A Pre-Holy Week Pilgrimage
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
April 6, AD2026
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Just before Holy Week I was able to go on pilgrimage with some of the American students I teach in Rome. It was a very
Ressurection Joy Illuminates Our Suffering
Melanie Jean Juneau
April 5, AD2026
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Joy is not the absence of suffering, but the presence of God (Pope Leo XIV). Even though the Church continually invites Catholics to live in
The Silence Behind Silence
Alex Long
April 4, AD2026
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Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words (Ps 19:2-3). I am self-serving.
Saint Francis Receives the Stigmata
David Torkington
April 3, AD2026
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On leaving Rome in 1223 Francis made for the Rieti Valley and back to the hermitage of Fonte Columbo where he had written his rule.
Visio Mortis: Addiction Theology for Holy Saturday
Bob Kurland
April 2, AD2026
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In place of the visio Dei, Christ has a visio mortis as he contemplates the repulsive horror and self-isolation of sin’s selfishness (Alyssa Pitstick, summary,
Easter Food Traditions
Alexandra Greeley
April 1, AD2026
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For Christians worldwide, Easter Sunday observes the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As it turns out, each Christian country has developed and maintained their own national
Catholic Doctrine and the Sunday Readings for April 2026
Marty Dybicz
April 1, AD2026
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The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for April 2026 is made clearest by Catholic doctrine. Let’s better understand key verses from April’s Readings[1] by
You Will Find Rest When You Yoke Yourself to Jesus
Dan Fitzpatrick
March 31, AD2026
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Everyone experiences feelings of overwhelmingness, depression, and hopelessness when personal problems, physical challenges, and troubling thoughts become too much. During these times, what is the
Time and Space for Faith
Carol Monaco
March 30, AD2026
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To deepen our faith, we need time and space. Making room externally and internally in our lives allows us to focus, reflect, and nurture our
Beyond Human Wisdom: Christ Provides Living Water
Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC
March 29, AD2026
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Can water become more than one of the classical elements, more than that which satisfies the thirst of animals and human beings? And can this
Why Was The Sacred Heart of Christ Pierced By a Centurion’s Spear?
Guest Contributor
March 28, AD2026
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By “The Unknown Centurion” As we move closer to Holy Week, it seems like a most acceptable time to meditate upon and enter deeply into
When a Prayer Makes You Uncomfortable
Kenneth Cramer
March 28, AD2026
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Rethinking the Litany of Humility It began with a familiar warning. The prayer app I have been using during Lent introduced the Litany of Humility
Living Lent in the Upside-Down Kingdom
Pamela Mandela
March 27, AD2026
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We live in a world shaped by a clear hierarchy of values, where kings are more significant than peasants, the educated excel over the unlearned,
An Inconvenient Child at 30,000 Feet
Dorothy Osanna
March 26, AD2026
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On a February day, 48-year-old Courtney Seard boarded the jet and settled in for the four-hour flight from London to Istanbul. To her dismay, a
The Iran Conflict: Debates About What Makes a Just War
Tom Collingwood
March 25, AD2026
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In looking at the Iran war from a faith perspective, many Catholic voices are rendering opinions (here and here, for instance ) as to whether
Teleology and Christianity
Mark Belanger
March 24, AD2026
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Teleology is a philosophical school of thought that evaluates everything by its purpose or goal. It looks at events and conditions by the purpose they
Beauty in the Darkness: A Conversation with Philip Fournier
Masha Goepel
March 23, AD2026
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When Philip Fournier sat across from me for his interview, I almost didn’t know where to begin. His curriculum vitae has been published in the
Are the Masses in Your Parish Valid but Illicit?
Gene M. Van Son
March 22, AD2026
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Some, if not most Catholics are familiar with the term “valid but illicit.” It’s a disconcerting term. If, for instance, you ever attended an SSPX
The Holy Spirit Empowers Us
Deacon Steve Greco
March 21, AD2026
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God with His Holy Spirit leads His Church into the consent of the truth. He Himself promised that the Holy Spirit (Whom He would send)
Perceiving Excellence as Ordinary in Everyday Life
Genesius
March 20, AD2026
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On a brisk January morning in 2007, a lone violinist set up in the L’Enfant Plaza subway station arcade in Washington, D.C. The man opened
Biblical Belief: The Mind or the Heart?
Ray Sullivan
March 19, AD2026
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Our heart and our mind are both important to God in our spiritual endeavors to serve Him.
A 100-Second Daily Routine for Teens and Preteens
Dan Fitzpatrick
March 19, AD2026
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There is much depravity, immoral technology, and evil-intent modernism seductively waved in the face of today’s adolescents. Parents need to exercise caution. Catholic parents are
