Encounters With Angels
Edward Monti
May 4, AD2019
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Because we can’t perceive it with our senses, we may be tempted to regard the world of the angels as ethereal or not quite real.
The Tenth Commandment: Intentions of the Heart and Poverty of Spirit
Sabrina Vu
May 4, AD2019
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“You shall not covet…anything that is your neighbor’s…You shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox,
Why It Hurts
Joy Joseph
May 3, AD2019
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There is a natural phenomenon that’s easily verifiable. As an object travels away from its source, it becomes smaller, and as it travels towards the
The Eyes Of The Lord Look Upon One And Another Faithful Christian
Pamela Mandela
May 3, AD2019
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Scripture is speckled with much about the eyes of the Lord and His looking upon one and another. The look varies from that which is
Regret Does Not Have to Control You
Pete Socks
May 2, AD2019
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Regret…many of us struggle with it. Like an invisible ball and chain it drags behind us, holding us back. Regret can press down upon us
A Baby is Never Convenient
Julie Machado
May 2, AD2019
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My husband and I are expecting a fourth child and when that dreaded time of telling everyone came around I realized it never gets
The Transformative Power of Easter Joy
Barbara Padolina
May 1, AD2019
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Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. (Pope John Paul II) Despair is a word, which
Holiness: “Not” is Not Enough
Greg Chrysostom
May 1, AD2019
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Last month’s article, Love and the Productive Power of Not, took a look at how most of the Ten Commandments are “negative” or in other
Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched In the Mouth
Rob Marco
April 30, AD2019
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A few months ago I was following a discussion on social media about how people of faith would respond if faced with martyrdom. It generated
Sylvia Plath and the Importance of Real Presence
Sofia Abasolo
April 30, AD2019
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I am not Dodo Conway. Perhaps no one is, she’s a fictional character after all. Dodo appears in Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar, several
Catholic Social Teaching – Off the Shelf 121 with Father Kevin McKenna
Pete Socks
April 29, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 121 – Father Kevin McKenna Catholic social teaching confuse you? Not certain what it is or what the Church really teaches on
The Importance of Being Human
Marty Dybicz
April 29, AD2019
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Fundamental to the postmodern, post-Christian culture in which we live is the rejection of an objective human nature. Instead of believing human nature is what
From Blindness to Sight: A Carmelite Reflection
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
April 28, AD2019
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I recently underwent a medical emergency that required an amputation of the remainder of my left foot and part of my leg. I am now
Have Mercy
Carol Monaco
April 28, AD2019
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When we think of Divine Mercy, we think of God’s loving devotion to us and His compassionate forgiveness of our sins. God’s mercy extends to
Reflections on Notre Dame Ablaze: Behold Your Mother
Suellen Brewster
April 27, AD2019
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O Lord, we are so easily deceived still into expecting from you a kingdom governed according to the laws of this world. Keep our eyes
The Harrowing of Hell and Mystical Truths
David Torkington
April 27, AD2019
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I first began to understand certain mystical truths as I prayed at the place where Jesus was crucified on the first Good Friday. I have
The Passion of Anger Governed by Reason or Not
Jim Dougherty
April 26, AD2019
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Anger and Reason My 43-year-old son reminded me several weeks ago how he and his younger brother used to hide from me when they were
The Dignity of Women: A Tale of Two Handmaids
Mary Pesarchick
April 26, AD2019
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I would now like to speak directly to every woman, to reflect with her on the problems and the prospects of what it means to
Why Lying Is More Harmful Than It Seems
Cecily Lowe
April 25, AD2019
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Sin is something with which we all struggle in this fallen world. Though each person is tempted by different kinds of sins, every sin, no
Be Less Busy…Be More Prayerful!
Pete Socks
April 25, AD2019
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Prayer is easy if we take the time to do it and focus on the act itself. However, let’s face it, life is tough. We
Life on the Fringe as a Traditional, Radical Catholic
Masha Goepel
April 24, AD2019
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What do you think of when you think of a radical? Is it someone with funky hair, piercings, tattoos, and bumper stickers? Is it someone
The Reality of Hell
Ray Sullivan
April 24, AD2019
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So many people today deny the reality of hell, as though ignoring it, would render it non-existent (Don’t try this method with the IRS!). But
