Overcoming Adversity
Deacon Steve Greco
December 15, AD2024
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My brothers and sisters, I have the best news you could ever have or hear: Jesus is Lord over all! Jesus is Lord over the
Strength in Weakness
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2024
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How does one have strength in weakness? Consider St. Paul’s boast: “I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power
On Voting for the Lessor of Two Evils
Tom Collingwood
October 28, AD2024
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October is “Respect Life” month, and a number of Pro-life activities are at the forefront in October. The month of October is in the middle
Expectant Faith
Deacon Steve Greco
October 13, AD2024
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If you read the Four Gospels, you readily see that faith is something Our Lord constantly sought from those with whom He interacted. So often
Here’s What We Can Do
Carol Monaco
August 31, AD2024
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St. Augustine said: “God created us without us: but he will not save us without us” [CCC 1847]. Yet so many are leaving the Church.
Some Thoughts on Christian Art
Dennis Dillon
August 8, AD2024
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Aristotle is said to have written that “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” All
Faith Can Bring Us Emotional Healing
Deacon Steve Greco
August 4, AD2024
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We human beings are emotional. We may try to hide or suppress our feelings, but in the end, they have a way of coming out,
Sometimes All It Takes is a Basic Explanation
Patty Knap
July 31, AD2024
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At the pregnancy center on Long Island, where I help out, we try to help the entire person who comes to us, not just hand
Keep Evil Out
Carol Monaco
July 30, AD2024
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Consider the Bible passage about the return of the unclean spirit. “Then it goes and brings back with itself seven other spirits more evil than
If Grace Is a Gift, How Do We Merit It?
Nate Guyear
July 1, AD2024
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A common charge leveled against the Catholic Church is that it wrongfully teaches that Christians can “earn” grace. The critics say that this conflicts with
Faith as a Paradox: Embracing the Contradictions of Spiritual Growth
Dennis Dillon
June 26, AD2024
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The concept of faith is deeply rooted in the paradoxical, embodying the transformation from death to life, darkness to light, suffering to joy and triumph
Conversion Through Prayer
Mark Belanger
June 23, AD2024
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Knowledge, they say, lets you understand that a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable. Wisdom is not putting that tomato in a fruit salad.
The Power of the Word
Tom Thomas
June 20, AD2024
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“Oh no! Here they come!” At 8 am sharp, this is the thought going through my mind as the gates open to the noisy, bustling
Rigidity, or Immovable Faith?
Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC
June 10, AD2024
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Are not Catholics who seek an immovable Faith, always striving through God’s grace toward greater union with Him? And, should these Faithful Catholics be judged
Oikophobia: Fearing One’s Own Culture
Mark Belanger
May 22, AD2024
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Luisa, one of the two young romantic leads in the musical stage play “The Fantasticks,” cries out in frustration in Act 1, “Please, God, please!
Reflections on Mercy
Deacon Steve Greco
May 10, AD2024
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At those times when we are feeling down and want to give up, it is then that we must beg God for and cling to
Catholic Action in the Church
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
May 1, AD2024
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This past Thursday, April 25, the entire country of Italy celebrated la Festa della Liberazione, or the Anniversary of the Liberation. It was quite festive.
Look Up to the Mountains
Tom Collingwood
March 3, AD2024
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Have you ever noticed how ‘mountains’ have a prominent place in Scripture? The readings for the second Sunday in Lent, for instance, tell the story
Marriages That Last
Genesius
February 24, AD2024
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Over the past few months, I have attended two funerals. At both of them, elderly widowers were mourning their deceased wives. Both of the couples
Schools: Building Up or Dismantling Catholic Foundations?
Mary Ennis Meo
January 24, AD2024
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At this time of year, many families of Catholic children are choosing a school for September. Whether the child is a preschooler, a potential transfer
Saints and Fairies
Masha Goepel
January 21, AD2024
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The fairies were of the Old Profession; Their songs were Ave-Maries; Their dances were procession. But now, alas, they are all dead; Or gone beyond
Fiducia Supplicans, Infallibility, and a Reflection on Faith
Anthony S. Layne
January 15, AD2024
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Four weeks after its release, Fiducia Supplicans (On the Meaning of Blessings), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on blessings, continues to
