Take, Lord, My Memory

When I was a young stay-at-home mom, I earned a little income and kept myself intellectually active by giving guitar lessons. Sometimes, as often happens

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Fixing Us First

Many people possess a profusion of plans for “fixing” the Church, the government, the economy, and other folks. But rarely do we give priority to

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Humility, Humility, Humility

As we begin the Easter season and mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a particular virtue repeatedly sprang into my mind: the virtue of humility.

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The Gateway of the Soul

On How the Physical Unites us to the Spiritual Christian artwork, whether Protestant or Catholic, becomes “a gateway” into Faith: take, for example, Ciseri’s Ecce

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Divine Mercy: Free Pardon for the Sinner?

Or Absolute Accountability To God’s Justice for the Sins of Mankind? Does Divine Mercy offer the sinner unconditional pardon for one’s transgressions, irrespective of the

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Encountering Jesus

I find myself praying the rosary a lot more often in recent times. And as I was praying the rosary one morning, something about the

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An Image of Jesus for Everyone

Many protestants will criticize the images and statues in Catholic Churches. They accuse Catholics of violating the first commandment. A second argument specifically against the

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Rogation Days

Rogation. Not a word many use; probably, even fewer know the word.  The word comes from the Latin rogare, to ask.  Before the reforms of

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Easter, Lent

A Season For Fullness

Perhaps the oldest greeting/response of the Church comes from the wondrous news of Easter. The greeting, in Greek, is Christós anésti (Χριστὸςἀνέστη) meaning ‘Christ is

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Jesus’ Mercy Is Divine

The Feast of Divine Mercy is this Sunday.  Are you ready for it? The Feast of Divine Mercy is associated with the written records and

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We Are Joyful, Easter People

Even though the Catholic Church continually invites Catholics to live in the Resurrection, many of us cling to our suffering; we don’t know how to

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From Lent to Easter and Beyond

Each year, we enter Lent with firm resolve to eschew the excesses of the previous holiday season. Broken resolutions that lead to the frivolity of

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