Kicking Off the Dust
Pete Socks
November 29, AD2018
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Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words—go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. – Matthew 10:14
The 2018 Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference: A Few Afterthoughts
Mark C. McCann
November 28, AD2018
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Every year in October, I attend the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference, an event that challenges Catholic men to look into their hearts and discover their
“Have Sight; Your Faith Has Saved You.” Cooperating with the Grace of Revelation
Suellen Brewster
November 27, AD2018
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Previously I have written that for several years the Lord has placed a vague but efficacious prayer in my heart: Reveal. Whenever confusion reigns in a
Villians of the Early Church – Off the Shelf 100 with Mike Aquilina
Pete Socks
November 26, AD2018
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Off the Shelf 100 – Mike Aquilina This week we celebrate the 100th episode of Off the Shelf. To do so we have guest Mike
Deus Caritas Est;
The Attributes of Love
Bob Kurland
November 25, AD2018
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God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of
Discerning When Enough Really is Too Much
Dom Cingoranelli
November 24, AD2018
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Do you feel, at times, that you just have too much to do? Is it getting harder and harder to keep your commitments to prayer
Are Smartphones An Occasion of Sin?
Sofia Abasolo
November 24, AD2018
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In the past, I’ve joked that we should be weary of smartphones since the symbol for their most famous manufacturer is a bitten apple –
Clericalism or Immoral Homosexual Activity: Drilling Down
Gene M. Van Son
November 23, AD2018
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Pope Francis says clericalism is the cause of the clergy sex abuse scandals. Cardinal Burke contends that the cause is immoral homosexual activity. Who is
“No One Knows”: Daily Life And The Final Hour
Deacon Greg Lambert
November 22, AD2018
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“But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36) These words,
Being Part of the Family of God
Paul Oakes
November 20, AD2018
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Recently, I have been reflecting upon how we, as Catholics, are called to be pat of the family of God. What would we, as a
What Is the Purpose of the Church?
Cecily Lowe
November 20, AD2018
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A few months ago, I wrote that I had learned something surprising about the damned. I had always thought that, although some cursed souls might
Thanksgiving, Traditions, Gratitude, and Grace
Mark C. McCann
November 19, AD2018
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Every year, my family and I must make one of the toughest choices ever: where to eat Thanksgiving dinner—with my siblings or with my wife’s
True Worship: Forget Self
Betty Parquette
November 18, AD2018
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Modern society is focused on satisfying the demands of the self. Too often we don’t look past ourselves and our desires; we refuse to sacrifice
Moral and Mortal Terrors: The Haunting of Hill House
Patrick Malone
November 17, AD2018
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Netflix’s recent (and extremely loose) adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House could have been taken as an epigraph of Christ’s words
Heroic Priests: Lest We Forget
Tom Collingwood
November 17, AD2018
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Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) Military Chaplains as Heroes Military chaplains are
Forgiveness is Not Optional
Brian McShane
November 16, AD2018
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Our beloved Church, the Bride of Christ, one of the chief means of our salvation is having a bit of a tough time lately –
I Would Rather Be Cleaned
Janet Meyer
November 15, AD2018
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My scariest dreams always involve Satan. The most memorable among them was the shortest dream I have ever experienced. In my dream I was lying
The Rose
Cathy G. Knipper
November 14, AD2018
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“When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.” –Saint Therese
From Fear of Death to Abounding Hope in Christ
Dr. Allison Low
November 13, AD2018
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On All Souls Day, I attended a Mass celebrated by my bishop in a local cemetery. As always, this was a powerful reminder of the
How Do I Love Me?
Alyssa Morrisroe
November 12, AD2018
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How do you love yourself? We are exhorted in the greatest commandment to apply this love to others, so it’s worth a bit of thought.
Guiding Youth Through Society’s Traps – Off the Shelf with Leila Miller
Pete Socks
November 12, AD2018
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Off the Shelf 098- Leila Miller Sometimes it seems as if us parents are steering our ship into the wind rather than with it. Society
The Barque of Peter Will Reach Its Destination
Richard Van Kirk
November 11, AD2018
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It was after 3 am. The barque fought through strong wave and harsh weather since the evening before. It was the Third Watch. Exhausted, the
Catholic Teaching on the Truth of Scripture
JP Nunez
November 9, AD2018
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Is the Bible true? Just about everyone asks that question, and different people give different answers to it. For example, fundamentalists claim that every single
Know Thyself Part IV: Love One Another
Christian Daru
November 8, AD2018
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St. Paul tells us that love is greater than faith and hope (1 Corinthians 13:13). He also says that one could have the power to
