lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 12

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

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Pentecost, Holy Ghost, Catholic Action

Catholic Action in the Church

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.

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 11

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

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Scripture, Sola Scriptura, paradoxy

Paradoxy and Catholicism

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

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 10

This is the tenth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 9

This is the ninth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 8

This is the eighth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 7

This is the seventh in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 6

This is the sixth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 5

This is the fifth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 2

This is the second in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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lapsed Catholics

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 1

Do you have a Catholic loved one or friend who is no longer a ‘practicing’ Catholic?  This is the first in a series of 15

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church, people, imitation

A Poor Imitation

I celebrated my fifth Christmas in Italy this past December. It was certainly the most normal one after COVID.  Still, I was struck by several

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Hallowed, Not Haunted

When my grandmother was young, she and some friends visited a fortune teller at a carnival. The soothsayer foretold that my grandmother, Eva, would have

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liberalism, violence, threats

Working Out Our Sanctification

Every Christian must pursue spiritual maturity (sanctification) to become more Christ-like. St. Paul variously described working at unity (Philippians 1:27 & 2:2), being faithful in

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Most Holy Eucharist

The Most Holy Eucharist

Introduction I may need to be disabused of simplistic notions of church history and the Eucharist during my life time. It is clearly the case

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