idea: I have had holy cards printed up with a beautiful Catholic image on the front and Bible verses on the back. It makes non-Catholics think twice–“errr a Catholic holy card, but with Bible verses??!! Maybe those Catholics know their Bible after all!!” So for example,…

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Be Inspired: A single Mother’s Story

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmpeIxe_WLw&

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Abortionist admits: babies born alive

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

by Kathleen Gilbert Tue Jul 26, 2011 16:10 EST   Prendergaft associate Randall Whitney reportedly testified that babies are born alive all the time after failed abortions and are then left to die.   ORLANDO, Florida, July 26, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In disturbing testimony during court proceedings against a well-known Florida abortionist, a fellow abortionist…

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Surrogate Mother Resists Abortion

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

Good news! – Surrogate mother resists abortion pressure, will keep baby by John Jalsevac Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:40 EST Last week I told you that there are two surrogate mothers right now who are being pressured to abort the babies they are carrying by the biological parents because of abnormalities. Well, I just found…

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Introducing Chant into Domestic Church

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012

Introducing Chant into the Domestic Church

[The following is an NLM guest article submitted to us by one of our readers after reading our post here, The Family Celebration of the Divine Office, published Dec. 1, 2011.]

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Introducing Chant into the Domestic Church

by J. Jacob Tawney

 

The music proper to the Roman Rite is Gregorian Chant. This point has been repeated by numerous Popes, by the Second Vatican Council, and by liturgical scholars spanning the centuries. There are many reasons for this, of course, but the primary one is that Gregorian Chant grew along side the liturgy, so much so that the two are intrinsically connected. Where there is liturgy, there is chant, and where chant is absent, the liturgy suffers greatly.

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Gloria VIII (De Angelis)

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 20, 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny5s89sqf5A&

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Old Roman Chant – Kyrie Eleison

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 19, 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDJtBh3LGJg

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Priest, and Pro-life Activists Arrested

By Saint Gabriels Newsroom | Feb 19, 2012

UPDATED: Catholic priest, pro-life activists arrested outside White House protesting Obama mandate by Kathleen Gilbert Thu Feb 16, 2012 13:39 EST Co-authored with John Jalsevac Updated: Feb. 16, 2012 at 4:48 pm EST. February 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Six pro-life activists, including one Catholic priest, were arrested this morning in front of the White House…

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