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Take up and read

Augustine of Hippo · Book VIII, paragraph beginning “So was I speaking and weeping in the most bitter contrition of my…”

Take up and read; Take up and read.
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Which are the Beatitudes?

Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 16, question 185

The Beatitudes are: 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 2. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the land. 3. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. 4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall be filled. 5.…
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Why does the Church forbid the marriage of Catholics with persons who have a different religion or no religion at all?

Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 26, question 289

The Church forbids the marriage of Catholics with persons who have a different religion or no religion at all, because such marriages generally lead to indifference, loss of faith, and to the neglect of the religious education of the children.
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