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Will the Real St. Valentine Please Stand Up

February 14, 2025 by Jeri Westerson

It’s Valentine’s Day, and though it has become a secular holiday in the most banal of ways, let us not forget that its roots are in the Catholic calendar of the communion of saints. It is the feast day of Saint Valentine, though which Saint Valentine exactly are we talking about is the big question. … Read more

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