A Life-Changing Revelation
David Torkington
September 18, AD2021
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I want to tell you one of the most remarkable stories that you have ever heard. The story contains within it a secret which, can
When England Goes Back to Walsingham
Al Costa
September 15, AD2021
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It is common knowledge that King Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church, deciding to create his own church. He was influenced by
From a Temple Built by a Cutting Worm to a Real One
Al Costa
September 11, AD2021
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An ancient legend from the Talmud tells the story of how King Solomon built the first temple. The great king wanted to be different from
Is America Ripe for a Catholic Political Party?
Paul A. Escott
August 26, AD2021
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In June of this year, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to consider drafting a teaching letter on the Eucharist. Like many ecclesiastical matters,
Maryland: In Honour of Our Shared Mother
Neil Jopson
August 22, AD2021
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Two ships approached the estuary, sails set to tack along the coastline. It was clear they had travelled far from the dockyards of Europe, showing
Ex-POW Remembers Father Emil Kapaun
Patrick Coffin
August 20, AD2021
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The stories he loves to tell the most are about the priest he credits with keeping him (Dowe) and many hundreds of others alive during
Doing the Will of God
Tom Collingwood
August 19, AD2021
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In discussions with evangelist friends, it seems the conversation always gets around to the criticality of believing in Jesus Christ as our personal savior and
We Learned Latin and Were Known as “Altar Boys”
Larry Peterson
August 13, AD2021
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Recently I found an old picture from my grade school days. It was taken inside the church in the parish where I grew up (circa
Craftsman for the Faith: St. Nicholas Owen
Neil Jopson
August 10, AD2021
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There are those saints we have never heard of, those we know exist yet know little about, those we are drawn to (whether by their
Missals, Mistakes, and the Mission for Souls
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
July 19, AD2021
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Here in Italy we recently changed our edition of the Roman Missal, the book that guides the priest through the celebration of the Mass. Priests
A House Divided Will Not Stand
Maurice Williams
July 18, AD2021
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I have always been uneasy about the progressive left in our country. They are firm in their obstinate refusal to heed God’s command that we
Source of Christian Unity
Christian Daru
July 6, AD2021
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“That they may all be one as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that
Peter’s Primacy and Jesus’ Choice
Nate Guyear
July 1, AD2021
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The Bible and the Early Church Fathers either implicitly or explicitly describe Peter’s primacy, and the Church has consistently appealed to these traditions in defense
You follow Paul, I follow Apollos
Michael Sandifer
June 28, AD2021
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For perhaps a multitude of reasons, it seems like society has been systematically devolving into a web of tribal allegiances. People try with varying degrees of
The Church Can Change The World – Again
Paul A. Escott
June 20, AD2021
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That humanity stands on the brink of almost incomprehensible change seems to be increasingly certain. The exponentiality of Moore’s law, which states that computing power
A Fourth-Century Vision of the Twenty-First Century
Edward Benet
June 15, AD2021
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Setting the Scene: The Church in Fourth-Century Rome It is 321AD, just a few years after Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan. Christians are
The Study of History Strengthened My Catholic Faith
Neil Jopson
June 15, AD2021
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Explaining the reason I remain a Catholic seems a bit like describing the inner workings of an old pocket watch by only looking at its
The Bravest Priest You’ve Never Heard Of—Fr. Emil Kapaun
Patrick Coffin
June 9, AD2021
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Emil Joseph Kapaun was a farm boy from Pilsen, Kansas, born in 1916 to a devout Czech Catholic family that eked out an existence during
Finding a Friend in Saint Anthony of Padua
Diana Ragsdale
May 19, AD2021
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Saint Anthony of Padua is one of my favorite saints. He has a very special home in my heart because he has touched my soul
Garabandal: Believe the Miracles
Edward Benet
May 11, AD2021
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June 18th is the sixtieth anniversary of the first vision in Garabandal. The events were controversial from the start, largely because of the negative evaluation
The Church’s Wondrous Stigmatists
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
May 10, AD2021
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Since stricter lockdowns were imposed in certain regions of the Philippines two months ago, I’ve thought about how the saints in heaven would have coped
Life in the Early Christian Community
Dr. Pamela Mandela
May 1, AD2021
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The Acts of the Apostles has a detailed description of the Christ-following community that was formed post-Pentecost. The key thing to note is that it
A Christian Call to Pray For The Church
Charlette Mills
April 24, AD2021
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Secularism and strong anti-Christian beliefs are fast eroding the influence of the Catholic Church. People no longer believe they need to go to mass. Churches
Justin Martyr and The Mass
William Hemsworth
April 14, AD2021
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I was not always Catholic. Those who knew me before my conversion may be laughing because I was trying to drag them out of the
