How I Met Your Mother
Jacqueline St. Clare
May 8, AD2022
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I am going to tell you the tale of how I met your mother. Not your earthly mother. The heavenly mother who we share. She
The Need for Prophecy
John Kubasak
May 8, AD2022
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To prophesy (v.) means to predict the future. And in the Bible, many prophets do just that. They provide prophecy (n.). Yet the Biblical prophets
Our Salvation Is Not Guaranteed
JP Nunez
May 7, AD2022
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Of all the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, there is perhaps none as complicated as the issue of salvation. This has been a major sticking
Is Virginity Better Than Marriage?
Rory Fox
May 7, AD2022
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The Council of Trent (1545–63) said: “If any one says . . . that it is not better and more blessed to remain in virginity,
Dr. McCoy, Mr. Spock, and “Responsibility”
Jerome German
May 6, AD2022
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President Trump halted funds to the World Health Organization (WHO) citing their poor performance regarding the coronavirus but let’s be clear: he also despised their
Our Visit from St. Dymphna – What a Joy!
Larry Peterson
May 6, AD2022
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My wife and I were living in northern New Jersey when St. Dymphna visited us. At the time we had two sons, Larry Jr., who
Catholic Media Has Fallen—Gene Gomulka
Patrick Coffin
May 5, AD2022
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Gene Gomulka is a retired military chaplain, ordained to the priesthood and named a Prelate of Honor in 1999 with the honorific title of “Monsignor” by
Fantastic Pilgrimage Sites in the Mid-Atlantic States
Joe Tevington
May 5, AD2022
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Over the past decade, my wife and I have been privileged to go on far-from-home pilgrimages, including Montreal/Quebec, EWTN (Alabama), Italy/Vatican City, the Holy Land,
Grace and the 12 Steps:
the Cup that Sanctifies Replaces the Cup that Stupefies
Bob Kurland
May 4, AD2022
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“Never be too hard on the man who can’t give up drink. It’s as hard to give up the drink as it is to raise
Ask Tony: Does God Forgive Deathbed Converts?
Anthony S. Layne
May 4, AD2022
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Does God forgive deathbed converts? Of course. This shouldn’t even be a head-scratcher. However, some people don’t take kindly to the notion that God might
Who and What Should We Trust?
Tom Collingwood
May 3, AD2022
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A recent Catholic Stand essay raises the issue of the fidelity of Popes and bishops. The essay brought to mind an old game show of
Hard Love and Divine Grace
Susan Skinner
May 2, AD2022
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I have spent the past several months often feeling like I was drowning. We started the year with my whole family having COVID including my
Good Catholics, Bad Bishops and Popes: Part II
Guest Contributor
May 1, AD2022
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BY: Unknown Centurion Resistance of the Faithful Remnant The Bible provides us with the model of the “faithful remnant”. Through periods of infidelity, idolatry, and
Communion with Christ
Carol Monaco
April 30, AD2022
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Each time we attend Mass, our Lord gives us the gift of Himself. At Mass, we witness the sacramental re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice, crowned by
Good Catholics, Bad Bishops and Popes: Part I
Guest Contributor
April 30, AD2022
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By: Unknown Centurion We’ve always had bad bishops and popes. In our nearly two-thousand-year history, the Chair of Peter has been occupied by some of
Divine Providence and a Trip to the Dollar Store
Barbara Padolina
April 29, AD2022
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How much do you depend on God? Do you really abandon yourself to His providence or have you ever done so? Recently, my nine-year-old son
The Miraculous Mettle of Mary
Ray Sullivan
April 29, AD2022
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Mettle is defined in the dictionary as “vigor and strength of spirit or temperament.” In other words, if you have a lot of mettle, you
Jesus of the Pots and Pans
Michael Sandifer
April 28, AD2022
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As a body we have ascended at last from the shrouded valleys of Lent into the brilliant light of Christ’s Easter joy. For fifty glorious
Shalom! Peace Be with You!
Catholic Teaching & the 12 Steps
Bob Kurland
April 28, AD2022
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Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear
The Grace of Father Stu
Rob Marco
April 27, AD2022
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In a 2017 interview with Aleteia, filmaker Barbara Nicolosi gives an astute insider perspective on the state of the Christian movie industry: What happened was that
The Love of the Blessed Mother
Deacon Steve Greco
April 27, AD2022
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The month of May, during which the Church especially honors the Blessed Mother, is upon us. How blessed are we that we have the love
A New Eucharistic Documentary- Alive: Who is There?
Patty Knap
April 26, AD2022
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A new documentary, ALIVE, is a Eucharistic film that shares the transformation only Jesus can bring. The Spanish movie has no actors. These are real people,
