Prop 3: Coming To Your State Soon
Dom Cingoranelli
October 15, AD2022
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In Michigan, voters soon will weigh in on Prop 3. If it passes, the lunacy in it likely will be coming to you, in your
Who’s Your Coach?
Dom Cingoranelli
September 28, AD2022
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Who’s your coach? Who is your spiritual coach or director? In the secular world, organizations provide mentors or coaches to help people on their way
Prefer Nothing Whatever to Christ
Dom Cingoranelli
September 10, AD2022
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Not that many years ago, 21 men showed what it means to prefer nothing whatever to Christ. Twenty of them, Coptic Christians, refused to apostatize
Praying Before Meals: Thanksgiving and Spiritual Protection
Dom Cingoranelli
August 16, AD2022
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It’s such a simple thing–praying before meals–but something that people don’t always do when eating, especially in public. This, in spite of the spiritual benefits
“Systemic Familialism” Seriously?
Dom Cingoranelli
August 6, AD2022
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A consulting group’s report to its school board client refers to “systemic familialism.” They use this term to refer negatively to a standard definition of
Forgiveness and Letting Go of Resentment
Dom Cingoranelli
July 25, AD2022
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Forgiveness and letting go of resentment– it’s something about which much has been written–and about which, after all is said and done, more is usually
Target Hardening for Your Soul
Dom Cingoranelli
June 29, AD2022
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The term “target hardening” generally refers to strengthening the security of a site against attack. It’s something we may hear or read about after terrorist
Someone Is In My Seat!
Dom Cingoranelli
June 9, AD2022
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“Someone is in my seat!” Thus began the conversation between the parishioner and the hospitality minister. As I understand it, after a parish re-opened following
No Formal Services Will Take Place, But They Should
Dom Cingoranelli
June 4, AD2022
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“At his request, no formal services will take place.” If you read the obituaries from time to time, you may notice a statement to this
A Holy Death
Dom Cingoranelli
April 19, AD2022
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“She died a holy death,” a priest who knew her well told me. Just the day before her death from an aneurism, she’d come up
Cash in Your Winning Lottery Ticket
Dom Cingoranelli
March 31, AD2022
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“He hit a $1.2 million jackpot, then lost the winning lottery ticket.” This story, reported by the Washington Post in March of 2021, describes how
Self-Awareness, God’s Grace, and Your Freedom
Dom Cingoranelli
March 5, AD2022
5 Comments
How’s your self-awareness? Do you struggle with some area of life you think you can never change? Is there some repeated pattern of thinking or
How To Experience A More Meaningful Lent
Dom Cingoranelli
February 26, AD2022
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Experience a more meaningful Lent this year! Make it truly transformative–get out of the humdrum routine of past Lents. Chapter 49 of the Rule of
Do Not Grumble: No Murmuring And No Complaining
Dom Cingoranelli
January 28, AD2022
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“Do not grumble,” St. Benedict tells his monks. (RB 4:39) The first time he mentions this is in the fourth chapter of his rule for
The Writing On the Wall And The Future of Your Parish
Dom Cingoranelli
January 2, AD2022
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The writing on the wall for your parish may be coming into better focus as we enter the new calendar year. And it shouldn’t take
Doing the Work of the Devil
Dom Cingoranelli
December 2, AD2021
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“Whoever deters souls from frequent Communion is doing the work of the devil.” Thus says St. John of Avila, as quoted by St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Who’s Your God?
Dom Cingoranelli
October 30, AD2021
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Who’s your God? Asked another way: “Where is your happiness?” Is it in God, the Almighty, the source of infinite light, love, mercy and goodness?
Promotion of Abortion By Act Or By Omission
Dom Cingoranelli
September 29, AD2021
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Is the promotion of abortion acceptable in any form? Is it acceptable, whether done actively or passively–directly or indirectly–by act or by omission? A Pew
Fiat-I Surrender to Your Will, Lord
Dom Cingoranelli
September 4, AD2021
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We’re called to imitate Our Lady’s “fiat” in our own lives. At the Annunciation, after Gabriel tells her about conceiving and bearing Our Lord, Mary
Conquer Bad Attitudes Before They Conquer You
Dom Cingoranelli
August 3, AD2021
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Conquering bad attitudes may require more than simply changing your thinking. Bad attitudes can be caused, or at least exacerbated, by the devil. Just think
God Speaks to Us, But Do We Take Time To Listen?
Dom Cingoranelli
July 3, AD2021
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God speaks to us–makes Himself known to us–in Scripture. Many want to know God better, more intimately, more closely. Yet a question often remains—just how
Some Modesty, Please! Jesus Is In the Building
Dom Cingoranelli
June 5, AD2021
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We need to demonstrate some modesty in the presence of His Majesty! Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, condescends to reside
