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Salvation for Non-Catholics and the Need for Evangelization

Nicholas LaBanca January 3, AD2019 4 Comments

When getting into conversations about salvation, especially with non-Christians, it’s typically difficult to navigate all the nuances that come with such a weighty subject. We

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mystery

Young People Want the Authentic Faith

Nicholas LaBanca November 6, AD2018 6 Comments

With the Youth Synod recently ended, there’s quite a lot of talk around Catholic circles on how to bring young people into the Church. Or

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Advent

Ember Days: Recovering the Tradition of Reparation

Nicholas LaBanca October 4, AD2018 3 Comments

As one looks across the Catholic landscape right now, one would think that we were in Lent. The Church is reeling right now from the

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The Catholic Church and the “Mountaintop Theory”

Nicholas LaBanca August 30, AD2018 1 Comment

Earlier this summer my wife and I became friends with a young person, about the same age as us, who let us know that they

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“Our Citizenship is in Heaven”

Nicholas LaBanca July 6, AD2018 1 Comment

I remember, when my first son was born, my wife and I made the decision to stop by her grandfather’s house on the way home

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Hell, liberalism, violence, threats

Asking the Question, “Where Was God?”

Nicholas LaBanca May 29, AD2018 No Comments

There is no way of escaping it in our culture’s 24-hour news cycle. There’s no way to escape witnessing the evils that are carried out

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Eritrean

Experiencing The Beautiful Eritrean Catholic Church

Nicholas LaBanca April 29, AD2018 7 Comments

The Diversity Within The Catholic Church One of the most wonderful things about the Catholic Church is the diversity one can find within it. Notice

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The Canaanite Woman: Was Jesus Prejudiced?

Nicholas LaBanca March 22, AD2018 5 Comments

If you were fortunate enough to attend daily Mass during Ordinary Time in February, then you were able to get a pretty nice look at

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“To Bring People to Jesus”: Interview with Fr. Larry Richards

Nicholas LaBanca February 1, AD2018 1 Comment

At the very beginning of the new year, over 8,000 attendees, most of them young people from across the country, gathered together in downtown Chicago

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Development, Dissent, and Infallibility, Part II

Nicholas LaBanca December 18, AD2017 19 Comments

In the first part of this two-part series on the infallibility of the ordinary Magisterium, we took an in-depth look at the Catholic Church’s teaching

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Development, Dissent, and Infallible Teaching, Part I

Nicholas LaBanca December 1, AD2017 13 Comments

Many Catholic Christians believe that what the Church teaches on one or more subjects regarding faith and morals is wrong. Such Catholics try to legitimize

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Don’t Forget To Keep Praying For The Faithful Departed

Nicholas LaBanca October 28, AD2017 3 Comments

I really miss my Busia. This is what those of Polish descent call their grandmother. She was a great teacher who had a wealth of

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A Byzantine Look at Worshipping Ad Orientem, Part II

Nicholas LaBanca September 12, AD2017 3 Comments

This is the second and final interview with a duo of Byzantine Rite Catholic priests on the benefits of traditional elements in worship; principally, the

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A Byzantine Look at Worshipping Ad Orientem, Part I

Nicholas LaBanca August 29, AD2017 3 Comments

Last year, Robert Cardinal Sarah urged pastors the world over to “return as soon as possible to a common orientation, of priests and the faithful

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Magisterium

The Magisterium and the Dilemma of Dissent

Nicholas LaBanca August 3, AD2017 26 Comments

There used to be a time when many of the world’s Catholic Christians submitted to the Church’s vision of faith and morals. The teaching authority

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Happiness, prayer, prayers, faith

Church and Spiritual Maturity in Christian Life

Nicholas LaBanca July 6, AD2017 2 Comments

People love sound bites. If it’s short, to the point, and appears powerful, people will take that sound bite and share it with others on

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Reclaiming the Ancient Beauty of the Latin Rite

Nicholas LaBanca May 26, AD2017 8 Comments

This past Lent and Easter I spent a lot of time at a Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic parish near my home. As someone who often gets

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Differences in Doctrine Are Not Mere Window Dressings

Nicholas LaBanca April 28, AD2017 5 Comments

With the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation coming up later this year, it’s sad to note that while great strides have been made in ecumenical

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Ugly Churches and Modern Day Iconoclasm

Nicholas LaBanca March 26, AD2017 28 Comments

Recently, my wife and I had to attend Mass at a different church outside of our diocese. Now I’ve walked into some ugly Catholic churches

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