On Selling Jesus
Lorelei Savaryn
January 15, AD2018
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A Tale of Two Christmases One of the defining moments for me on my journey to the Catholic Church was over Christmas Eve and Christmas
The Story of the Rich Young Man: Is There Hope For Us?
Alita Maria Covel Ngo, OCDS
January 15, AD2018
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In Mark 10: 17 – 27, a disappointed rich young man walked away from Jesus when He told him what was needed to become perfect. Strangely
Path of Renewal
Carol Monaco
January 13, AD2018
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According to a reading from the second letter of St. Peter, “We await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. … Therefore,
The Lonely Way of the Writer: A New Year’s Message for My Fellow Writers
Mark C. McCann
January 12, AD2018
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Every January 1st, many of us decide to come clean with our personal struggles and make resolutions to better ourselves in the days ahead. In
A Devotional: Dealing with Difficult People
Anne DeSantis
January 7, AD2018
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“There are difficult moments in life, but with hope the soul goes forward and looks ahead to what awaits us.” – Pope Francis When we
Finding the Love of a Lifetime
Michael Cretaro
January 7, AD2018
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Looking back on my life I can truly say, God has been very patient with me and also very gracious toward me. But it
The Benedictine Sisters of Virginia: Celebrating 150 Years
Laura DeMaria
January 5, AD2018
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On May 1, 2018, the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia will celebrate their jubilee: that’s 150 years since the first Benedictine sisters, originally from Bavaria,
A Christmas Carol, Luigi Taparelli, Economics, and Almsgiving
Gene M. Van Son
January 1, AD2018
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For maybe a few weeks or so during the Advent and Christmas seasons and into the New Year, many people take Charles Dickens’ message in
In the “Presents” of God
Carol Monaco
December 30, AD2017
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Ever since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what
As You Go: Bringing Christ to Others in the Present Moment
Suellen Brewster
December 27, AD2017
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Jesus sent out these twelve instructing them, … “Go … to the lost sheep … As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven
The Call to the Lay Vocation, Part II
Laura DeMaria
December 26, AD2017
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In my last article, I discussed the idea of the lay vocation: that all are called to serve God using their talents in ordinary living,
Advent: A Time for Being Molded in Love
Paul Oakes
December 22, AD2017
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Recently before the start of Mass, I was going over the readings. Though I don’t normally pay attention to the reflection above the first reading,
Opening Your Heart to Faith
Wendy McMahan
December 19, AD2017
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We receive the virtue of faith at Baptism, and that faith empowers us to believe in the unseen God. It is the virtue of faith that
Detached: Cutting the Threads That Hold Us Back from God
Dom Cingoranelli
December 17, AD2017
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Can I be detached from the things of this world? Can I love God first and foremost, and be detached from anything that gets in
Seeing the Sign: A Reversion Story
Cynthia Millen
November 30, AD2017
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The woman walked into the sign shop. She needed to order a banner for her daughter’s swim team and knew the owners of this shop
Ready, Set, GO! Marian Consecration, Living Divine Mercy, and Baptism in the Holy Spirit for Our Times
Suellen Brewster
November 28, AD2017
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One hundred years ago, the Blessed Mother came to three shepherd children in Portugal in a series of apparitions we call by the name of
I Know a Man: Gratitude and the God of Thanksgiving
Mark C. McCann
November 15, AD2017
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I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body
Lessons In Living Out God’s Call For You
Steffani Jacobs
November 7, AD2017
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Let’s imagine a scenario that may be all too familiar to many of us. It’s about living the American dream. John had always dreamed of
When’s the Last Time You Were Told, “Follow Me?”
Jeffrey Stevens
November 7, AD2017
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Out of all the commandments, we are given throughout Scripture, there is one that smacks me in the face multiple times every day. While most
Imitate John the Baptist – Friend of the Bridegroom
Kevin Aldrich
November 3, AD2017
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When John the Baptist’s disciples are disturbed that Jesus’ disciples are baptizing people and Christ is increasing in importance, they come to their master to
Thy Will be Done on Earth
Susan Skinner
November 1, AD2017
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Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give
Unprofitable Servant? More Like a Loss Leader! How Jesus Can Use My Meager Offerings
Suellen Brewster
October 27, AD2017
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I Am a Loss Leader! Way back in the 1980s I was a marketing student. There was a common business term in those days, “loss
Poor in Spirit or a Poverty Spirit
Ken Kniepmann
October 22, AD2017
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The name of a single fictional character captures the image of what most people consider the epitome of greed- Scrooge! Ebenezer Scrooge, the central character
What Happens When We Don’t Pray?
Laura DeMaria
October 22, AD2017
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“In prayer you become one with the source of our true light – Jesus Himself.” Pope Saint John Paul II I never had much of
