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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

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"The cloud reminds us of the hour of the Transfiguration, in which the bright cloud falls on Jesus and the disciples. It reminds us of ...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Quote of the Day

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"Easter is the new creation brought about by the Risen Lord; it is a new beginning; it is life finally made eternal by God’s victory ov...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Quote of the Day

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“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States of America into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fu...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

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"If man were merely a random product of evolution in some place on the margins of the universe, then his life would make no sense or mi...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Reflection for the Octave of Easter

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"This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death, where ...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Reflection for the Paschal Triduum

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"As Jesus walks the Way of the Cross, we place ourselves behind him, following in his footsteps. As we walk with him, we contemplate hi...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Reflection for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

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"Mary is truly humble and doesn’t want to show off. She acknowledges being little before God and is happy to be so. At the same time, s...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Quote of the Day

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"I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that off...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Quote of the Day

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"In this immersion of God in human suffering and in the abyss of evil lies the root of our justification. The 'return to God with a...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Glenn Youngkin: America's Next President?

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by Justin Soutar Trump fans in general and Republicans in particular who were bitterly disappointed by the results of last year’s election...

Quote of the Day

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"As the holy season of Lent begins, we are reminded that the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving have been foundational to our...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Quote of the Day

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"Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of o...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Quote of the Day

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"This year [2015] marks the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the guardian of lib...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

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"Christian life calls for dynamism and willingness to walk, allowing oneself to be guided by the Holy Spirit. Immobility isn’t appropri...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

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"Our united prayers, sacrifices, and efforts to protect human life and heal the wounds inflicted by abortion remain as important as eve...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

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"This liturgical season [Ordinary Time] will invite us to follow the Lord together, to listen to his Word and to imitate his gestures o...
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Reflection for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

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"In the Christian life, it is not enough to be knowledgeable: unless we step out of ourselves, unless we encounter others and worship...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Reflection for the Octave of Christmas

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"Jesus was born during a 'census of the whole world' ordered by Caesar Augustus, the emperor renowned for bringing the Pax Rom...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Quote of the Day

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"Piety and charity, mercy and abandonment: these are the virtues of the man from Nazareth that today’s liturgy shows us, so that they m...
Monday, December 8, 2025

Reflection for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

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"In Mary of Nazareth, we recognize our own history: the history of the Church, immersed in the common lot of humanity. By taking flesh ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Quote of the Day

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"In these four weeks of Advent, the liturgy leads us to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, while it reminds us that He comes every day in...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Quote for Thanksgiving Day

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"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the ser...
Sunday, November 23, 2025

Reflection for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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"In the crucified Jesus the divinity is disfigured, stripped of all visible glory and yet is present and real. Faith alone can recogn...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Quote of the Day

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"We are called to follow the example of the Master, who revealed the immensity of his love on the cross... Indeed, the persecution of C...
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Reflection for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)

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"God is the true wisdom that never ages, the authentic wealth that never corrupts, the happiness to which every man aspires in the dep...
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Justin Soutar
I'm a Catholic freelance writer who has published more than 100 articles on Vatican II and the liturgy, pro-life and religious liberty issues, American politics, and other topics in print and online publications such as Inside the Vatican, Catholic365, Intellectual Conservative, and OpEdNews. I'm also a classical pianist, composer/arranger and occasional recording artist. I served as music minister and liturgical assistant at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Lexington, Virginia, from 2016 to 2025 and am currently Director of Music at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Waynesboro, Virginia. I'm a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus with Richard F. Cayo Council #11557 in Lexington, Virginia, and Roanoke Asembly #1167 in Roanoke, Virginia. In my spare time I enjoy playing the piano, fishing, amateur astronomy, the Andy Griffith Show or a good movie.
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