Jesus Was Troubled
Edward Monti
April 9, AD2018
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Several places in Scripture tell us that Jesus was troubled or worried, or experienced grief. John 11:33: When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews
Our Ultimate Hope Is Resurrection
JP Nunez
April 9, AD2018
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If you conduct a poll of practicing Christians and ask them what their ultimate hope is, the vast, vast majority of them would say getting
Young Catholics Seem to Want an ‘Authentic’ Church heavily Influenced by Modernism
Steffani Jacobs
April 7, AD2018
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The end of March saw the conclusion of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican that engaged young people from all over the world. The
The Importance of Forgiveness
Cecily Lowe
April 4, AD2018
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Like most people, throughout my life I have experienced very many offenses against me, ranging from the great to the small, whether it was the
Learning to Give by Caring for My Sister
Michael Cretaro
April 3, AD2018
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My sister Mary has dementia. I have been caring for her for about four years now. Dementia is an affliction that is difficult to deal
Finding Divine Mercy with St. Therese
Sarah Carey
April 3, AD2018
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Even if we’ve heard about God’ great mercy, we may unknowingly deprive ourselves of what His love wants to give us, as I’ve discovered in
Passion and Grace
Carol Monaco
March 28, AD2018
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As we celebrate the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, let us also embrace Mary our Blessed Mother who shares in the passion and
Selah: How Big Is Your Trust Bucket?
Suellen Brewster
March 27, AD2018
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There is no small amount of discussion and even controversy over the meaning of the Hebrew word Selah. There are those who are firmly in
A Modern Pandora’s Box: Amoris Laetitia II
Tom Collingwood
March 24, AD2018
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Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of
Why Have We Turned Away from Beauty?
Janet Meyer
March 22, AD2018
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My daughter gave me a CD for Christmas called Alma Mater: Featuring the Voice of Pope Benedict XVI. The first time I played it, I ended
When it comes to Politics Catholics should all be ‘Independents’
Steffani Jacobs
March 20, AD2018
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In today’s ideologically charged and politically polarized society terms like GOP Catholics, conservative Catholics, Catholic Democrats, and liberal Catholics are getting thrown around way too
L’Arche Communities Bring the Differently-Abled Together
Laura DeMaria
March 20, AD2018
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In 1964 a young man named Jean Vanier visited an asylum for the disabled at the invitation of a priest friend, who was a chaplain
Christ’s Admonishing of the Pharisees in the Gospel of Matthew
Paul Kniaz
March 19, AD2018
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This Lent we have already read some harsh condemnation of the Pharisees in the gospel. One of the more recent ones was Matthew 23:1-12. This
Here’s What I Learned from Fasting
Fionn Shiner
March 19, AD2018
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Just over a year ago I was still living a life of hedonism, iniquity and the nihilistic, numbing pursuit of pleasure. But I was saved
Overcoming Anxiety and Worry in a Darkening World
Ray Sullivan
March 16, AD2018
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As the world gets darker and becomes more evil with its headlong embrace of abortion, pornography, homosexuality, adultery, atheism, worldliness, euthanasia, divorce and remarriage, lack
Making Connections: A Stray Dog and The Good Shepherd
Betty Parquette
March 16, AD2018
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in
Do Catholics Have “Three Ending Points”?
Dan Byron
March 15, AD2018
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Having finished our lunch that day, one of my non-Catholic coworkers and I decided to take a walk around the building for a few minutes, just
If You Want Jesus, You Need the Church
JP Nunez
March 14, AD2018
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There is a strand in American Christianity that is often called “me and Jesus” Christianity. To have Jesus, you don’t need the Church. You’ll most
The Currency of the Kingdom – Joy
Ken Kniepmann
March 14, AD2018
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Currency, by definition, is a “medium of exchange” between two parties. It provides a common mechanism by which things are traded. At my local Starbucks,
Drawing Lessons from the Boardroom
Sean Morrisroe
March 13, AD2018
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Churches around the United States are disappearing. Parishes consolidating, dwindling numbers of cradle Catholics that no longer attend Church, mixed signals from the leadership of the
Acts Of The Disciples: Discipleship And Independent Living
Deacon Greg Lambert
March 12, AD2018
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Somewhere after years of dependent living, and practicing discipleship under the auspices of parental figures, the entrance into the realm of independent living occurs. While
Charitable Intention: What’s Your Motive?
Dom Cingoranelli
March 11, AD2018
6 Comments
Don’t you just love the warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you perform a good work for someone else? We truly are blessed to be
Is it Too Late to Start Lent?
Kerri Lynn Bishop
March 10, AD2018
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You missed the start of Lent and now you are wondering if it’s too late to start. You might be thinking, “What’s the point?” Maybe
Lent: Join Our Suffering to That of Christ
Bob Kurland
March 9, AD2018
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The witnesses of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ have handed on to the Church and to mankind a specific Gospel of suffering. The
