Embrace the Cross of Christ
Diana Ragsdale
April 23, AD2026
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God chose you to bear your cross for the spiritual benefit of your soul and of the souls of others.
You Will Find Rest When You Yoke Yourself to Jesus
Dan Fitzpatrick
March 31, AD2026
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Everyone experiences feelings of overwhelmingness, depression, and hopelessness when personal problems, physical challenges, and troubling thoughts become too much. During these times, what is the
Involuntary Asceticism
Nathan Krupa
February 7, AD2026
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Cold showers are awesome. Just kidding. I hate them. Who doesn’t? But I still took one every day for over a year. Every day. I
The Mystery and the Value of Suffering
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
November 2, AD2025
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One of my various apostolates here in Italy is to teach the joys of medieval philosophy to American college juniors studying abroad here in the
Jiu-Jitsu with Jesus
Nathan Krupa
September 8, AD2025
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Midlife crises can be downright stupid. Mine came in the form of an inspiration to try jiu-jitsu for the summer. I’m 47. Everything started out
12 Steps to Sacred
Gabriel Garnica
June 3, AD2025
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We live in a world which appears to sell sin, all lies, for free. But that is the biggest lie there is. In truth those
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
The Cup Filled: A Reflection on Being There
Dorothy Osanna
February 17, AD2025
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The pretty brunette nurse perched on her stool, carefully reading her computer screen. Then she glided over to the incomprehensible apparatus at the head of
The Paradox of Suffering: Drawing Closer to Jesus Christ
Dennis Dillon
November 8, AD2024
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Suffering is one of the most profound mysteries in human life. Suffering appears, at first glance, to alienate us from joy, peace, and even from
How To Beat Anxiety—Timothy Gordon
Patrick Coffin
September 11, AD2024
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Tim Gordon and I discovered over time that we are both somewhat afflicted with above-average anxiety. In this frank conversation, we get into some of
The Feast of The Visitation. . . When Haste is Not Waste
Gabriel Garnica
June 6, AD2024
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The recent Feast of The Visitation got me to thinking about one of my favorite phrases in Scripture. The phrase is that Mary went “in
Is the End Almost Here?
Maurice Williams
December 13, AD2023
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Last month I wrote about the Israeli-Hamas war. It still concerns me. I got some confirmation about Hamas when I read that Hamas was fighting
There is No Time Like The Present
Gabriel Garnica
September 15, AD2023
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I have always been the worrying type. Ever since I can remember, I had one eye on the past and the other eye on the
Thank You, God, For Ice Cream And Cow Pies
Guy McClung
August 31, AD2023
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Ice Cream: A sweet frozen dessert, typically made from flavored cream or milk which includes a sweetener, e.g. sugar, or a sugar substitute, and can
Marriage: Loss, Grief, and Recovery
Dennis Dillon
August 4, AD2023
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I have spent most of my life as a professional charter fishing boat captain, so I often think of life in terms of the ocean.
Sanctity is All About Holy Gap Management (HGM)
Gabriel Garnica
June 2, AD2023
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Scripture tells us that we grow closer to God to the extent that we are content with what we have and realize that God is
The Mysteries of the Rosary and the Cross
John Kubasak
April 7, AD2023
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Some Catholics shy away from the Rosary because they view it as repetitive prayer. But it is much more than mere repetition. Thanks to divine
Do Not Look for an Uber Christ
Gabriel Garnica
April 3, AD2023
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Stories our elders tell us are often meant to be instructive. Such was the case with a story a neighbor once told me. When I
Do The Hard Thing
Rob Marco
December 27, AD2022
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“Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.” ~Victor Frankl (neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, author, Holocaust survivor) Wim Hof, colloquially known as
The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail Against Your Marriage
Rob Marco
December 3, AD2022
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If there is one truly fitting analogy of Christ’s promise and commitment to the Church in scripture, it is that of marriage. This union of
A Reasonable Argument for the Existence of Purgatory
Gene M. Van Son
November 23, AD2022
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Joe died suddenly and quickly from a heart attack. He lived alone so no one knew Joe had died until a neighbor found him on
Evil: Beyond “A Mystery To Be Endured”
Guy McClung
November 9, AD2022
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Flannery O’Connor wrote: what has given the South her identity are those beliefs and qualities which she has absorbed from the Scriptures and from her
