A Prophet in Our Time
Chris Brune
July 30, AD2017
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It must have been tough being an Old Testament prophet. How many people could you reach? As many as could hear your voice presuming you
Mary Assists Our Rise in Holiness
Carol Monaco
July 30, AD2017
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The archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary at the Annunciation, he said, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you, have found favor with God”[Luke 1:30]. Fear
Why I Love Being Catholic: Part II
Cecily Lowe
July 29, AD2017
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Have you ever thought about how Catholicism began? Ask a Catholic and he’ll say his Church is the Church Christ founded. Ask a Protestant the
Determination Means Giving 110% Even When It Is Hard
Scott Nolan
July 29, AD2017
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August has always meant Football for me. And maybe it’s just me, but football makes me think about religion. I am not a sports fanatic,
Some Thoughts on the Holiness of Matrimony
Karen Reep
July 28, AD2017
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While I’m neither a theologian nor a Bible Scholar, I’ve always thought that the Bible is really very clear and straightforward in regard to both
Why I Love Being Catholic: Part I
Cecily Lowe
July 28, AD2017
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Although I have been Catholic since birth, I was dismissive about the benefits of being Catholic for most of my life. However, over the past
“Letting Go and Letting God”: Dealing with Disappointment
Alaine DeSantis
July 27, AD2017
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Recently, I experienced disappointment. Upon hearing this news, I could not help but complain and feel sorry for myself. “Why would God take away this
Fear, Trust, and Skinny-Dipping in the Platte
Anthony S. Layne
July 27, AD2017
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I have trust issues. It’s precisely this fact about me which limits my public self-revelation, and which more than anything else explains why I’m still
Looking to the Future: A Balanced Vision
Sarah Greydanus
July 26, AD2017
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What will the future be like? Our inability to answer this question with certainty has never stopped us from wondering and guessing, both about our
Prenatal Memories and Ancient Hebrew Wisdom
Melanie Jean Juneau
July 26, AD2017
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A young child, who knows enough words to communicate, can describe their prenatal memories and their birth from their own unique perspective, not as an
Charlie Gard and Exercises in Medical Futility
Mary Pesarchick
July 25, AD2017
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Since the time of Hippocrates, physicians have grappled with the issue of futile care. Medical futility is an ethical judgment of the potential for a
Are There Animals in Heaven?
Nada Mazzei
July 25, AD2017
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Losing a pet can be difficult. My neighbor recently lost her pet kitten. Her eight-year-old daughter began crying inconsolably when she learned of this loss.
From Reversion to Reversion: How a Deist Became a Theist, Part I
Alex Wolke
July 24, AD2017
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If anyone reading has ever driven down Interstate 70 from Wichita, Kansas to Denver, Colorado, then you will know how completely uninteresting the drive can
St Thomas the Apostle: A Saint For Our Times
Tom Collingwood
July 24, AD2017
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Like many, I do not always pay much attention to the many saint feast days unless it is a particular saint that has personal meaning
Being Spiritually Active in Everyday Life
Todd Nolan
July 23, AD2017
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I was pleasantly surprised by the response that my previous article, entitled The Devil Preys on Idle Souls, received from viewers. As a result, I
Communion Would Be the Same as the Holy Eucharist, If It Wasn’t Completely Different
Dan Byron
July 23, AD2017
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It had been some time since the three of us, my two non-Catholic co-workers and I, had gone to coffee together. Josh and I had
Listen For the Spirit in Your Prayer
Mark C. McCann
July 22, AD2017
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It has been said that prayer is communication with God, a spiritual give and take session, a holy interchange between Lover and Beloved. Often that
Mercy Rains: The July 13th, 1917 Apparition and the Reality of Hell
Suellen Brewster
July 22, AD2017
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We have had a lot of rain here in my hometown this summer. It was a wet spring and it appears it is going to
Tristan and Isolde and the Three in One
David Torkington
July 21, AD2017
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I found myself placed next to a high powered High Court Judge at a dinner party in one of the most exclusive clubs in London.
Sex, Desecration, and Shame in Terrence Malick’s Song to Song
Patrick Malone
July 21, AD2017
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As Roger Scruton says, “Sex is either consecration or desecration, with no neutral territory in between.” That’s essentially the thesis of Terrence Malick’s recent trilogy
The God Confirmation
Ray Sullivan
July 20, AD2017
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Today there are many people who claim to be atheists. Some famous ones, like Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens, have even written books
Embrace The Four Eyes Within You
Gabriel Garnica
July 20, AD2017
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I will never forget the trauma which my vision problems gave me growing up. I had myopia and astigmatism which made every eye test a
