Surviving Depression
Pete Socks
June 18, AD2020
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Depression and anxiety are very serious issues. If you have or have ever been one who has suffered through these times of darkness, you know
God’s Love and How to Receive it
David Torkington
June 18, AD2020
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Some events and some experiences are so awesome that we find it difficult to capture them in words. The first Christians, for instance, found the
Books, Screens, and the Modern Catholic Library
Masha Goepel
June 17, AD2020
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Last week I found another old bookstore to frequent. It’s a bright, yellow house on a country road. Like most good bookstores, there’s little in
A Passion for the Passion of Jesus Christ
Ray Sullivan
June 17, AD2020
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A passion for the Passion of Jesus Christ is a great way to advance spiritually. The great spiritual masters tell us that there are three
Reflections on the Ascension
Cecily Lowe
June 16, AD2020
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Recently, we celebrated the feast of the Ascension. The Ascension is an interesting solemnity. Since I encounter it most often in praying the rosary, it
The Challenge of Religious Formation in Modern America
Paul A. Escott
June 16, AD2020
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The American Enterprise Institute recently released a study on the historic ebb and flow of religion in the United States which demonstrated, surprisingly, that the
What to Say and How to Say It: Off the Shelf 180 with Brandon Vogt
Pete Socks
June 15, AD2020
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Off the Shelf 180 – Brandon Vogt Evangelizing the faith can be a tricky thing. Many Catholics are simply not comfortable with spreading the faith.
No, We DO NOT Need Better Systems
Gene M. Van Son
June 15, AD2020
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The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has everyone talking about “systemic racism” right now. Yet just three weeks ago everyone was talking and thinking
The Sin of Rash Judgment
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
June 14, AD2020
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A few years ago, I told my husband about a young woman I saw in the ladies’ room in the building where I once worked
Bringing God Out Of The ‘Friend Zone’
Mark Belanger
June 14, AD2020
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In early adolescence I was prone to sudden and intense crushes that seemed to arrive out of nowhere and hit like a ton of bricks.
The Virtues: The Remedy for Our Times
Janet Meyer
June 13, AD2020
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Lately, the daily news is full of images of burning and looting in our cities. Prior to that, it was becoming difficult to express our
Pray Like a Pirate: The Lord Will Answer
Dom Cingoranelli
June 13, AD2020
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“Maybe you ought to pray like a pirate over this one.” My spiritual director suggested this to me some years ago as I shared with
Rediscovering Downtime While Sheltering in Place
B.J. Gonzalvo
June 12, AD2020
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Life as we know it has changed since this COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The norm that we were used to, that fast-paced, hectic, high adrenaline, and
Satan’s In the News, 24 Hours a Day
Cynthia Millen
June 12, AD2020
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Satan’s work is rarely obvious. We like to think that we will spot his devilish efforts, much like the cartoons where the angel whispers in
What to Say and How to Say It
Pete Socks
June 11, AD2020
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Evangelizing can be a tough task. Many of us have faced it. How we have handled it varies. To the vast majority of Catholics evangelizing
God Uses Human Weakness to Make Saints
Paul Kniaz
June 11, AD2020
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Through the Gospel reading for the ascension, the Church has reminded its flock that God uses human weakness to make saints. St. Matthew writes of
When a Jewish Physicist Becomes a Catholic
Bob Kurland
June 10, AD2020
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INTRODUCTiON I am an agnostic Jewish scientist who became a Catholic in his senior years, to the horror of many colleagues, the amazement of his
How to Start to Pray
David Torkington
June 10, AD2020
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I used to run a retreat and conference centre in London. As I had to run the place on a shoestring, I tried to do
Proselytizing Is Not a Bad Thing
David Kilby
June 9, AD2020
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As a Star Trek fan, I am fascinated by the faith of the Bajorans. If you’ve watched Deep Space Nine, you know the Bajorans are
Rely on Sound Doctrine, Then Keep Calm
Birgit Jones
June 9, AD2020
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The times, they are a-changing’. We are in a moral crisis mode unequalled in history. Certainly, there have been depraved and godless societies before us
Anastasia Means Resurrection
Richard G Evans
June 8, AD2020
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Anastasia Marie Imagine naming your child for both the Resurrection of Christ, and the Blessed Mother. My sister, Anastasia Marie Evans, left us just before
Is the Gospel of Matthew Anti-Semitic?
JP Nunez
June 8, AD2020
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Is the Gospel of Matthew anti-Semitic? You may have never thought about this question before, but it is an important one that we need to
