Rogation Days
Russell D. James
April 24, AD2025
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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
A Season For Fullness
Mark Belanger
April 23, AD2025
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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
St. Emilia – Patroness of Mothers
Masha Goepel
April 22, AD2025
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I’m driving out to visit my parents next month, just in time for Mother’s Day. Spring is slow in coming, but I’ll be bringing fresh
Jesus’ Mercy Is Divine
Dan Fitzpatrick
April 21, AD2025
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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
The Resurrection – Where Time Touches Eternity
David Torkington
April 20, AD2025
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The Resurrection, means that Jesus has been swept up out of the world of space and time in which he’d lived before, not to leave
The Resurrection
Bob Blundell
April 20, AD2025
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Then the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for
We Are Joyful, Easter People
Melanie Jean Juneau
April 19, AD2025
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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
Station 1: Christ is Sentenced to Death
Richard Auciello
April 18, AD2025
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Jesus is sentenced to death. Sentenced to end living in this life, the life that we are born into, and that we know and experience
Did Jesus Celebrate His Final Passover on its Proper Night? Part II
Deacon Frank
April 17, AD2025
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In Part I of this article we discussed the apparent contradiction in the timing of the celebration of Passover in the gospel passion accounts. But
From Lent to Easter and Beyond
Deacon Greg Lambert
April 16, AD2025
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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
Did Jesus Celebrate His Final Passover on its Proper Night? Part I
Deacon Frank
April 16, AD2025
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The passion story of Jesus Christ in the four gospel accounts contains an apparent contradiction. This apparent contradiction concerns the day of the week the
Make a Small Business Out of Your Passion
Natalie Hanemann
April 15, AD2025
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I want to facilitate a way for people to have an encounter with God in the wilderness. This was my response when someone asked me
Easter Meal Traditions
Alexandra Greeley
April 14, AD2025
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For Christians worldwide, Easter Sunday is the day to observe the resurrection of our lord, Jesus Christ. As it turns out, each Christian country has
Meditate on It Day and Night
Sara Grace
April 13, AD2025
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Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and
The Role of Sufferring During Lent
Raymond Hilbrich
April 13, AD2025
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Lent is a time of suffering. Whether it is the suffering we place upon ourselves as a special act of penance, or if it is
Sin is a Cancer
Nathan Krupa
April 12, AD2025
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While eating an after-mass donut, I chatted with a friend who is vastly smarter than I am. He has a doctorate in genetics and does
A Small Taste of Christ’s Suffering While Witnessing for Life
Tom Collingwood
April 11, AD2025
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The third petition of the sorrowful mysteries during the rosary is the crowning of thorns. Here, Jesus suffers the crowd’s taunting insults and expressions of
Names, Feminism, Tradition, and Marriage
Gene M. Van Son
April 10, AD2025
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet.” While I dislike starting off an article
Why I Won’t Use John Paul II’s Luminous Mysteries
Guy McClung
April 9, AD2025
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The Virgin Mary herself in the year 1214 A.D. gifted St. Dominic, and all of us, with the rosary. He and his fellow priests had
God’s Everlasting Hope
Deacon Steve Greco
April 9, AD2025
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Many people have trouble with discouragement. It can lead to inaction, a loss of hope and eventually despair. They think things will never improve. A
Did Vatican II Reject Two Sources of Revelation?
Rory Fox
April 8, AD2025
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When Christians talk of two sources of Revelation, they are typically referring to Scripture and Tradition. People sometimes say that Vatican II rejected the idea
The Power of Parables and Contemporary Relevance
Dennis Dillon
April 7, AD2025
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A famous saying attributed to the Swiss Protestant theologian Karl Barth advises that every preacher should hold a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the
