Books to Delight the Young at Heart
Pete Socks
September 26, AD2019
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This week I wanted to highlight a few books for the younger crowd. I often receive books for kids, and full reviews on each can
I am Learning How to Conquer the Devil
Kendra Von Esh
September 26, AD2019
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How can we battle the forces against our attempt to become holy? Can we truly master our thoughts and our desires even in the most
The Primacy of Love in Catholic Reform
David Torkington
September 25, AD2019
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Continuing A Brief History of Christian Mystical Spirituality- Part VI Part 1– A Handful of Heretics in The Early Church If you visit Italy you will
Get Holy! Why the Answer to Our Church Crisis Is Holiness
Suellen Brewster
September 25, AD2019
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Like the rest of my fellow Catholics in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, my heart has a continual, aching heaviness. In these terrible but
On Being a Good Pastor
Father John Catoir
September 24, AD2019
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I wish The Better Pastor, A Fable about Embracing the Role of Leading a Parish by Patrick Lencioni had been written when I was a
Medical Aid in Dying is ‘playing God’ – Part II
Dr. Allison Low
September 24, AD2019
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The practices of physician assisted suicide (medical aid in dying) and euthanasia are being increasingly accepted throughout the world. This acceptance is becoming all too
Medical Aid in Dying is ‘playing God’ – Part I
Dr. Allison Low
September 23, AD2019
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In medicine and in our culture, there is a growing acceptance for what is now being referred to as “medical aid in dying.” The term
Spiritual but not Religious – Off the Shelf 143 with Father John Bartunek
Pete Socks
September 23, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 143 – Father John Bartunek Has anyone ever told you they are spiritual but not religious? Or how about religious but not
General Patton and God:
Blood and Guts’ Prayer
Daniel Demers
September 22, AD2019
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You are my war club, my weapon for battle— with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms (Jeremiah 51:20). ABOUT GENERAL GEORGE PATTON
How Humanism Subverts Christianity—Daniel J. Mahoney
Patrick Coffin
September 22, AD2019
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The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
The Loneliness of the Prodigal Son
Paul Kniaz
September 21, AD2019
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The prodigal son parable is a parable about loneliness. This may sound strange since it is usually considered a parable of mercy. However, the two
Jesus Fulfills the Jewish Feasts
Ray Sullivan
September 21, AD2019
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This article will demonstrate just how Jesus Himself fulfills all of the Jewish feasts from the Old Testament. After each Feast outlined below, rituals from
Preaching to the Choir:
The Futility of Arguing on the Internet, Redux
Bob Kurland
September 20, AD2019
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Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). —St. Ambrose troll noun
Our Lady of Good Help – A Preeminent Pilgrimage Site
Dom Cingoranelli
September 20, AD2019
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“Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.” Our Lady of Good Help gave this mission to
A Year with the Mystics
Pete Socks
September 19, AD2019
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For the past few years Saint Benedict Press has released a series of books in the “A Year With…” series. These titles have been A
Marriage is an Uphill Climb Together
Mark C. McCann
September 19, AD2019
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This past August, my wife and I celebrated 29 years of marriage. It is still hard to fathom that number and the swiftness with which
How to Live the Church Feasts in Your Home
Masha Goepel
September 18, AD2019
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Last weekend, I gave a presentation on liturgical living at the Catholic Rural Life Festival in Maine. The festival, begun just a few years ago
Romance and the Romantically-Challenged
Anthony S. Layne
September 18, AD2019
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Mystics and theologians have long and often used romance as a metaphor for our relationship with God. Many of the challenges we face in our
Sin Voting: Reasons and Intrinsic Evils
Guy McClung
September 17, AD2019
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This is part of an ongoing discussion on Catholic Stand: Is it a sin for a Catholic with a well-formed conscience to vote for any
Personal Remembrances of St. John Paul II
Tom Collingwood
September 17, AD2019
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October 22 is the feast day for St. John Paul II who is a very special saint for me. There is a personal connection to
Dress Sense and the Real Presence
Loreto Xavier
September 16, AD2019
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Pew Research’s recent study revealing that a majority Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence but instead believe that consecrated bread and wine are
Catholics and the Bible – Off the Shelf 142 with Jimmy Akin
Pete Socks
September 16, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 142 – Jimmy Akin Did you know the Bible is a Catholic book? Some of our Protestant brothers and sisters may not
