The Pieta: A Lesson About Unexpected Grace
Debi Vinnedge
April 30, AD2016
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I stared at the prayer booklet before me, shaking my head in a negative sway. No way, I told myself. There is no way I
Stand Inside the Fire
Melanie Jean Juneau
April 29, AD2016
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Pope Francis rattles many conservatives with his inclusive attitude towards other religions. On May 18, 2013, the pope reiterated this theme, “Every man and every woman
Conscience and Catechism
Ray Sullivan
April 28, AD2016
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The Catechism of the Holy Catholic Church I recently had two very enlightening conversations on the subject of conscience: one with a teenage girl at
Encyclicals on Film: To the Wonder
Patrick Malone
April 27, AD2016
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One of the more important contemporary filmmakers exploring Catholic themes is the director Terrence Malick. His film The Tree of Life, though not exactly possessing
How Often Does Rape Actually Result in Pregnancy?
Birgit Jones
April 26, AD2016
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“I wonder how many cases of rape actually result in a pregnancy?” Most women these days take the Pill anyhow.” This question was asked after
Downsizing the Domestic Church
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
April 26, AD2016
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In the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1964, the family is called the “domestic church”. Pope John Paul
Keep Your Hands Together
Gabriel Garnica
April 25, AD2016
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One of my favorite saints is not as famous as most others. In fact, relatively few people have heard of him and, seemingly, even less
Lessons Learned at Home
David Torkington
April 25, AD2016
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My mother taught me to say my Morning Offering the moment I woke up in the morning. But above all she showed me how to
The Word Alone in Scripture; Multiple Solae ?
Dan Byron
April 24, AD2016
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It has been some time since I studied Latin ( According to the hand-written note on the inside title page of my text book, “Latin
Why Catholic, Why Not?
Paul Oakes
April 24, AD2016
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“So much of what I had learned as a Protestant was opinion, hearsay, and rumor. When I read the Early Church Fathers, I found that
Amoris Laetitia and the Progressive Pope Myth
Anthony S. Layne
April 23, AD2016
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In a discussion of the God-as-watchmaker metaphor with Jonathan Witt, philosopher Jay Richards remarked, “It’s amazing how a simple image can hijack a discussion
Relics: Not Just A Dead Man’s Hand
John McNichol
April 23, AD2016
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The use of relics in the Catholic faith as a means of revitalizing our faith has a history going back literally to the days of
The Most Holy Rosary: Our Simple Breviary (Part 4)
Cynthia Millen
April 22, AD2016
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Author’s Note: This article is the fourth in a five-part series examining the beauty and medication of the Most Holy Rosary. This series is dedicated to
Lessons From Jerusalem’s First Sidewalk Counselors
Guy McClung
April 22, AD2016
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Today many people, of all ages, stand or kneel and pray at abortion businesses. Some of them speak with the women and girls who are
Anne de Gaulle
Donald R. McClarey
April 21, AD2016
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Charles de Gaulle could be a very frustrating man. Churchill, in reference to de Gaulle, said that the heaviest cross he had to bear during the war
Resilience of the Church, from Martyrs to Monks
Todd Nolan
April 21, AD2016
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The first century Christians began as a group of individuals who continued to hold on to their Jewish roots, but recognized Jesus Christ as the
Mutability Implies an Immutable Goal
Bob Drury
April 20, AD2016
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The Book of Genesis outlines material creation focused on the earth. Material creation is in stages with the final stage, the creation of man. A
The Journey to Emmaus: A Model for Educators
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
April 20, AD2016
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One of my favourite readings during the Easter Season is the Gospel reading on the journey of Jesus together with the two disciples on the
Bought and Sold for $21.62
Ann Casey
April 19, AD2016
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Today’s exchange rate (approximately) for thirty pieces of silver is $21.62. (Thirty Pieces of Silver – Truth Magazine) “The didrachma and tetradrachma (actually stater) are
The Light Weight of Doctrinal Declarations
Ken Kniepmann
April 19, AD2016
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Have you ever seen this t-shirt logo: “The Church/Bible teaches it. I believe it. That settles it”? It is a rather pithy and provocative turn
Pope Paul VI and Two-Day-Old T-Shirts
H. L. Duncan
April 18, AD2016
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During a casual conversation a friend of mine asked me, “How come histocompatibility is not better known among Catholics?” Histo what? I asked. He answered,
How Theology of the Body Impacted My Life
Melanie Jean Juneau
April 18, AD2016
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Although I have not really studied Theology of the Body written by Pope John Paul II in 1984, one single paragraph, quoted in our Catholic paper decades