Who Do You Run With?
Dom Cingoranelli
May 12, AD2024
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Who do you run with? In terms of other, like-minded Catholic Christians, with whom do you share your faith? We were created for communion with
Is It Hubris to Believe That the Catholic Church Is the Only True Church?
Nate Guyear
May 11, AD2024
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Have you ever heard someone say that it is hubris to believe that the Catholic Church is the only true church? The person who remarks
Reflections on Mercy
Deacon Steve Greco
May 10, AD2024
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At those times when we are feeling down and want to give up, it is then that we must beg God for and cling to
Teach Children Why Mary Is Special Enough to Celebrate For a Month
Dan Fitzpatrick
May 9, AD2024
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May is the traditional month of Mary, and Catholic parents would do well this month to make sure their children understand the importance of the
A Great Blessing Made Manifest in the Form of a Heavy Cross
Deacon Frank
May 8, AD2024
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It was the spring of 2013, and my wife and I were returning home from a visit with our daughter and her family. While waiting
Montanus and the Problem of Hearing the Holy Spirit
Rory Fox
May 7, AD2024
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Montanus was an early Church heretic. His views remain interesting because they raise a question which confronts every generation of Christians. It is the question
Bring ‘Em Back! Part 12
Gene M. Van Son
May 6, AD2024
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This is the twelfth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
Abortion Politics and the ‘Will of the People’
Tom Collingwood
May 5, AD2024
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The upcoming elections rhetoric is highlighting the divide over abortion in our country. There are three basic positions on this issue: it should always be
Dear Newlyweds
Joe Tevington
May 4, AD2024
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Dear Newlyweds speaks of marriage and parenthood with moving and deeply respectful admiration and esteem. Since the 1970s, I have encountered Catholics (clergy, religious, and laity)
The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for May 2024
Marty Dybicz
May 3, AD2024
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The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for May 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation and
Legitimacy of Grief Related to Abortion
Dennis Dillon
May 2, AD2024
3 Comments
I am a pro-life advocate, and my prayer is that women choose life for moral as well as health – both physical and psychological –
Catholic Action in the Church
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
May 1, AD2024
12 Comments
This past Thursday, April 25, the entire country of Italy celebrated la Festa della Liberazione, or the Anniversary of the Liberation. It was quite festive.
Burdens
Rob Greving
April 30, AD2024
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We have to remember that when our Lord is speaking to anyone in the gospels, He is, in a way, speaking to us: to you
I Love You Jesus
Carol Monaco
April 30, AD2024
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Saying “I love you Jesus” has never been easy for me. I questioned whether I really meant it, especially with all my heart. Sometimes I
Bring ‘Em Back! Part 11
Gene M. Van Son
April 29, AD2024
11 Comments
This is the eleventh in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
The Easter Mysteries, Pentecost and the Mystic Way
David Torkington
April 28, AD2024
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The very reason why Christ sent out his love on the first Pentecost day was so that it could enter into all who would receive
False Humility, Inflated Reasoning, and the Fleshly Mind
Deacon Greg Lambert
April 27, AD2024
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The above title, taken from Colossians, uses the term “fleshly mind” to describe teachings derived from human reasoning and placed above the truth of God.
The Sola Scriptura Shell Game
Anthony S. Layne
April 26, AD2024
11 Comments
The Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura (“Scripture alone”) always was a sham. I don’t simply mean that it’s an error, one that has been misleading
Paradoxy and Catholicism
Mark Belanger
April 25, AD2024
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The small study group I am a member of has been focusing on G. K. Chesterton lately. We just completed the chapter “The Paradoxes of
On Being a Good Friend in Christ
Diana Ragsdale
April 25, AD2024
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God gave each one of us the capability of having beautiful, strong, and unique friendships. Whether our friends are with family members or coworkers or
Thoughts from the Eclipse
Masha Goepel
April 24, AD2024
2 Comments
On April 8th, my little family drove north a few hours to greet the eclipse at its totality. We arrived early in the morning and
“Cabrini” in the Age of “Barbie”
Gabriel Garnica
April 23, AD2024
5 Comments
Many people are familiar with the opening words of Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities.” The words have been repeated time and again: “It was