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  1. Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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    08/10/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the fantastical story of St. Lawrence on his feast day.
    Tuesday, August 10, 2021

  2. Monday, August 9, 2021

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    08/09/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about the most important event in church history.
    Monday, August 9, 2021

  3. Sunday, August 8, 2021

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    08/08/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Thomas A Kempis the author of what might be the best-selling devotional book of all time.
    Sunday, August 8, 2021

  4. Saturday, August 7, 2021

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    08/07/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we contemplate, among other things, really old banks in Italy and their important connection to the church in Renaissance Italy.
    Saturday, August 7, 2021

  5. Friday, August 6, 2021

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    08/06/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Dominican Order by counting down the best Dominicans of all time.
    Friday, August 6, 2021

  6. Thursday, August 5, 2021

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    08/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember when it snowed in Rome but didn’t actually snow in Rome, and the church built where it did/didn’t.
    Thursday, August 5, 2021

  7. Looking for Repentance

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    08/05/21
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    What is repentance, and how do we get it, or do it? In this episode, Gretchen and Katie talk about some common questions about repentance. How do you know if someone has repented enough? How do you know if you have repented enough? Where do we get repentance? What it comes down to is: what comes first, repentance or grace?
    Looking for Repentance

  8. Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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    08/04/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney.
    Wednesday, August 4, 2021

  9. Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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    08/03/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Catholic Southern Gothic stylings of Flannery O’Connor on the anniversary of her death.
    Tuesday, August 3, 2021

  10. Monday, August 2, 2021

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    08/02/21
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the Mailbag to answer a question about Church History.
    Monday, August 2, 2021

  11. Sunday, August 1, 2021

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    08/01/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Friar John of Plano Carpini and his Medieval Mission to the Mongols.
    Sunday, August 1, 2021

  12. Saturday, July 31, 2021

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    07/31/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Notorious DLC (De Las Casas).
    Saturday, July 31, 2021