God’s Moral Dilemma
JP Nunez
November 10, AD2022
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Have you ever heard of the Euthyphro dilemma? If you have never studied philosophy, the answer is probably no, but I assure you, it is
Evil: Beyond “A Mystery To Be Endured”
Guy McClung
November 9, AD2022
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Flannery O’Connor wrote: what has given the South her identity are those beliefs and qualities which she has absorbed from the Scriptures and from her
A Practice of Fruitful Scripture Reading
Pamela Mandela
November 8, AD2022
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Most Catholics take pride in the fact that Mother Church reads most of the Bible to her congregation over the span of three liturgical years.
Tripping Over Pride and Other Middle-Age Musings
Barbara Padolina
November 7, AD2022
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As I bustled distractedly around my cluttered kitchen at home the other day, a jumble of thoughts crowded their way around my mind, vying for
Did Vatican II Change Pius X’s Condemnation of Modernism?
Rory Fox
November 6, AD2022
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In his 1907 Syllabus Condemning the Errors of the Modernists, Pope St. Pius X rejected the idea that the discoveries of science or history should
An Interview with The Custodians of the Holy Land
F. Ruffolo
November 5, AD2022
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The Custodians of the Holy Land are the Franciscans. They belong to a religious Order in the Catholic Church, the Order of Friars Minor, the
Mercy and Everyday Healing
Deacon Steve Greco
November 4, AD2022
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Over the past 40+ years, I have learned that God’s love and mercy is beyond anything we can comprehend or grasp. It is Catholic teaching
A Reminder From a Tiny Village in Donegal
Cynthia Millen
November 4, AD2022
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Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were
Thoughts for All Saints and All Souls Day
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
November 3, AD2022
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“We’re all called to be great saints. Don’t miss the opportunity!” This powerful message is broadcast via reruns of a well-loved TV series of the
Beyond Greed
Todd Federici
November 2, AD2022
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Almost all of us enjoy going into our favorite stores, around holiday times, to enjoy the scenery and items we may purchase each year. Taking
The Great Resignation is a Spiritual Crisis
Laura DeMaria
November 2, AD2022
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The Great Resignation occurred in 2021 and was followed by the 2022 phenomenon known as “quiet quitting.” While pundits attribute these workplace trends to a
Catholic Spirituality – Scripture, Tradition, and Personal Prayer
David Torkington
November 2, AD2022
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Forty years ago I was challenged by a Canoness. I had just finished a weekend course on personal prayer at the retreat centre that I ran
Controlling the Language — Power Over Life and Death
Jerome German
November 1, AD2022
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In the throes of the 2021 civil paralysis, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) redefined the word “vaccine” because the standing definition did
Blessed are the Poor
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
November 1, AD2022
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A few weeks ago (the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time), the Gospel presented us with the parable of the poor man, Lazarus, and the rich
From Pope Leo’s Arcanum to 2013 – Part 2
Joe Tevington
October 31, AD2022
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Over the past decade, we have seen tremendous confusion sprouting about marriage / family / human sexuality. Yet, the constant teaching of Jesus’ Church simply
Free Online SHMS Course Offers a Shortcut to Holiness
Gene M. Van Son
October 31, AD2022
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Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS), Detroit, is offering a new, free, online, self-paced course for Advent. It kicks off on November 27, the first Sunday
This World
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2022
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With rising costs of food and just about everything else, makes sense to cut back, right? Too much of anything of this world is not
From Pope Leo’s Arcanum to 2013 – Part 1
Joe Tevington
October 30, AD2022
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“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13: 8). A contemporary recently reminded me how some clergy and religious actually made fun
The Day God Put Me Firmly Into My Place
Ida Adams
October 29, AD2022
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And it wasn’t a nice experience. St. Paul said: For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do
Turning Point: Encountering Christ in the Blessed Sacrament
Richard Auciello
October 28, AD2022
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There are some things in life that we keep close to our hearts. Some things we just don’t want to forget because they become a
The Prodigal Vine Workers
Gabriel Garnica
October 27, AD2022
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Some days ago I was driving by one of those home centers when I saw a crowd of day workers anxiously waiting for someone to
A Former Protestant Learns to Revere the Saints
Adam
October 27, AD2022
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Raised Lutheran, I asked my RCIA instructors typical protestant questions about the church: Why should we pray to Mary? Where is purgatory in the Bible?
