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Opening Your Heart to Faith

Wendy McMahan December 19, AD2017 1 Comment

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

Imitate John the Baptist – Friend of the Bridegroom

Kevin Aldrich November 3, AD2017 1 Comment

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

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

Jim Dougherty October 9, AD2017 6 Comments

I like the adage: “Some things are better left unsaid”. But I have a hard time following it, especially when I am in one of

Striving to Live Worthy of His Call

Christine Roe October 6, AD2017 1 Comment

In today’s culture getting married young may not be frowned upon, but it certainly isn’t very common. Recently, my fiancé and I, both in our

“It’s Hard to be Humble”

Ken Kniepmann September 17, AD2017 2 Comments

In 1975, singer Mac Davis released a song entitled “It’s Hard to be Humble”. The lyrics of this tongue-in-cheek song brought crowds to laughter, yet,

Being a Prophet: Learning From Elijah, Father of Carmelites

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. September 9, AD2017 4 Comments

Carmelites are rooted in a prophetic tradition which goes back to the time of the Prophet Elijah. The original hermits of Carmel chose to reside

Reigniting the Fire, One Boy at a Time

Sean Morrisroe September 2, AD2017 1 Comment

Feeling alone. We all have felt it. The sense that no one cares or needs you. Though one might be surrounded by dozens of people,

Secrets to A Grace Filled Marriage: Humility and a Sense of Humour

Melanie Jean Juneau August 28, AD2017 19 Comments

My husband, Michael, and I will have been married for 39 years on Sept. 1, 2017. After a difficult life, we are happy and still in love.

The Young Pope: Popes Are People, Too

Patrick Malone August 26, AD2017 1 Comment

The Young Pope, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, is premised on what is apparently a radical idea: that popes might experience spiritual growth even

Why Mary’s Queenship Matters

Laura DeMaria August 18, AD2017 5 Comments

The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary conclude with two events, the Assumption of Mary into heaven, and her Coronation as Queen of all Creation (meaning

Finding True Goodness as a Christian

Paul Kniaz July 15, AD2017 2 Comments

To be sure, morally or otherwise, no one is good in the sense of perfect. We are usually only good in a relative sense. We

Why Most of Us Are Scapegoats, Not Saintly Martyrs

Melanie Jean Juneau July 11, AD2017 11 Comments

Every society, every culture has a tradition of a scapegoat: a person or group of people to blame and punish for the sins of that

Our Faith Is Not About Clean Uniforms

Gabriel Garnica June 20, AD2017 3 Comments

A few years back I was visiting a friend when a man in a sparkling white uniform walked out of my friend’s home. When my

Hanoi Jane Excepted, Ora Pro Nobis

Guy McClung June 17, AD2017 17 Comments

Is a prayer like this Okay? Hanoi Jane Excepted, Ora Pro Nobis My good friend, Captain Ronald Bliss (may he rest in peace now), on

The Deadly Cancer of Anger

Ken Kniepmann June 14, AD2017 6 Comments

“This deadly cancer of anger… makes us unlike ourselves, makes us like timber wolves or furies from Hell, drives us forth headlong upon the points

Why Women Wear Chapel Veils – And Should You Too?

Steffani Jacobs May 5, AD2017 57 Comments

I did not grow up wearing a chapel veil, but I remember hearing the stories from my mother about being required to wear one to

Aggravations–Sources of Grace

Dom Cingoranelli April 19, AD2017 4 Comments

Oh, the Aggravations We Face! Do you know someone whose purpose in life seems to be to aggravate you? You know what I mean, right?

Humility vs. Humiliation: The Lessons of Christ and St. Francis

Gabriel Garnica March 20, AD2017 3 Comments

I disagree with those who describe Our Lord’s Passion experience as humiliating, because I believe that they are merely projecting their perception of that situation