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  • Honoring Saint Joseph, patron saint of our diocese February 3, 2025 2:42 pm The Catholic Key - Missouri Saint Joseph stands watch from a side altar inside St. Mary Parish Church in St. Joseph. Ancient legend says that lilies sprouted from Saint Joseph’s staff when he was chosen to marry Our Blessed Mother Mary. Lilies symbolize purity, integrity and …
  • Passion and Palestine February 3, 2025 2:30 pm Aeon In 2013, the German geographer Benjamin Hennig produced a series of maps depicting the size of countries in terms of the number of articles about them in The Guardian in any particular year. The maps depicted a swollen, obese United States, an emaciated …
  • Canadian Cruisers Can Save Up to 30% on 2025 Uniworld River Voyages February 3, 2025 2:08 pm Travel Market Report - New York With the 2025 Wave Season in full swing, agents are reminded that their clients can save big with Uniworld Boutique River Cruises. For bookings between now and February 28, guests can save up to 30% off per person on some of the cruise line’s most popular …
  • Henna ceremony in Morocco celebrates this age-old tradition February 3, 2025 1:47 pm Africanews Henna is an expression of joy. And with a child on the way, Hajar, a young Moroccan woman, has much to be joyful about. She has had her hands and feet covered in a henna design, honouring her heritage through this age-old tradition. The dye has been used …
  • Trump’s MAGA movement says it wants a revolution. It gets a history lesson instead February 3, 2025 11:46 am Rhode Island Current Valentine’s Day came early when Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha explained why he and 22 other attorneys general were suing the Trump administration to stop a federal funding freeze in language that evoked the Declaration of Independence.  It …