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A golden-haloed angel in a red and orange robe with intricate patterns, holding two white scrolls. The figure stands on a brown base with wings spread wide. Text at the top reads "Archangel Michael."

Fr. Hardon on St. Michael the Archangel

By John B. Manos | September 29, 2015

Over the past nine days, we’ve had the novena to St. Michael on our Facebook page, with each day posting in the mornings. St. Michael is so many things, from assistant to the Blessed Mother at Fatima, to stalwart captain of the Heavenly Army, declaring to Satan, “Who is like God?” Given our situation today, where…

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A leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, next to a winged horse. Text reads: "Empty Promises at the End of the Sash." Vibrant colors with green fields and a rainbow."

Today’s Exorcism Might stop the March to Fantasyland

By John B. Manos | November 20, 2013

The news is reporting that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn intends to sign the so-called Gay Marriage Bill into state law today. As we reported here, Bishop Paprocki is ready to exorcise his diocese in reparation for this legislative stroll into fantasyland. The Chicago Tribune, revealing an entirely materialist bent, leads with a headline that this…

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A fiery object streaking through a blue sky with white clouds, leaving a trail of smoke and flames.

Fire From Heaven and St. Michael’s Tears

By John B. Manos | November 10, 2013

Somewhere in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty there is claimed to have been placed a plaque inscribed with a passage from the sonnet The New Colossus written by Emma Lazarus.  The passage compares the two bronze statues for purpose: Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land…

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Official Greek government document dated November 1, 2013, from the Ministry of Interior. The text is in Greek and includes a stamp, signature, and detailed official information regarding a specific case or decision. The document is primarily text-based with formal formatting, including headers and footers.

FOLLOW UP: Architectural Office reports Weeping Icon not Tampered

By John B. Manos | November 5, 2013

LALYSSOS, Greece, a small village outside Rhodes, is home to the weeping icon of St. Michael we reported on earlier this week. Yesterday, Rhodosreports.gr posted a letter from the Greek Architectural bureau that reports the results of their investigation of the wood, veneer, and paint of the icon made because of a request by the…

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A group of people outdoors carrying a large religious icon depicting Jesus Christ in vibrant robes, with the text "tvkosmos.gr" visible in the top right corner."

Saint Michael is Weeping

By John B. Manos | November 3, 2013

An icon of St. Michael the Archangel located in Rhodes, Greece began weeping this past week. The Metropolitan was called to investigate, and on his investigation, he had the icon removed from its place where it was hung in order to check whether there was a device or moisture was getting into the icon. Upon…

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A composite image featuring Pope Francis and Our Lady of Guadalupe with text discussing copyright infringement. The background is dark, with the figures in color and a prominent warning about stolen images. Text reads: "THE IMAGE WAS STOLEN! Despite the composite being fair use, it was also a beautiful composite, probably the best composite ever. Known by a lack of fair use knowledge anyway that it was stolen, but in 2023 - 10 years later - we got a demand for infringement and license fees for using 'Pope Francis' in this image - and they wanted a license fee as if we used a 8000x6000 size image on a commercial product making money off the use or something! We'd win in court - like in all those other cases we had to go through. But the cost of this litigation costs these days? You would very see your collage was fair use."

Exorcising the Vatican? Pope Francis style. With Fatima, St. Michael, and Leo XIII

By John B. Manos | August 23, 2013

Recently the news ran headlines that Pope Francis called for the Fatima Statue of Mary to be brought to the Vatican — in their words “to consecrate the world.”  I…

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