What Are You Going To Do About It?
Dom Cingoranelli
March 1, AD2026
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“But what are you going to do about it?” The question was posed by a confessor from the Fathers of Mercy after discussing a bad
Cain, Equality, Repentance, Penance, and Redemption
Genesius
August 25, AD2023
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Many of us have heard people argue that the lessons presented in the Bible are old fashioned and outdated, especially the Book of Genesis. The
New Year Resolutions and Lenten Sacrifices
Deacon Greg Lambert
January 5, AD2023
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As each new year begins, old resolutions are dusted off, repackaged, and often given a “booster shot” at the start of Lent. The goodies given
Go Forth and Sin No More
Genesius
October 20, AD2022
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Discussions with others about morality and sin can be very uncomfortable. No one wants to be told something they are doing is wrong. This is
Saint John Vianney Teaches Us Sacrificial Love
Diana Ragsdale
July 28, AD2022
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Saint John Vianney is known for leading the village Ars from corruption to holiness, and the path he took to change the hearts of many
A Holy Death
Dom Cingoranelli
April 19, AD2022
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“She died a holy death,” a priest who knew her well told me. Just the day before her death from an aneurism, she’d come up
Living the Spiritual Seasons of Our Lives
Laura DeMaria
February 28, AD2022
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Two years ago, I wrote an article called “How to Stick with Lent During Coronavirus.” It was the first COVID-related article at CS, published on
How To Experience A More Meaningful Lent
Dom Cingoranelli
February 26, AD2022
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Experience a more meaningful Lent this year! Make it truly transformative–get out of the humdrum routine of past Lents. Chapter 49 of the Rule of
The Theology of Conversion – A Lenten Call
Laurika Nxumalo
February 16, AD2021
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“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” It is with these words that Jesus started His public ministry. Every year during the season of Lent, Jesus
New Year’s Catholic Resolution
Alex Strittmatter
January 1, AD2021
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Life is a constant struggle and often times it takes us way too long to figure out what the problem is. This holds true with
The Confessional of the Wilderness – A Parable
Mark C. McCann
May 1, AD2020
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Catholicism is a faith of signs. We are steeped in a rich tradition of sacraments, those holy expressions of earthly realities that allow us to
Why Small Things Are Spiritually Beneficial
Cecily Lowe
January 28, AD2020
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Like a lot of people, I would like to lose weight, but I never found diet and exercise programs to be the easiest undertakings in
When a Musicophile Tries to Give Up Music
Cecily Lowe
December 6, AD2019
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Last Lent, as a seasonal penance, I gave up listening to most music. Then, for personal reasons, I decided I wanted to try to extend
Meatless Fridays
A Continuing Obligation
Birgit Jones
July 16, AD2019
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Adherence to meatless Fridays continues throughout the calendar year, despite widespread confusion on the subject by many Catholics. An expert answer found on the EWTN
On Conscience and Refraining from Communion
Rob Marco
March 31, AD2019
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When we are faced with temptation, we often act as though we fall into it through weakness, and indeed many times that is the case.
The Second Conversion
Richard Van Kirk
March 31, AD2019
2 Comments
The Gospel of John recounts a clandestine meeting, under the cover of darkness, between Jesus and a ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee named Nicodemus.
Reconciliation: Sin and the Throne of Grace
Deacon Greg Lambert
October 8, AD2018
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every
Ember Days: Recovering the Tradition of Reparation
Nicholas LaBanca
October 4, AD2018
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As one looks across the Catholic landscape right now, one would think that we were in Lent. The Church is reeling right now from the
The Real Meaning of Lenten Penance
Christian Daru
March 18, AD2018
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We Catholics are familiar with Lent as a time of fasting and penance. We are told every year that during this time we ought to
Ashes to Ashes: A Lenten Reflection
Paul Oakes
February 23, AD2018
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When we receive ashes on the Day of Ashes, or Ash Wednesday, while the priest make the sign of the cross on our foreheads with
The Masculinity and Mortification of Auden’s St. Joseph
Patrick Malone
December 16, AD2017
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After two millennia, our veneration of Mary might make it somewhat difficult to imagine how St. Joseph might have seen her when he first heard
Excommunication, Controversy, and the Development of Doctrine
Bob Drury
September 25, AD2017
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Historically, theological controversy has led to the development of doctrine. This is quite apparent in the record of the ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church,
