Joy in Finding Jesus
Diana Ragsdale
October 22, AD2026
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Much joy is to to be had when we find Jesus in our midst.
Caring for Our Common Home
Masha Goepel
October 22, AD2026
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Do you ever feel like the Church is divided into two or three eternally warring camps? The liberal, social justice Catholics – who love guitars
Faith Through Analogies
Ray Sullivan
October 21, AD2026
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“Acts of God” are soul-cleansing tests sent to us to make us holy.
Vanity and Living in the World
Mark Belanger
October 21, AD2026
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“Vanity of vanities,” says Qoheleth in Ecclesiastes, “vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!” An election is approaching and it features a more frenetic and
Echoes of Yesterday
Ida Adams
October 20, AD2026
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It was a typical day. I ambled along the Intracoastal Waterway with two small dogs in tow, chatting to God and enjoying the birdsong. I’m
AI Artificial Intelligence What it is and What it is Not
Brother Joseph Freyaldenhoven
October 19, AD2026
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A mother sits at the kitchen table preparing a lesson about the saints for her children. She opens a book, checks a few dates, and
Living the Promises of God
Dr. Pamela Mandela
October 18, AD2026
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St. Paul returns to the phrase “the promises of God” with striking frequency in his letters. For him, these were never abstract ideas or distant
Grumpy Old Catholics
Jerome German
October 17, AD2026
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When Donald Petrie’s 1993 hit Grumpy Old Men became a movie sensation, many of us instantly related to the title, chuckling to ourselves while thinking,
An Attack on Human Dignity, Live Streamed
Mary Ennis Meo
October 16, AD2026
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A little over a year has passed since the violent death of popular Christian speaker Charlie Kirk. For a brief time, video of the shooting
Is Mary Our Co-Redemptrix?
Gene M. Van Son
October 15, AD2026
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There can be no question that Mary is the Mother of Jesus Christ. As such, she certainly participated in our redemption like no other. But
Is This All There Is?
Kendra Von Esh
October 14, AD2026
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Have you ever had everything you thought you wanted and still felt like something was missing? Yeah. Me too. On paper my life looked great.
Did Vatican II Reject the Confessional State or the State’s Duty to Care for Religion? (Part III)
Rory Fox
October 13, AD2026
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Previously, we explored the question of whether prior to Vatican II there was a doctrine that nation states must confess the faith. (See Part I.)
The Philosopher vs. the Apostle
Nathan Krupa
October 13, AD2026
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Plato’s famous “Allegory of the Cave” compares the reality that we experience with our senses to shadows on the walls of a cave. Plato describes
Did Vatican II Reject the Confessional State or the State’s Duty to Care for Religion? (Part II)
Rory Fox
October 12, AD2026
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Previously, we explored the question of whether prior to Vatican II (1965) there was a doctrine that nation states should confess the faith. (See Part
Did Vatican II Reject the Confessional State or the State’s Duty to Care for Religion? (Part I)
Rory Fox
October 11, AD2026
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Some people claim that the Church used to profess the doctrine of the confessional state, but that Vatican II (1965) rejected the doctrine. They say:
Prayer Deal
Guy McClung
October 10, AD2026
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For some years I have been making a “prayer deal” with family, friends, inlaws, outlaws, and perfect strangers. Here’s how it goes: “Let’s make a
The First Woman Playwright was a Catholic Nun
D.P. Curtin
October 9, AD2026
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Far beyond the claims of post-modernity, the first female authors did not emerge in the West during the 18th, 19th, or 20th centuries. While few
7 Things You Didn’t Know About St. Peter’s Basilica
Patrick Coffin
October 8, AD2026
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Catholic Truths Revealed You’ve seen the photos. You’ve heard the name. But how much do you really know about St. Peter’s Basilica? In this video,
Stories of Healing
Deacon Steve Greco
October 7, AD2026
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Physical healing has been the most common request by people in my nearly 50 years of experience in ministry to God’s people. So many are
Can We Resist the Will of God?
Sara Grace
October 6, AD2026
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And he answered them: Fear not: can we resist the will of God? You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that
Is Pope St. Pius X’s Condemnation of Modernism Still Valid Today?
Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC
October 5, AD2026
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Is religion nothing more than one’s personal or collective experience? Is there an objective truth revealed by God to the human race, or, any reasonable
Clickbait and My Catholic Faith
Tom Thomas
October 4, AD2026
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Clickbait: something (such as a headline) designed to make readers want to click on a hyperlink especially when the link leads to content of dubious value or
For the Centenary of the Death of St Francis of Assisi
David Torkington
October 3, AD2026
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On Saturday 3rd of October 2026, Franciscans throughout the world celebrate their eight hundredth anniversary of the death of St Francis. So I want to
The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for October 2026
Marty Dybicz
October 2, AD2026
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The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for October 2026 is made clearest by Catholic doctrine. “It is clear therefore that in the supremely wise
