Observant
Garrett Hines
November 15, AD2023
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Looking to what could be as a means to give what is. A homemade box crafted from spare delivery packages and a piece of my
Americans Want More Kids, and That’s a Great Thing – Part 2
Laura DeMaria
November 15, AD2023
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In Part 1, we learned that while Americans report wanting larger families, societal and economic factors prevent them from achieving their ideal family size. Catholics
Americans Want More Kids, and That’s a Great Thing – Part 1
Laura DeMaria
November 14, AD2023
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A recent poll from Gallup found that “Americans’ belief that the ideal family size includes three or more children has been rising steadily in recent
New, Free Course is a Good Way to Prepare for Advent
Gene M. Van Son
November 14, AD2023
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The first Sunday of Advent this year (and of the new liturgical year) is December 3. It’s not a bad idea to start getting ready
This American Woman of Color is on the Road to Sainthood
Larry Peterson
November 13, AD2023
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I’m sure most of us have heard of the people known as French Creoles. The Creoles are simply descendants of the settlers of Louisiana who were primarily
The Heartache of an American
Maurice Williams
November 12, AD2023
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As I write, a war is raging in Israel. I was expecting the war because I think the human race is fast approaching the end
Let Us Never Forget
Bob Blundell
November 11, AD2023
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The recent turmoil and slaughter of innocent people in the Middle East are a tragic reminder of how fragile our world is, as well as
How God Moves Us Without Destroying Our Free Will
Nate Guyear
November 10, AD2023
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This article discusses how God moves us to choose Him without diminishing our free will but, rather, perfecting it. How many times have you heard,
Ragged Old Flag, Ragged Old Church
Tom Collingwood
November 9, AD2023
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I have always been a big fan of Johnny Cash, and I was listening to some of his music the other day. His song/poem “Ragged
The Meek Desert Soldier Saint
Tom Thomas
November 8, AD2023
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It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human
Did the Deuterocanonical Books Influence the New Testament?
Rory Fox
November 7, AD2023
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The New Testament contains quotes from, and allusions to, other literature. Some sources identify as many as 132 such influences. A question sometimes raised is
Knowledge Alone is not Enough
David Torkington
November 6, AD2023
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A Letter to a young mother of four who asked my opinion on the Essence of Mystical Theology. I am sorry I should have clarified
Where The Demons Fear To Tread
Richard Auciello
November 5, AD2023
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Here I stand in the forest of perfection. A perfection of peace, calm and sanctity. This perfection is not wholly within me, for I am
“New Ways” and a Very Old Proclivity
Joe Tevington
November 4, AD2023
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Since the Church’s beginning, we sinful people have acted as though Jesus’ magnificent message about marriage/family/sexuality was NOT abundantly clear. As a result, there has
Can We Turn Back Our Clocks One Generation this Sunday?
Dan Fitzpatrick
November 3, AD2023
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At 2:00 a.m. this coming Sunday, November 5, Daylight Saving Time ends, and so we are to turn back our clocks one hour to 1:00
Comforting the Disturbed and Disturbing the Comfortable
Dennis Dillon
November 2, AD2023
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Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “Jesus came to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Christian authors and speakers often use this saying to encapsulate
The All Saints Day – Halloween (and All Souls Day) Connection
Gene M. Van Son
November 1, AD2023
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Atheists, neo-pagans, and other non-Christians are always trying to say certain Catholic Holy Days have their origins in pagan celebrations. Halloween and All Saints Day
Tips from the Monastery
Jacqueline St. Clare
October 31, AD2023
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It has been nine years since I entered the Monastery of the Poor Clare Colettine nuns. I was just out of high school when I
Fullness of Love
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2023
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In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”
Catholic Doctrine and the Sunday Readings for November 2023
Marty Dybicz
October 29, AD2023
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The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for November 2023 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. As Michael Hanby has reminded us, St. John XXIII
Hallowed, Not Haunted
Mary Ennis Meo
October 28, AD2023
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When my grandmother was young, she and some friends visited a fortune teller at a carnival. The soothsayer foretold that my grandmother, Eva, would have
Ordination of Women In the Church
Nate Guyear
October 27, AD2023
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Before I get going on the ordination of women, I just want to be clear that I am not against female leaders. In fact, I
