Christmas Around the Fire
Pete Socks
November 28, AD2019
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Advent is just a few short days away. When the season arrives, I am always looking for a book to guide me and accompany through
Everyone In Purgatory Will Be A Saint
Guy McClung
November 27, AD2019
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One accepted view about purgatory is that it will end at the final judgment of all mankind. Any holy soul there will then be ushered
Seeing 20/20: Mercy and Grace in Jesus’ Mirror
Suellen Brewster
November 27, AD2019
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Throughout her Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, Jesus told St. Faustina Kowalska that we, blessed souls, are now living in the Time of Mercy.
The Virtue of Hope as Diving into the Mercy of God
Jim Dougherty
November 26, AD2019
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Like every virtue, hope is a grace and also a habit, but unique to hope is that its practice may be described as diving into
Grammar Rules, Catholic Schools, and Truth
Cynthia Millen
November 26, AD2019
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What is the relationship of grammar to the truth? People hate the truth for the sake of whatever it is they love in place of
Saints Who Saw Hell – Off the Shelf 151 with Paul Thigpen
Pete Socks
November 25, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 151 – Paul Thigpen This week I welcome back my friend Paul Thigpen. We discuss a book that quite frankly scared the
The True Prosperity Gospel
Susan Skinner
November 25, AD2019
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Jansen Bagwell, head of the discipleship/deliverance ministry under the authority of our parish Priests, experienced a tragedy recently. It is one of those tragedies or traumas
Mathematics, the Language God Talks:
A Reflection on the Nature of Reality
Bob Kurland
November 24, AD2019
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[Feynman] “Do you know calculus?” [Wouk]”I admitted that I didn’t.” [Feynman]”You had better learn it…It’s the language God talks.” —Herman Wouk, conversation with Richard Feynman
Father Catoir’s Farewell Column: Rejoice
Father John Catoir
November 24, AD2019
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To all my friends and loyal readers, At 88 years of age, it is with much joy and sadness that I offer you my farewell
Losing Our Religion
Christian Daru
November 23, AD2019
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A recent Wall Street Journal article surveyed the causes of the growing number of “Nones” (people who self-identify as having no particular religious beliefs of
St. Florian, the Firefighter, and The Firefighters’ Cross
Daniel Demers
November 23, AD2019
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Greater Love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. —John 15:13 CALIFORNIA FIRES AND THE FIREFIGHTERS’ CROSS As
The Fires of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory: Are They Exactly The Same?
Greg Chrysostom
November 22, AD2019
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Say the words “afterlife” and “fire”, and I’d bet that ninety-nine out of a hundred will automatically think, “Hell”. But why? Consider the vision of
The Virtual Should Never Be a Substitute for the Actual
Rob Marco
November 22, AD2019
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Yesterday our family went to a friend’s house for the afternoon. Since the weather was pleasant, we went for a hike on the surrounding farmland
Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things
Pete Socks
November 21, AD2019
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Memento Mori. Remember your death. These may not be words we want to hear, but there are words we need to understand. They are also
The Chick-fil-A and Salvation Army Dilemma
Birgit Jones
November 21, AD2019
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Chick-fil-A became an overnight sensation for its family-pleasing menu and friendly staff. Christians also continue to appreciate their policy of closing on Sundays. According to
St. Joseph: The Strong, Silent Type
Dom Cingoranelli
November 20, AD2019
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When you think of “the strong, silent type” of hero, does St. Joseph come to mind, or do you think of a classic western movie
Is Faith Just Another Bias?
Paul Kniaz
November 20, AD2019
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Is Faith just another group bias? We seem to be trying to eliminate bias, which favors group identity, and to embrace diversity to an ever
Christ’s Passion Teaches Us to Worship
Briana Huddleston
November 19, AD2019
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Christ’s Passion is the Mass in its entirety. It is the source and summit of the Catholic faith. My perspective on the concept of worship
Abortion: America’s Mortal Sin
Ray Sullivan
November 19, AD2019
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Abortion has become America’s mortal sin. Since January 22, 1973, the issue of taking the life of a human being in his or her mother’s
Theology of Home – Off the Shelf 151 with Noelle Mering
Pete Socks
November 18, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 151 – Noelle Mering Home. When you say the word what thoughts spring to mind? In Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in
What Makes a Catholic a Good Catholic?
Deacon John Bacon
November 18, AD2019
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Driving home from Mass on Sunday mornings I would sit and listen to my parents’ conversation. If they were talking about something I wasn’t particularly
How did life begin?
Bob Kurland
November 17, AD2019
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A MOST IMPORTANT UNANSWERED QUESTION Here’s a question that science has asked and not yet definitively answered: “How did life on earth begin some 3.6
