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What Dreams May Come

Ida Adams May 20, AD2021 8 Comments

I read an excellent piece the other day where the author writes about her childhood dream of being an archeologist. When asked why she explained

Through the Heart of Saint Joseph: Off the Shelf 213 with Father Boniface Hicks

Pete Socks May 20, AD2021 1 Comment

Off the Shelf 213 – Father Boniface Hicks We are full swing into the year of Saint Joseph as declared by Pope Francis. This week

True Kindness is Love in Action

Mark Belanger May 19, AD2021 3 Comments

Despite what a popular yard sign asserts, kindness is not everything. But kindness is one important form of love in action. From the point of

God On the Mountain

Guest Contributor May 18, AD2021 2 Comments

By Tara K. E. Brelinsky My son wanted us to visit his college campus last year. Though I’d seen the expansive university grounds and the

Being Transparent about Transparency

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer May 17, AD2021 8 Comments

The abbey where I live faces east, like many older churches. In the winter this detail goes unnoticed but, as spring comes and the sun

Tradition and Charity: The Face of Renewal

Rob Marco May 17, AD2021 2 Comments

For some time now my family and I have been attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form – also known as the Tridentine Mass or the

Your Eternal Destiny is Found Where Your Eyes are Looking

Gabriel Garnica May 15, AD2021 1 Comment

I do not know who the Jones’s are, but I keep hearing how everyone wants to keep up with them. I have to wonder ‘why?’

Parents Shouldn’t Love Their Same-Sex Afflicted Kids More Than God

Gene M. Van Son May 14, AD2021 23 Comments

How would you react if your 17-year-old son or grandson announced that he was homosexual? How would you respond if your 17-year-old daughter or granddaughter

Mother’s Day – After Years of Dread I Can Finally Deal With It

Larry Peterson May 12, AD2021 6 Comments

Mother’s Day has come and gone. I used to be glad when it was over. Not anymore. My mother died 60 years ago. She had

Fresh Approaches to Classic Prayer Practices

Abigail C. R. Gripshover May 12, AD2021 1 Comment

With a long stretch of Ordinary Time coming, the faithful often loses vigor once the intense seasons of Lenten penitence and Easter celebrations finish. However,

Garabandal: Believe the Miracles

Edward Benet May 11, AD2021 32 Comments

June 18th is the sixtieth anniversary of the first vision in Garabandal. The events were controversial from the start, largely because of the negative evaluation

People Are All Made of the Same Clay

Julie Machado May 11, AD2021 2 Comments

I still vividly remember my best friend’s speech on domestic violence for the Speech and Debate Club in high school I also participated in. It

The Church’s Wondrous Stigmatists

Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez. May 10, AD2021 2 Comments

Since stricter lockdowns were imposed in certain regions of the Philippines two months ago, I’ve thought about how the saints in heaven would have coped

A Teacher of Strange Things: Off the Shelf 212 with Cy Kellett

Pete Socks May 10, AD2021 No Comments

Off the Shelf 212 – Cy Kellett Many people seem to have a personal notion of who they THINK Jesus is but it’s not exactly what

My Catholic Identity

Daniel Mark May 9, AD2021 4 Comments

Once I finished university, I started working in a large city. It took forever to find an apartment at a fair price but I finally

Angels and Demons

Hunter Leonard May 8, AD2021 4 Comments

Many Catholics and Christians today are confused about the true nature of angels and demons. Too often, our understanding of these spiritual beings comes from