praying, give, resolve

Keep Your Hands Together

One of my favorite saints is not as famous as most others. In fact, relatively few people have heard of him and, seemingly, even less

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pray, prayer, kenosis

Lessons Learned at Home

My mother taught me to say my Morning Offering the moment I woke up in the morning.  But above all she showed me how to

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Magisterium

Why Catholic, Why Not?

“So much of what I had learned as a Protestant was opinion, hearsay, and rumor. When I read the Early Church Fathers, I found that

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Joan of Arc

Anne de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle could be a very frustrating man.  Churchill, in reference to de Gaulle, said that the heaviest cross he had to bear during the war

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truth, Jesus, IHS

Bought and Sold for $21.62

Today’s exchange rate (approximately) for thirty pieces of silver is $21.62. (Thirty Pieces of Silver – Truth Magazine) “The didrachma and tetradrachma (actually stater) are

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despair, sadness, mourn, frustration, fear

How to Thrive in Illness

The first thing I thought, when I awoke from my nap, was that the pain couldn’t possibly be as bad as it felt. It didn’t

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mercy, garden

Amoris Laetita Helps a Single Mom

I was disappointed with the Synod on the Family. I believe the Catholic Church had the best intentions but that it missed great opportunities to strengthen marriage and

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