St. Emilia – Patroness of Mothers
Masha Goepel
April 22, AD2025
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I’m driving out to visit my parents next month, just in time for Mother’s Day. Spring is slow in coming, but I’ll be bringing fresh
Jesus’ Mercy Is Divine
Dan Fitzpatrick
April 21, AD2025
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The Feast of Divine Mercy is this Sunday. Are you ready for it? The Feast of Divine Mercy is associated with the written records and
Station 1: Christ is Sentenced to Death
Richard Auciello
April 18, AD2025
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Jesus is sentenced to death. Sentenced to end living in this life, the life that we are born into, and that we know and experience
Meditate on It Day and Night
Sara Grace
April 13, AD2025
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Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and
A Small Taste of Christ’s Suffering While Witnessing for Life
Tom Collingwood
April 11, AD2025
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The third petition of the sorrowful mysteries during the rosary is the crowning of thorns. Here, Jesus suffers the crowd’s taunting insults and expressions of
Why I Won’t Use John Paul II’s Luminous Mysteries
Guy McClung
April 9, AD2025
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The Virgin Mary herself in the year 1214 A.D. gifted St. Dominic, and all of us, with the rosary. He and his fellow priests had
God’s Everlasting Hope
Deacon Steve Greco
April 9, AD2025
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Many people have trouble with discouragement. It can lead to inaction, a loss of hope and eventually despair. They think things will never improve. A
The Power of Parables and Contemporary Relevance
Dennis Dillon
April 7, AD2025
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A famous saying attributed to the Swiss Protestant theologian Karl Barth advises that every preacher should hold a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the
Pope St. John Paul II’s Emphasis on God’s Mercy
Joe Tevington
April 6, AD2025
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Aware that some are wrongly fearful of God’s justice, Pope St. John Paul II very much emphasized God’s mercy! It is always true that God
Raise Your Kids to Be Saints
Dan Fitzpatrick
April 5, AD2025
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It’s possible even today to raise children to be saints. A case in point is Carlo Acutis. Later this month the Catholic Church will canonize
Strive for Perfection?
Carol Monaco
March 30, AD2025
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We are about halfway through our Lenten journey. How’s it going so far? Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and call it
Feminism is Just Another Half-Baked Ideology
Gene M. Van Son
March 29, AD2025
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Voicing an opinion on the role of women in society today is almost guaranteed to cause an argument – or at least a sometimes slightly
The Bible Diary
Tom Thomas
March 28, AD2025
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I have been using a Bible Diary, one of the books that tell me the Mass readings for the past so many years. This Bible
Why Elijah and Not Isaiah?
Mark Belanger
March 26, AD2025
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As I write this, the previous week’s Sunday Gospel was Luke 9:28-36. To refresh your memory, it is the story of the transfiguration. Peter, John,
From Worrier to Warrior
Ray Sullivan
March 25, AD2025
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The saints give the answers to overcoming excessive worry and becoming a warrior for God’s kingdom.
Trust in God and He Will Direct Your Way
Dan Fitzpatrick
March 24, AD2025
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Five years ago this month my trials, adversities, and humiliations began. And I thank God for everything that happened to me. I was fired after
How to Be Proud of Yourself Without Being Prideful
Diana Ragsdale
March 23, AD2025
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If we have the perspective of giving all our glory to God when we find success in our lives, we are on the path to sainthood.
Murphy’s Oil of the Spirit
Dorothy Osanna
March 20, AD2025
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This week at my church, we lost two elderly parishioners. The previous week, I believe, it was three. If you slide into the last pew,
Considerations for the Merciful Work of Adoption
Genesius
March 19, AD2025
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Before my wife and I were married, we both discerned that at least one of our children would be adopted. We felt it was a
Becoming The Saint You Were Meant to Be
Gabriel Garnica
March 18, AD2025
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Some folks are all about taking risks while others are all about playing it safe. But both tactics pose problems. The problem with risk taking
Damaging the Reputation of Others
Dom Cingoranelli
March 16, AD2025
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Gossip–damaging the reputation of others by what we say–constitutes sinful behavior. In fact, it can be gravely sinful. Yet how frequently we run into people
Mountaintop Moments
Bob Blundell
March 14, AD2025
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‘Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain and he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun
The Amazing Sts. Raymond
Ray Sullivan
March 11, AD2025
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Caveat emptor….Okay, so I’m biased because my name is Raymond. When I started doing genealogy on my last name, I thought to myself, “Why not
Forget Ideologies, Let’s Get Back to Religion
Gene M. Van Son
March 9, AD2025
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We hear the word ‘ideology’ bandied about quite a bit these days. It’s almost as if ideologies are a super critical part of life and
