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The Harrowing of Hell

David Torkington April 10, AD2020 3 Comments

I first began to understand certain mystical truths as I prayed at the place where Jesus was crucified on the first Good Friday. I have

Teaching Children in Uncertain Times

William Hemsworth April 5, AD2020 1 Comment

I have been called many things in my life: a good soldier, a solid worker, a model employee, and even a good husband. Those things

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Praying Our Way Through the Pandemic

Laura DeMaria March 26, AD2020 2 Comments

Rather than giving in to a feeling of helplessness in the midst of the global pandemic, Christians are called to act. One of the fundamental

What’s Wrong With the Singleness Obsession?

Cecily Lowe March 25, AD2020 11 Comments

Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription

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The Power of Prayer in Our Lives is Unsurpassed

Gregory Siqueiros March 19, AD2020 1 Comment

As Catholic’s, we often associate praying with long traditional prayers that we have learned and recited from the time we were children. But real prayer

Family Prayer and Devotion to the Blessed Mother

Deacon Steve Greco March 18, AD2020 2 Comments

Venerable Patrick Peyton (1909-92), known as the “Rosary Priest” because of the many large rosary rallies he led throughout the world, popularized the phrase “The

Hearing God When He Speaks to Us

Mark Belanger March 13, AD2020 4 Comments

Years ago, some time after my adult conversion, I was talking to a friend who was in the habit of saying things like “The Lord

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Lent Is a Season of Sight

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. February 27, AD2020 No Comments

The humility God has shown to humanity never ceases to astound me. The Incarnation of the Lord is the poignant foundation stone of that spirit

Intercessory Prayer is Powerful

Susan Skinner February 26, AD2020 31 Comments

And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before (

The Disciplines of Lent: Putting On the Garments of Worship

Mark C. McCann February 25, AD2020 No Comments

There is a deep and abiding beauty to the journey of Lent that many in our modern era have forgotten. For some, Lent has been

When You Stop Falling You Will Be in Heaven

David Torkington February 18, AD2020 7 Comments

Some weeks ago I went to a special Mass prepared by a group of laypeople to ask for God’s mercy on them and on their

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Why Small Things Are Spiritually Beneficial

Cecily Lowe January 28, AD2020 1 Comment

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

Looking for God? Now is the Time

Gabriel Garnica January 26, AD2020 No Comments

We have all heard the warning about “living in the past.” It’s not a wise thing to do. I know that I often catch myself

The Narrow Path and Surrender

Birgit Jones January 25, AD2020 2 Comments

No, I do not choose the winding path. Instead, give me the straight path. I want the simplicity of a quick and easy answer –

The Power of Love

David Torkington January 24, AD2020 6 Comments

I had a cousin called John who was a bit of a rake. If he was not genially propping up the bar at the rugby

Our (Not My) Father

Guy McClung January 17, AD2020 1 Comment

When one of Jesus’s disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray, Jesus responded with the Lord’s Prayer (Lk 11:2-4; Mt 6:9-13). In Matthew’s

How to Listen to God:
The Oxford Group’s Two-way Prayer

Bob Kurland January 8, AD2020 2 Comments

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind

An Invitation to Those Who are Far From Prayer

Edward Monti January 5, AD2020 1 Comment

So many things in our lives are necessary but challenging, and perhaps none more so than prayer. Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet

The Our Father: Praising God and Praying For Ourselves

Guy McClung January 2, AD2020 No Comments

The prayer Jesus gave us, the Our Father as recounted in Matthew 6:9-13 and in Luke 11:2-4, has typically been divided into salutations to God

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The Resolution to End all Resolutions

David Torkington December 31, AD2019 4 Comments

A hermit I know used to say, ‘When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be

Pray the ‘O Antiphons’ During Advent

Dr. Allison Low December 15, AD2019 1 Comment

As we approach the octave before Christmas, there is a beautiful longstanding tradition in the Church of praying the “O Antiphons.” These short prayers help

Complaining To God? Ask What, Not Why

Edward Monti December 4, AD2019 2 Comments

So many people are turned off to God and organized, traditional religion because they are angry with God. The excuses for not praying or attending

A Five Day Silent Retreat: Drawing Closer to God

Kendra Von Esh December 4, AD2019 2 Comments

I have never been on a silent retreat before. I asked my husband if I could go to one for five days. He laughed and

Everyone In Purgatory Will Be A Saint

Guy McClung November 27, AD2019 13 Comments

One accepted view about purgatory is that it will end at the final judgment of all mankind. Any holy soul there will then be ushered