From the Heart
Carol Monaco
March 31, AD2024
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Has the Lenten Season helped you to grow in your relationship with God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? I wish I could
The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for Peace in Christ
Suellen Brewster
March 30, AD2024
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This Lent I had the blessing of reading M.C. Holbrook’s book of reflections on the daily Mass readings, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the
Jesus Challenges Us
Diana Ragsdale
April 25, AD2023
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The Easter season is here. Jesus is risen. Alleluia! Since Jesus is risen, as Catholics we should call to mind each of our own eternal
Easter in the Domestic Church
Masha Goepel
April 21, AD2023
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Here in the Northeast, it seems like the whole world is rejoicing. Warm weather came with the Resurrection. The snows receded, the sun came out,
A Daily Prayer for the Easter Season: Regina Caeli
Mary Ennis Meo
April 19, AD2023
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Imagine the joy of Mary on Easter morning! Think of her recently broken heart, rejoicing beyond her own imagining at the sight of her beloved
The Phrase ‘Memento Mori’ Still Has Meaning Today
Mark Belanger
April 24, AD2022
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Memento mori is Latin for “remember that you must die,” as in “the only inevitable things in life are death and taxes.” Having just recently
Looking Back on Our Lenten Journey
Diana Ragsdale
April 23, AD2022
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Now is the time when we celebrate the Easter season. As faithful Catholics, however, we should go a step further and reflect on what our
Easter: The Living Temple
David Torkington
April 17, AD2022
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One of the most surprising truths that I learnt when I first started to study scripture was that there is no record of Christ going
Why The Three Wise Men Matter: The Christmas Pavlov Effect
Al Costa
January 5, AD2022
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Ivan Pavlov was a Russian scientist who discovered what today is known as the “Pavlov effect”. He would ring a bell whenever he was about
A Holy Advent in Anticipation of Our Divine Messiah
Michael Sandifer
December 3, AD2021
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In much of the West, the winter winds have begun to draw in and lead us, often wistfully, down nostalgic roads of a sort of
Christ, Victor Over All Hearts: An Easter Story
Loreto Xavier
May 27, AD2021
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Only the Easter Story gives the Christmas Story its fullest meaning. My 2019 Christmas Story was a testimony to God Who never abandons us. This
An Increase of Faith at My Last Mass to Date
Barbara Padolina
April 30, AD2021
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The last time I saw my godmother Eliza was at my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary dinner – January 10, 2020. It seems like a lifetime
Keeping Christ Alive in Us
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
April 11, AD2021
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Easter reminds us that as a result of Christ’s death on the Cross we are all called to die to ourselves – to our old
Easter Sunday! Alleluia! He is Risen!
Gene M. Van Son
April 4, AD2021
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Today, Easter Sunday, should be a day of unbridled joy for Christians. By His death and resurrection 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ Our Lord and
At The Last Supper Jesus Christ gave us the Heavenly Trifecta
Larry Peterson
March 12, AD2021
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Easter Sunday is fast approaching. That glorious day is the focal point of our faith. It is the day that all of us who have
The Theology of Conversion – A Lenten Call
Laurika Nxumalo
February 16, AD2021
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“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” It is with these words that Jesus started His public ministry. Every year during the season of Lent, Jesus
A Love Story Written by God Himself
Larry Peterson
February 14, AD2021
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Every once in a while, God gives you a glimpse into His heart, and BOOM! – the pride you have in knowing Him explodes inside
Lessons in Quarantine from The Desert Fathers
Masha Goepel
April 24, AD2020
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The holy men and women who lived through dark periods of challenge and uncertainty can guide and counsel us with their wisdom. Their words are
The Blessed Sacrament and a Coronavirus-Era Canaanite Canine
Loreto Xavier
April 21, AD2020
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My good pastor adopted a dog from the local Humane Society on Saint Patrick’s Day. With public Masses suspended throughout the diocese, he found some
Easter Celebrates the Resurrection into the Kingdom
Marty Dybicz
April 12, AD2020
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When we pray in the Our Father, “Thy Kingdom come,” what are we praying for? Jesus most preached and taught not about love, but about
The Harrowing of Hell
David Torkington
April 10, AD2020
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I first began to understand certain mystical truths as I prayed at the place where Jesus was crucified on the first Good Friday. I have
The Easter Triduum and the Paschal Mystery
Gene M. Van Son
April 9, AD2020
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This evening, on Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum begins. The Easter Triduum is three days celebrated as one continuous unfolding of the Paschal Mystery. It