What Are You Going To Do About It?
Dom Cingoranelli
March 1, AD2026
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“But what are you going to do about it?” The question was posed by a confessor from the Fathers of Mercy after discussing a bad
Give God the Gift of Your Heart This Christmas
Diana Ragsdale
December 24, AD2025
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Christmas is the time of gift giving. And when we try to give gifts to those we hold dear to us we want it to
Catholicism 101: Eat, Drink, and Be Mary!
Ray Sullivan
November 18, AD2025
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Mary, the Queen Mother, intercedes for us to her Son, Jesus, the King of kings.
The Road to Salvation is a Cross Road
Ray Sullivan
September 26, AD2025
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By picking up our cross and following Jesus and by cooperating with God’s grace, we can achieve our salvation.
A Sickening Experience
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
May 25, AD2025
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After five years of living in Italy, the inevitable finally happened. I got sick. After feeling terrible for a couple days, despite my general avoidance
You Must Forgive Everyone
Ray Sullivan
May 23, AD2025
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We must forgive others who have hurt us if we want Jesus to forgive us our sins against Him.
Lord of the Harvest
Mary Ennis Meo
September 27, AD2024
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The grounds at the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, New Jersey lay serenely in the bright noonday sunshine. It
Power in Weakness
David Torkington
September 5, AD2024
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There’s always some wiseacre on the interview panel who suddenly says, “And what do you think your biggest weaknesses are Mr Torkington?” He usually chooses
Lots of Exorcism These Days
Ray Sullivan
May 26, AD2024
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There seems to be a lot more exorcisms these days. The internet and the movies are replete with this sacramental rite of the Catholic Church.
The First Confession
Gabriel Garnica
March 10, AD2024
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All Christians should be well aware of the details of Our Lord’s Passion. One small part of Passion, His interaction on Calvary with the two
Begin Again, Now And Always
Dom Cingoranelli
November 17, AD2023
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“Begin again.” Good advice from Venerable Bruno Lanteri, founder of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. If we’ve been away from the Church, no matter
The Sacrament of Reconciliation: The Fulfillment of the Day of Atonement
Deacon Frank
October 13, AD2023
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This past month, our Jewish Brethren solemnly celebrated Yom Kippur, a Day of Atonement, to atone for their sins as prescribed by God in the
Another Approach to Explaining Confession
Nate Guyear
October 11, AD2023
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We have all heard the usual arguments for the sacrament of confession. And they are great for showing that Scripture contains plenty of support for
Silver and Gold, Silver and Gold
Todd Federici
August 28, AD2023
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Happy belated Christmas in July. As we draw through these scorching days of summer, finally approaching the end of the bell curve of summer heat,
A Reasonable Argument for the Existence of Purgatory
Gene M. Van Son
November 23, AD2022
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Joe died suddenly and quickly from a heart attack. He lived alone so no one knew Joe had died until a neighbor found him on
Target Hardening for Your Soul
Dom Cingoranelli
June 29, AD2022
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The term “target hardening” generally refers to strengthening the security of a site against attack. It’s something we may hear or read about after terrorist
A Holy Death
Dom Cingoranelli
April 19, AD2022
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“She died a holy death,” a priest who knew her well told me. Just the day before her death from an aneurism, she’d come up
So, You Went to Confession and Now Feel Worse?
Ida Adams
February 23, AD2022
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Did the Priest Misunderstand You? Did you mumble, fumble, and stumble, as you always seem to do in confession? After all, you don’t really know
The Two Essential Signs of a Thriving Parish
Peter Darcy
January 19, AD2022
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Half a century of sitting in Catholic parishes and getting assaulted by painful attempts at relevance qualifies me to reflect on what a thriving parish
God Gives Depth in a Two-Dimensional World
Barbara Padolina
October 29, AD2021
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On July 23rd, our tenth child made his first confession. As he sat at the pew waiting for his turn, my son was quiet but
The Devil Had a Field Day and Almost Won
Ida Adams
October 8, AD2021
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Forgive Me, Father, For I Have Sinned When you’re in the confessional, either old-style behind a screen and on your knees or sitting on a
Just How Does God’s ‘Perfect’ Mercy and Justice Work?
Gene M. Van Son
September 14, AD2021
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God’s mercy and justice are perfect. And therein lays a conundrum for some. Just how, they wonder, does perfect mercy and justice work? In our
