A Devotional: Celebrate the Joy
Anne DeSantis
April 17, AD2017
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“Happy is he who does not have sadness in his mind, and who has not fallen away from his hope.” -Sirach 14:2 Finding Hope in
Why We Worship On Sunday
JP Nunez
April 16, AD2017
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As children, all Catholics are taught the Ten Commandments. We learn that it is wrong to kill, to steal, to commit adultery, to worship other
Where is the Passion and Fire?
Bart Schuchts
April 15, AD2017
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During this Holy week, as we enter more fully into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is a good time to ask ourselves
God Hanging on the Gallows: A Prayer This Good Friday
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
April 14, AD2017
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A few years ago, the BBC news channel presented an interesting documentary regarding Jewish life in the first century. In the course of that documentary,
Suffering and the Christ of Good Friday
Stephanie H. To
April 14, AD2017
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It has frequently been said that Good Friday is meaningless without Easter Sunday. Certainly this statement is true for, as St. Paul explains, if Christ
Living With Only a Thin Veil Between Earth and Heaven
Melanie Jean Juneau
April 13, AD2017
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I tend to rush through my daily duties like a solitary soul, disconnected from God and other people. However, I became aware that humans
A Reflection on the Last Words of Christ
Cecily Lowe
April 12, AD2017
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The words Christ spoke on the cross are some of the most important in history. Because of how important His Passion was, every word He
When We Revile Others We Are, Ironically, Also Reviling God
Bob Drury
April 11, AD2017
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Reviling someone, whether it is mocking, taunting, or ridiculing, is almost always a sinful act, yet one which many tend to easily forget or overlook
My Dear France, Tender Daughter of the Sacred Hearts #2
Dr. Edouard Belaga
April 10, AD2017
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The first chapter of our scrutiny presented almost all the main heroes of the nascence of French Sacred Hearts revelation and devotion. How these and
The Theology of the Body: Part II
Jim Dougherty
April 10, AD2017
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theology of the body I have been waiting impatiently for the “theological timebomb set to go off.” This was George Weigel’s assessment of The Theology
A Faith Adventure: Evangelizing a Family Member
H. L. Duncan
April 9, AD2017
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I recently had a conversation about our faith with a fallen-away Catholic family member. This situation is exactly what the New Evangelization is all about.
The Theology of the Body: Part I
Jim Dougherty
April 9, AD2017
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theology of the body 1979 was an exciting year. My wife was pregnant most of that year with our third child. This was not an
Candy and Kenosis: The Stuff of Lent
Deacon Greg Lambert
April 8, AD2017
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As we near the end of this year’s journey through Lent, I would like to lead with my favorite joke involving this special time of
When the Needle on the Spiritual Tank is On “E”
Anthony S. Layne
April 8, AD2017
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So I went to Confession last Saturday (March 25). I don’t go to Confession nearly often enough. I go so infrequently that I have an
Trusting God’s Plan for My Good
Allison Gingras
April 7, AD2017
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Knowing God has a plan for my good can be of great comfort especially for people, like me, who suffer from crippling anxiety. Social media
Reflections of a Convert After The First Year
Lorelei Savaryn
April 5, AD2017
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March 26, 2016. Easter Vigil Mass. The service, begun in darkness and fire, became flooded with light as we collectively moved through the liturgy and
Does God Favor the Prayers of a Child?
Guest Contributor
April 4, AD2017
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When I was a kid I went to a Catholic school, one of the nuns told us that God favors the prayers of a child.
Two Jehovah Witnesses Rang My Bell One Day…
Edward Monti
April 3, AD2017
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Two Jehovah Witnesses rang my bell one cold February day this year. One gentleman was a former Catholic named Guy. They were two very nice
The Sin of Usury is Alive and Well
Dan Byron
April 3, AD2017
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Usury, at least in modern times, has typically been regarded as excessive interest rates, in the order of dozens or even hundreds of percent. Those
Unburden Yourself – The Gifts of Confession and Forgiveness
Sean Morrisroe
April 2, AD2017
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Many of our personal woes are driven by anxieties that seem to us to be inescapable or unmanageable. We deal with the boss that demands
The Second Beatitude: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Kevin Aldrich
April 2, AD2017
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. What do the words of this beatitude mean? We want happiness, so we would say,
The Still, Small Voice in the Desert Days
Mark C. McCann
April 1, AD2017
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When we were born, the first thing we most likely heard was the soft, sweet voice of our mothers. It was tender and comforting, the
The New Missionaries: Family Missions Company
Nathaniel Lauer
March 31, AD2017
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missions Deep in the heart of Cajun country, in the bayous of southernmost Louisiana, mere miles off the Gulf Coast lies Big Woods, the operation
Despair in Secular America
Dom Cingoranelli
March 30, AD2017
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A new research report shows an increase in the mortality rate (deaths per 100,000 of people) among middle-aged American men. Citing the study, this article,
