Hope and Joy From an Unborn Child
Barbara Padolina
March 30, AD2019
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Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not
Managing Suffering In Your Life
Edward Monti
March 9, AD2019
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People suffer—good people and bad people. When the so-called good people suffer, many of us look at the so-called bad people thriving and complain. Scripture
Miracle in the Classroom
Susan Skinner
December 9, AD2018
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Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the
From Fear of Death to Abounding Hope in Christ
Dr. Allison Low
November 13, AD2018
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On All Souls Day, I attended a Mass celebrated by my bishop in a local cemetery. As always, this was a powerful reminder of the
What Good Is It?
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2018
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Let us begin with a story: A man and woman, very distraught and discouraged about today’s problems, walk into a store and see Jesus Christ
How Important is Comfort to You?
Jeffrey Stevens
September 4, AD2018
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Comfort can be derived from many sources. It might be measured by the number of zeros in a person’s savings account, or in the size
The Patrick Coffin Show:Hope When Hope Seems Gone-Dr. Aaron Kheriaty
Patrick Coffin
August 24, AD2018
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The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
First Reformed: Hope Without Optimism
Patrick Malone
August 18, AD2018
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First Reformed, written and directed by Paul Schrader, is, along with The Witch, at the vanguard of a recent renaissance of Calvinist cinema but still
Hope Explored and Explained
Dan Byron
August 4, AD2018
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I have not done a word-by-word analysis. I have not counted the occurrences. I have not spent the time necessary to validate the following statement,
Hell Yes!
James Hooper
July 17, AD2018
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Many in the Church have made serious assertions that we can have a reasonable hope that at the Final Judgement Hell will be empty –
Bear Witness to Jesus Christ, Our Hope
Dr. Pamela Mandela
June 19, AD2018
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After we experience the touch of Jesus, we have a responsibility to become an effective witness of His goodness to those around us who are
The Catholic and Gnostic Views of Materiality Yield Hope and Despair
Bob Drury
May 20, AD2018
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Simply, the Catholic and Gnostic views of materiality are, respectively, Good and Evil, which engender hope and despair. It is paradoxical that the modern adoration
The Grace of the Catholic Church While Grieving Suicide
Lorelei Savaryn
May 12, AD2018
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Unimaginable Loss Tragedy struck our family in February of this year. My 47-year-old aunt Jeannine, with whom I was close, committed suicide during a night
Suffering on the Road to Hope
Sean Morrisroe
April 10, AD2018
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From the first moment of birth we all experience suffering. A doctor rips a newborn child from a comfortable, warm, and familiar setting. Naked and
Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited and the Chitchat Apostolate
Patrick Malone
March 21, AD2018
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Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited, a novel in dramatic form, revolves around a conversation between two men, Black and White, about the existence of
Dreaming Can Leave You Feeling Unfulfilled in Life
Michael Cretaro
March 5, AD2018
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In my younger days, I was always a dreamer. I was, and to a certain extent still am someone who enjoys dreaming about all kinds
A Hopelessly Inbound Ballistic Missile
Jim Dougherty
January 16, AD2018
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BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. It was Saturday morning, January 13, 2018, at 8:07 A.M. in
Is There Hope in God’s Providence During Desolation?
Matt Chicoine
January 12, AD2018
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December 13th—the Feast Day of St. Lucy, I stood aside a grave of another unborn child. It is unnatural for a father to bury his
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
Two Sons, One Father
Guy McClung
December 29, AD2017
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There are two things the father does in the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son which can give all of us sinners hope and comfort.
Monica’s Miseries and Fortitude’s Strength
Kevin Aldrich
December 3, AD2017
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These days we hear a lot about “snowflakes.” These are young adults who must be protected from the least slight, whether real or imagined. Fortitude
Fifteen Years of Yearning for Hope
Jim Dougherty
November 11, AD2017
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November 11, 2017 marks the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the shooting death of my son, Aaron Dougherty. More essentially, this date also marks the 15th
Fear and Faith – Focus on the Lord
Dan Byron
September 24, AD2017
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Fear and faith are not two sides of the same coin as that would make them binary, either or, all, or nothing. Rather, they
