What Goes Around, Comes Around
Ida Adams
July 10, AD2021
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We were two tired, aging boaters who had just cleared lock twelve on the Erie Canal. Now anyone who has ever traversed the Erie Canal
People Friendly Planning and the Blue Comet
Joe Tevington
July 10, AD2021
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Thomas Malthus was an 18th/19th-century Anglican priest whose ideas have been used to back the notion that there are too many people on the planet,
Liberty, Liberalism, and the End of Freedom
Anthony S. Layne
July 9, AD2021
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What does liberty really mean? This month, we Americans celebrated the 245th anniversary of our formal separation from Great Britain. As we approach the quarter-millennium
The Holy Spirit is Dynamite
Deacon Steve Greco
July 8, AD2021
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The Book of Acts contains one of my favorite Scripture verses. Just before He ascends to heaven, Jesus promises the disciples He will not leave
Ten Tips for Frugality In The Christian Life
Rob Marco
July 8, AD2021
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Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too
Extraterrestial Life:
A Catholic Perspective;
Part I: Chemical Evolution
The SCS Conference 2021
Bob Kurland
July 7, AD2021
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INTRODUCTION Does life, intelligent or not, exist anywhere other than on earth? And if such extraterrestial life be intelligent, how does Catholic teaching take it
I Am Truly a Miracle
Are You a Miracle Too?
Birgit Jones
July 6, AD2021
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Like the lives of many who are reading this, my life is not picture perfect. The history I have lived is undoubtedly less rocky than
Awake, Not Woke: Off the Shelf 219 with Noelle Mering
Pete Socks
July 5, AD2021
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Off the Shelf 219 – Noelle Mering This week on Off the Shelf we peel back the layers of wokeness. Our country and our world
Ravel’s “Bolero,” Mary Magdalene, and Evangelizing
Dennis Dillon
July 4, AD2021
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The credit for this article belongs to a parish friend and priest, Monsignor John Halloran, Pastor Emeritus, St. Thomas More Parish, Narragansett, RI. In a
God Speaks to Us, But Do We Take Time To Listen?
Dom Cingoranelli
July 3, AD2021
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God speaks to us–makes Himself known to us–in Scripture. Many want to know God better, more intimately, more closely. Yet a question often remains—just how
The Exceptional Gift of the Ordinary Life
Barbara Padolina
July 2, AD2021
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Run-of-the-mill. Average. Common. These are just some of the less appealing words most people would not want to be used to describe their own lives.
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
Our Obligation
Carol Monaco
July 1, AD2021
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Recently my archdiocese announced that due to the decline in coronavirus cases, it is lifting the general dispensation from the obligation of Catholics to attend
Miracles and the Stigmata: Part II- Adam Blai
Patrick Coffin
June 30, AD2021
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In this second episode of a two-part series, demonologist Adam Blai shares his in-depth personal knowledge of a living stigmatic who, by overwhelming evidence, undergoes
My Protestant Boss Inspired My Catholic Faith
Birgit Jones
June 30, AD2021
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“You Catholics go out and sin all week. Then you pay five dollars on Saturday, for forgiveness, so you can have a clear conscience on
The Power of Actual Miracles: Part I- Adam Blai
Patrick Coffin
June 29, AD2021
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In this two-part series with demonologist and author Adam Blai, we dig into the true nature of miracles. What is a miracle and what is
Miracles Continue to Surround Audrey Santo
Patty Knap
June 29, AD2021
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Recently my friend Mary Ann and I were chatting about our journeys back to the Church. Hers began with a visit to a young girl in Worcester,
Diary of an American Excorcist: Off the Shelf 218 with Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
Pete Socks
June 28, AD2021
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Off the Shelf 218 – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti This week on Off the Shelf we take a unique look into the very real world of
Do You Want to Live Forever?
Charlette Mills
June 27, AD2021
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I can’t really say I think of myself as an immortal. Do you? When you choose something – an action or a charity or a
A Secular Film Motivated Me to Pray the Rosary
Betty Parquette
June 26, AD2021
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My friend has exquisite flower gardens but the most beautiful garden tended is the one in her heart. So, I was surprised a few years
The Coming Chastisement of America
Maurice Williams
June 26, AD2021
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We in the United States are going through hell on earth right now. Everything in our nation is falling apart and most Americans just stand
Fertility Awareness/Natural Family Planning
Joe Tevington
June 25, AD2021
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In the so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s, the magnificent vocation of marriage was not properly appreciated, esteemed, and understood. Yet in the face of monumental resistance, Saint Pope Paul
