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Jesus Christ, Trust

Sacred Heart Seminary Offering Free ‘Encountering Christ’ Course

Gene M. Van Son February 11, AD2020 No Comments

If you want to more fully encounter Christ in your daily life, you might consider signing up for a new, free, online course. “Encountering Christ”

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We Need an End to ‘the Liturgy Wars’

Gene M. Van Son January 31, AD2020 29 Comments

It’s been over 50 years since the Novus Ordo became the Ordinary Form of the Mass.  The Sacred Liturgy changed after Vatican II and the

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Reflecting on Advent, Christmas, and Midnight Mass

Gene M. Van Son December 14, AD2019 2 Comments

My wife always frets during this time of year.  The fretting begins about three weeks before Thanksgiving and doesn’t end until some time after Christmas.

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Online Course on Discipleship Offered by SHMS

Gene M. Van Son November 9, AD2019 No Comments

Catholics who take discipleship seriously may be interested in a new, free, four-week online course being offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary.  The course is

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Catholic schools

Poor Religious Education at a Catholic School

Gene M. Van Son October 18, AD2019 4 Comments

We can occasionally learn things from comments on articles here at CS and at other Catholic websites as well.  Occasionally reading the comments can be

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Second Coming, Dogma, clarity

Lapsed Catholics and Catholics Who Do Not Believe in the Real Presence

Gene M. Van Son October 13, AD2019 15 Comments

The news cycle is fickle. A big news story is only big until a new big story comes along.  This is true even with Catholic

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A Lesson from a Strange Night at Comerica Park

Gene M. Van Son September 12, AD2019 4 Comments

Something strange happened in Detroit on the evening of Sept. 10.  Maybe it was just happenstance.  Or maybe it wasn’t. This article is kind of

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Life’s Not fair . . . Get Used To It

Gene M. Van Son July 30, AD2019 3 Comments

There’s been a lot talk during the last 20 odd years, mostly by the secular progressive moral relativists among us, about fairness and being fair. 

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243 Years after our Founding – The State of the States

Gene M. Van Son July 4, AD2019 7 Comments

You may have heard about the openly homosexual Pennsylvania lawmaker who posted a video of himself trying to shame a woman saying the rosary outside

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Jesus Christ, Love, Sacred Heart

Free Course ‘Mission of the Laity’ Offered By Sacred Heart Seminary

Gene M. Van Son June 18, AD2019 1 Comment

Sacred Heart Major Seminary’s (SHMS) initial open online course was such a tremendous success, SHMS is offering another one. The new course, “Mission of the

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Don’t Let the Confusion Get to You

Gene M. Van Son June 15, AD2019 10 Comments

We’re hearing a lot of strange statements and confusing messages these days. Politicians are especially good at creating confusion.  But more and more, it seems,

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church, priest, ordination, mass, churches, thriving parish

No More Competitive Sports on Sunday in Detroit!

Gene M. Van Son May 16, AD2019 10 Comments

Did the headline get your attention? It was meant to do just that.  But it does not mean that the Detroit Tigers, Redwings, or Pistons

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Confirmation Part 3: It’s a Conundrum, But Not Really

Gene M. Van Son April 7, AD2019 5 Comments

Are some kids more in need of the graces of Confirmation at an earlier age than others? Or is it that some children are ready

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Holy Spirit

Confirmation Part 2: The Province of Detroit – A Microcosm of the U.S.

Gene M. Van Son April 6, AD2019 4 Comments

The Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit, comprising the Archdiocese of Detroit and the six dioceses in the State of Michigan, is a microcosm of the U.S.

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Holy Spirit, Synod

Just What is ‘the Right Age’ for the Sacrament of Confirmation? Part 1

Gene M. Van Son April 5, AD2019 3 Comments

If you are a cradle Roman Catholic, you were baptized as an infant and you probably received your First Holy Communion in first or second

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Second Coming, Dogma, clarity

Free Online course Being Offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Gene M. Van Son March 6, AD2019 No Comments

If you are looking to grow in your faith and discover the true beauty of the Catholicism during this Lenten season, you might want to

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mass, prayer, petition, funeral, worship

The Curious Case of Fr. Edwin Dwyer is a Lesson for U.S. Catholics

Gene M. Van Son February 6, AD2019 26 Comments

Catholics in the U.S. learned three important lessons recently. We learned these lessons from our bishops. The first lesson was if you are teenaged Catholic

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Holy Spirit, Synod

SPSE Evangelizers Know a Thing or Two About Evangelizing

Gene M. Van Son January 17, AD2019 2 Comments

If you’ve ever felt the Holy Spirit urging you to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, you might want to get in touch with

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Loneliness, repentance

A Short Catechesis Course for Overcoming Anxiety in 2019

Gene M. Van Son January 9, AD2019 4 Comments

Just about everyone experiences some anxiety from time to time. But today instead of saying we are ‘feeling anxious’ we say we are ‘stressed’ or

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Mass, power, unity

Clericalism or Immoral Homosexual Activity: Drilling Down

Gene M. Van Son November 23, AD2018 4 Comments

Pope Francis says clericalism is the cause of the clergy sex abuse scandals. Cardinal Burke contends that the cause is immoral homosexual activity. Who is

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poverty, children, neighbor, adoption

About that Migrant Caravan and Welcoming Immigrants

Gene M. Van Son November 5, AD2018 10 Comments

Reading about the migrant caravan of 4,000 – 7,000 people marching through Mexico heading for the land of the free and the home of the

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Creatio ex Nihilo, invisible, Divine Providence

Death and Taxes Are Still the Only Two Certainties in Life

Gene M. Van Son October 30, AD2018 1 Comment

A lot of people don’t like to talk about death or dying. For many, death is a fearful thing.  It’s a morbid subject. As the

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