Friday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
Friday Christmas Weekday Today's Mass Readings Saint of the Day: St. Theodosius The Eighteenth Day of Christmas On This Day in Catholic History 314 - Pope Saint Miltiades , who became pope after the Roman emperor Galerius had previously passed an edict of toleration ending the persecution of Christians, died. During his pontificate, in 313, the Edict of Milan was passed by the tetrarchs Constantine and Licinius , declaring that they would be neutral with regard to religious worship and restoring church property. Constantine presented the pope with the Lateran Palace which became the papal residence and seat of Christian governance. Birthdays 1815 - Sir John A. MacDonald , First Prime Minister of Canada (1867-1873, 1878-1891) Conservative-Ontario. 1842 - William James , American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910) 1885 - Alice Paul, American women's rights activist; Paul called abortion "the ultimate exploitation of women" (d. 1977) 1939 - Anne Heggtveit , Can...