Vatican II: What Do I Think of It?
Dennis Dillon
November 24, AD2020
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“What do you think of Vatican II?” This question was posed to me just recently by my niece. We were on our way back from a
Your Interior Life Hates Facebook -Part II
Steve Smith
November 23, AD2020
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In Part I of this series we looked at ways social media is harmful to our brain, particularly in regards to reward mechanisms (such as
Praying for Our Prodigals: An Interview with Kristine Bruce
Susan Skinner
November 23, AD2020
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Over the past several years probably the most often lament people bring to me is their heartache over a family member who has left the
Advent: Giving 2020 Back to God
Laura DeMaria
November 22, AD2020
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The end of the year is coming quickly, and with it, the season of Advent. Advent begins on Sunday, November 29, just one week from
Your Interior Life Hates Facebook -Part I
Steve Smith
November 22, AD2020
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We’re called to sanctify ourselves and the world around us through our relationships with God (the first great commandment) and our neighbor (the second great
Before You Start, Begin With the End in Mind
Genesius
November 21, AD2020
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Back in 1989, Dr. Stephen R. Covey wrote a self-help book titled Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It was a best seller and immensely
Ora Pro Nobis: Praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Masha Goepel
November 21, AD2020
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Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine around them; may the souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of
The School of Divine Love
David Torkington
November 20, AD2020
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Many years ago, I attended a retreat in London given by Fr Michael Hollings, who was in those days in great demand as a fearless
Ideas Matter: Free Will, Bias, and Social Justice
Anthony S. Layne
November 20, AD2020
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The problem of free will has—you’ll pardon the expression—bedeviled philosophers and theologians for centuries. If God foreknows our actions and choices, then in what sense
20/20 Vision on the Mystery of Garabandal – Part II
Edward Benet
November 19, AD2020
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In part 1, we saw that there are powerful reasons for accepting the authenticity of the apparitions of Garabandal. We deliberately avoided the subject of
Fundamentalism and the Apostles’ Creed
Maurice Williams
November 19, AD2020
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In the early 1900s, a group of Protestant clergymen in the US and Britain, tired of the divisive disagreements among the various Protestant sects, attempted
Weep With Those Who Weep
Richard G Evans
November 18, AD2020
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What does it mean to “weep with those who weep?” Recently, I took a tumble. More than a tumble, really. I was entering my apartment
20/20 Vision on the Mystery of Garabandal- Part I
Edward Benet
November 18, AD2020
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Humanity has been blessed with many visitations of the Blessed Virgin. False “apparitions”, however, have also abounded. In the aftermath of the appearances at Lourdes,
Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself, Even During an Election
Ida Adams
November 17, AD2020
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I am sick of politics. My American husband tries again and again to explain the intricacies and the traditions of politics in the United States.
Saints’ Quotes Praising Mary, The Mother of God
Ray Sullivan
November 17, AD2020
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As Catholics, we have 2000 years of saints’ quotes praising the Mother of God. While their quotes do not carry the same weight as sacred
Let Go of Anger and Stess: Off the Shelf 199 with Gary Zimak
Pete Socks
November 16, AD2020
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Off the Shelf 199 – Gary Zimak If there’s one thing for certain in 2020…many of us have dealt with or are dealing with anger
The Last Man Standing on Veterans Day
Tom Collingwood
November 16, AD2020
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The last few years have seen a blending of Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Remembrance, Reverence, and Respect (what I call the 3 Rs of
I Know You Love Me, but Are You Proud of Me God?
Mark Belanger
November 15, AD2020
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A couple of years ago I was talking to a priest who, as a deacon, had been instrumental in my decision to become a Roman
New, Free, Online Course on the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gene M. Van Son
November 15, AD2020
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Would you like to learn more about what the Catholic Church teaches in regard to Mary the Mother of God? If so, a new, free,
For Her Husband, the Presence of the Priest Superseded Anything Else
Larry Peterson
November 14, AD2020
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It was sometime in January of 2020 that Shirley, age 87, began feeling “not right.” Shirley and her husband Lee agreed it was time to
Why Have There Been Only Two Filipino Saints?
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
November 14, AD2020
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When we speak of Filipino saints, we Filipinos immediately turn our thoughts to St. Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod, the only two canonized saints
Stewardship and Sloth in the Modern World
Deacon Greg Lambert
November 13, AD2020
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Stewardship and sloth are two words not likely to come up in daily conversation around the kitchen table or office water cooler. Furthermore, they are
