You Can’t Run Away
Tom Collingwood
October 25, AD2022
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While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which
Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus
Diana Ragsdale
September 23, AD2022
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On July 29th, 2022, I wrote my first handwritten letter to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a blue prayer journal that my sister bought
Healing the Land
Masha Goepel
September 21, AD2022
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Last week, I embarked on a wild ride through the northeastern United States. While my husband stayed behind to care for land and animals, I
Faith: How to Keep It
Richard Auciello
August 26, AD2022
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Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross My hour of prayer begins as I approach the thirteenth Station. The focus of this station is the
Hard Times: With Christ and Community
Masha Goepel
July 21, AD2022
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Have you heard the Ryan Bingham song: Hard times they come and they go, and most of the time they’re in the middle of the
A Ratzinger Prophecy on the Cusp of Fulfillment
Paul A. Escott
July 6, AD2022
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During the course of the past few months, a relatively obscure book written in 1970 by then-father Joseph Ratzinger has garnered interest from major news
Be Still and Know That I Am God
Guy McClung
June 3, AD2022
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Be Still, Stop, Surrender, Let Go Various translations of the bible present the famous saying of the title of this article as either Psalm 45
The Dignity of God’s Forgiveness
Charlette Mills
May 28, AD2022
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Imagine for a few minutes that Jesus is staying with some neighbours down the road just like 2000 years ago when he travelled slowly through
St. Bede the Venerable: A Patron for Joyful Souls
Masha Goepel
May 21, AD2022
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If you spend any time reading your way through history, it’s likely you’ve met The Venerable Bede (c. 672–735). He wrote on everything, it seems:
False Teachers Denying Divinely Revealed Truths
Gene M. Van Son
May 10, AD2022
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It’s okay to question ordinary Church teaching on some issues. Questioning Divinely Revealed Truth, however, is another matter altogether. So when a Cardinal of the
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
The Comfort, Hope, and Joy Of Believing Mystery
Guy McClung
April 9, AD2022
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I place this before you. You are free to accept it as a mystery or to call it nonsense and dismiss it as meaningless. Choose
Saying Yes to God
Barbara Padolina
March 28, AD2022
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Too many times, I feel as if I am living a lie. When people find out that my husband and I have as many children
Truth Has to be Repeated Constantly
Charlette Mills
March 17, AD2022
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Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude.
Faith and Safety: Balancing Faith and Reason?
Rory Fox
March 9, AD2022
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This is a question about the nature of faith. It asks whether a consideration of health and safety has implications for Christians’ models of faith
When the Wine Runs Dry
Barbara Padolina
January 27, AD2022
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It was over three years ago, while searching up writing opportunities online, that I stumbled upon an ad featuring a black-and-white graphic of a man
God’s Miracles are Love in Action
Deacon Steve Greco
January 25, AD2022
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We call them miracles—supernatural occurrences that enter our lives. The word comes from the Latin and means “to wonder.” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, miracles are
Who Gets Into Heaven?
Ray Sullivan
January 17, AD2022
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Who gets into heaven? Now that is a really good question. For sure, Jesus Himself said that we must enter heaven through the narrow gate,
Ecumenism: Did Vatican II Make a Mistake?
Rory Fox
January 6, AD2022
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Before the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) Catholics approached Ecumenism (Christian Unity) with an apparent negativity. Non-Catholics were seen as in error. They needed to correct
The Living Word
Carol Monaco
December 30, AD2021
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In last month’s examination of the Catholic Mass, we come together as one during the Introductory Rite. Opening us to the Holy Trinity prepares us
St. Etheldreda and the Art of Compromise
Rory Fox
December 8, AD2021
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St. Etheldreda (636–679) was a queen and a nun in England, 1500 years ago. Although her life looks completely dissimilar to modern lives, she faced
At Mass: Together as One
Carol Monaco
December 1, AD2021
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Last month, I shared a story with you about my father, a physician, who wrote “Anatomy of the Mass” before he died. For this project,
Even A Grouchy Curmudgeon Can Be Called To Service
Mark Belanger
November 21, AD2021
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It does not take a bible scholar to guess that when I refer to a grouchy curmudgeon in service to God, I am thinking of
The Need for More Faith When a Loved One Dies
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
November 10, AD2021
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The death of a loved one is perhaps the most difficult of life’s circumstances. It’s a pain that never goes away. I know this for
