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How Faithful is Our God

Diana Ragsdale June 23, AD2025 1 Comment

Trust in God’s plan for you and that He will answer your prayer faithfully, and praise Him throughout the journey.

Strength in Weakness

Carol Monaco October 30, AD2024 1 Comment

How does one have strength in weakness? Consider St. Paul’s boast: “I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power

Expectant Faith

Deacon Steve Greco October 13, AD2024 3 Comments

If you read the Four Gospels, you readily see that faith is something Our Lord constantly sought from those with whom He interacted. So often

Dung-Coloured Glasses

Melanie Jean Juneau July 19, AD2024 2 Comments

Adults tend to chuckle at young people in the first stage of love, blind to the faults of their beloved, and mock the young and

Trust in the Lord and Persevere

Deacon Steve Greco March 24, AD2024 1 Comment

Discouragement is common among human beings, a feeling very much encouraged by our enemy, the devil. When we hurt, and experience emotional pain, Satan wants

We Only Thrive in the Hands of God

Diana Ragsdale July 23, AD2023 3 Comments

God has many titles. We can think of Him as our Creator or Shepherd. We can even think of Him as the ultimate Artist or

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Remember When Jesus Was Asleep in a Boat

Guest Contributor July 15, AD2023 2 Comments

By Ralph A Capone Matthew’s gospel account about Jesus asleep in a boat that is being tossed about in the sea, fore and aft and

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The Unfailing Power of Prayer

Barbara Padolina March 3, AD2022 1 Comment

In this world we live in – rife with conflict, intrigue, sorrow, loneliness, unchecked ambition, and the obnoxiously intoxicating pride of life – the currency

Trust in Jesus

Diana Ragsdale November 22, AD2021 4 Comments

Trust in Jesus Jesus knows us through and through. As Catholics, He knows and forgives our past mistakes through the sacrament of Reconciliation. He leads

There Is Only One Way To Overcome Fear

Daniel Mark July 28, AD2021 7 Comments

Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts

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An Increase of Faith at My Last Mass to Date

Barbara Padolina April 30, AD2021 1 Comment

The last time I saw my godmother Eliza was at my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary dinner – January 10, 2020. It seems like a lifetime

A Letter to a Tired Friend

Barbara Padolina February 28, AD2021 1 Comment

“I am tired of praying.” This is what I heard my friend whisper tiredly, almost unwillingly. The words hung in the air, lingering as if

St. Joseph and The Worldly Inconvenience of God’s Plan

Barbara Padolina February 3, AD2021 2 Comments

“If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” This quote, credited to American director, writer and comedian Woody Allen, pretty much sums

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Writing While Trusting in the Generosity of God

Barbara Padolina January 3, AD2021 3 Comments

As I type out these words on this feast of St. Stephen, I do so with much gratitude and amazement. It is my twenty-fourth article

Divine Providence: God’s Will–Mary’s Help

Dom Cingoranelli July 5, AD2019 6 Comments

In 1965 The Lovin’ Spoonful recorded their hit, Do You Believe in Magic. A happy, feel-good song, it went on to take ninth place in

Love and Commitment

Carol Monaco March 29, AD2019 No Comments

One who fasts for sins, but goes and commits them again: Who will hear his prayer, what is gained by mortification? [Sir 34:31] Lent is

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Why Do You Doubt?

Carol Monaco November 30, AD2018 4 Comments

Consider Matthew 14:31: Peter cried out for help when he began to sink as he tried to walk on water toward Jesus in the stormy

Waiting in Peace For a Vocation

Sarah Greydanus September 3, AD2018 1 Comment

“Why am I still waiting for my vocation?” I’ve heard variations on this question many times from friends and other young people searching for long-term