Dissecting Gossip and Sins of the Tongue
Susan Anne
November 21, AD2014
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There is a popular story about a woman who had confessed the sin of gossip. For her penance she was told to go to the
Be The Tabernacle
Victor Ajluni, MD
November 21, AD2014
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Can the infinite and eternal God become small enough to fit inside of us, body, blood, soul and divinity? The ENTIRE Christ, not an abstract
The “Spirit of Vatican II” Parody Mass
Matthew James Christoff
November 21, AD2014
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Most are familiar with parody. Parody is “an imitation of the style of a particular genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect” or “an imitation
St. Thomas on the Psychology of Advent
Jeffrey McLeod, PhD
November 20, AD2014
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The phrase lumen fidei, the light of faith, is becoming a familiar part of our lexicon. The phrase plays a key part in the psychology
Awaiting Christ the King
Nicholas Senz
November 20, AD2014
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This coming Sunday is a feast with one of the most epic names of any liturgical commemoration: the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King
Have You Abdicated Your Throne?
Annie Deddens
November 19, AD2014
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In just a few days, the Church will celebrate the feast of Christ the King. I never used to be good at remembering feast days
On Antiphons and Music in Mass
Jenni Groft
November 15, AD2014
21 Comments
This was a difficult article to write. I have felt the pull to write it for quite a while, but I’ve been hoping that someone
Our Bodies are Living Cathedrals
Anna Rose Meeds
November 15, AD2014
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When someone talks about a cathedral or church, we often think about a building. Stained glass windows, candles, crucifixes and tabernacles might come to mind.
The Test of Self
Chelsea Houghton
November 14, AD2014
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Recently, I started a site called Restless Press, an Australasian site with contributors from around Australasia and the Pacific. Things in my life had been
Remaining Tethered to God
Birgit Jones
November 14, AD2014
10 Comments
Recently, I had the privilege of caring for the newest member of our family. Jacob Alexander is two months old, and his mother was returning
The Grace of Final Perseverance
Nick Hardesty
November 12, AD2014
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In this month of November, when our thoughts naturally turn towards the souls in Purgatory and the fragility of life, it is fitting that we
Infallible Does Not Mean Sinless
Leila Miller
November 11, AD2014
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A quick reminder that infallible does not mean sinless. Here are some quick facts about the papacy: 1) All of the 266 popes have sinned,
Living The Pro-Life Blessing
Melanie Jean Juneau
November 10, AD2014
29 Comments
A few years ago when a journalist interviewed me for an article on Mother’s Day for our city’s major paper, she asked me if I
The Attractiveness of the Christian Message
H. L. Duncan
November 10, AD2014
50 Comments
I know this is old news now, but so is the resurrection of Jesus. The Extraordinary Synod on the Family that ended on October 19,
Time For Catholics to Leave the Democrats?
Anthony S. Layne
November 7, AD2014
18 Comments
The Humanae Vitae Schism Now that the election is over, the post-game analysis and forecasts for the coming sessions will occupy the media for at
All Souls Day and a 2014 Purgatory Parable
Greg Yoko
November 7, AD2014
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I attended Mass at a different local Parish last Sunday, so it was a little unique celebrating Mass with mostly strangers. In this instance, it
Catholics and the Bible
Ray Sullivan
November 7, AD2014
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I was watching the American Bible Challenge on TV one evening, starring Jeff Foxworthy. I didn’t do too well on the questions that they were
When Communion is Like Sex Outside Marriage
Patti Maguire Armstrong
November 6, AD2014
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I looked down at the half loaf of French bread that had just been handed to me. The Evangelical pastor had called it the body
Sources of the Protestant Devolution
Matthew Tyson
November 6, AD2014
56 Comments
Protestant Descent Into Secularism In June of this year, the largest Presbyterian denomination in America voted to allow their clergy to perform same-sex “marriages” within
How To Handle People Who Are Negative About Your Business
Christina Weber
November 5, AD2014
6 Comments
Unless you’ve kept your mom biz aspirations a secret, you’ve experienced it: those comments and looks about your dream life and business. “But, will you
Quotes Suitable For Framing: Abraham Lincoln
Donald R. McClarey
November 4, AD2014
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that
Elections and Eternity
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
November 4, AD2014
19 Comments
Election and Division The juxtaposition of All Soul’s Day and Election Day should cause us to pause and ponder. The first is a feast designed
