The Cost of Becoming Disciples
Deacon John Bacon
June 21, AD2019
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People like to be chosen, we like to be picked, to be selected to do something. If a third-grade teacher asks for a volunteer to
Mary’s Long Day
Guy McClung
June 21, AD2019
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This is more of an invitation than an article; an invitation to think about, and perhaps share, thoughts on what the Blessed Virgin Mary did
Three Quarks and the Trinity:
Scientific Models for a Mystery
Bob Kurland
June 20, AD2019
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Introduction Last Trinity Sunday our priest talked about trying to understand the Trinity, the fundamental mystery of our Catholic faith. He solicited analogies from the
365 Days with a Saint
Pete Socks
June 20, AD2019
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I’ve been holding on to this review for a bit until I was able to work my way deeper into this book. I’m glad I
Divine Discourse and Human Chatter
Dr. Edouard Belaga
June 19, AD2019
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We human beings are fully and irrevocably foreign to the Divine world since the first humans, Adam and Eve violated the covenants of God. This
Learning How to Pray Takes Time and Practice
David Torkington
June 19, AD2019
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Although we do not like to admit it, even to ourselves, we still believe that prayer happens suddenly, or never happens at all. We kid
Free Course ‘Mission of the Laity’ Offered By Sacred Heart Seminary
Gene M. Van Son
June 18, AD2019
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Sacred Heart Major Seminary’s (SHMS) initial open online course was such a tremendous success, SHMS is offering another one. The new course, “Mission of the
Friendship, Community, and Catholic Rural Life
Masha Goepel
June 18, AD2019
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I never realized just how hospitable Catholic, rural living was until I moved to the woods. All of a sudden I was living the dream.
Biblical Surprises – Off the Shelf 129 with Father William L. Burton
Pete Socks
June 17, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 129 – Father William L. Burton Father William Burton has written an approachable book on Scripture Study entitled Abba Isn’t Daddy and Other
Controlling Your Thoughts
Father John Catoir
June 17, AD2019
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Do you suffer from disturbing or obsessive thoughts? If so, relief is available. It will be in an uphill battle, but with perseverance and the
Unexpected Fatherhood And Me
Richard G Evans
June 16, AD2019
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I am not a dad but in God’s stellar sight, I am. My wife Shirley and I had four miscarriages in the early 1980s. We
Salvaging Priestly Fatherhood
Loreto Xavier
June 16, AD2019
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About a year ago, I elicited some raised eyebrows in a group after sharing that my first babysitter was a Capuchin friar—the priest who baptized
Sister Clare Crockett: All in for Christ
Gabriel Garnica
June 15, AD2019
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Sister Clare is neither a saint nor have any initial beatification steps been taken that I know of, but she represents the potential saint within
Don’t Let the Confusion Get to You
Gene M. Van Son
June 15, AD2019
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We’re hearing a lot of strange statements and confusing messages these days. Politicians are especially good at creating confusion. But more and more, it seems,
Justification, Grace, and Unpaired Socks
Melanie Jean Juneau
June 14, AD2019
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Surrendering to the power of the Holy Spirit can seem like an esoteric activity, something to talk about, write about, and perhaps pray about. It
Salvation Paralysis: When Like Strikes Love
Joy Joseph
June 14, AD2019
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Sin can cheat us of the power that was infused within us. Thus deluded, we exchange the reality of tranquility, peace, happiness and joy, for
Building the Faith in Little Ones
Pete Socks
June 13, AD2019
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I recently stumbled upon an author who has created a series of books for young readers that I think are extraordinary tools for teaching the
Patrick Coffin: The Truth About the Masonic Lodge
Patrick Coffin
June 12, 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
Reclaiming Virtue as the Habit of Goodness
Anthony S. Layne
June 12, AD2019
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What is virtue? The Oxford English Dictionary defines virtue as “behaviour showing high moral standards”; with an article (that is, “a virtue” or “the virtue”),
Where Else Can I Go
Tom Collingwood
June 11, AD2019
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The clergy abuse scandal seems to never go away. The local police recently conducted a raid on our diocesan pastoral center to recover what they
St. Joan of Arc
Janet Meyer
June 11, AD2019
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My name, Janet, is the feminine form of John, which means “God is Gracious.” I have also read that “Janet” means “Little Joan.” Joan, of
A Catholic Perspective on the Recent Abortion Battle
Todd Nolan
June 10, AD2019
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As states continue working to pass laws safeguarding women’s reproductive rights through abortion, others are striving to protect life in its earliest stages. An epic
