Saying Yes to God
Barbara Padolina
March 28, AD2022
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Too many times, I feel as if I am living a lie. When people find out that my husband and I have as many children
Truth Has to be Repeated Constantly
Charlette Mills
March 17, AD2022
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Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude.
Faith and Safety: Balancing Faith and Reason?
Rory Fox
March 9, AD2022
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This is a question about the nature of faith. It asks whether a consideration of health and safety has implications for Christians’ models of faith
When the Wine Runs Dry
Barbara Padolina
January 27, AD2022
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It was over three years ago, while searching up writing opportunities online, that I stumbled upon an ad featuring a black-and-white graphic of a man
God’s Miracles are Love in Action
Deacon Steve Greco
January 25, AD2022
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We call them miracles—supernatural occurrences that enter our lives. The word comes from the Latin and means “to wonder.” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, miracles are
Who Gets Into Heaven?
Ray Sullivan
January 17, AD2022
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Who gets into heaven? Now that is a really good question. For sure, Jesus Himself said that we must enter heaven through the narrow gate,
Ecumenism: Did Vatican II Make a Mistake?
Rory Fox
January 6, AD2022
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Before the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) Catholics approached Ecumenism (Christian Unity) with an apparent negativity. Non-Catholics were seen as in error. They needed to correct
The Living Word
Carol Monaco
December 30, AD2021
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In last month’s examination of the Catholic Mass, we come together as one during the Introductory Rite. Opening us to the Holy Trinity prepares us
St. Etheldreda and the Art of Compromise
Rory Fox
December 8, AD2021
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St. Etheldreda (636–679) was a queen and a nun in England, 1500 years ago. Although her life looks completely dissimilar to modern lives, she faced
At Mass: Together as One
Carol Monaco
December 1, AD2021
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Last month, I shared a story with you about my father, a physician, who wrote “Anatomy of the Mass” before he died. For this project,
Even A Grouchy Curmudgeon Can Be Called To Service
Mark Belanger
November 21, AD2021
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It does not take a bible scholar to guess that when I refer to a grouchy curmudgeon in service to God, I am thinking of
The Need for More Faith When a Loved One Dies
Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez.
November 10, AD2021
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The death of a loved one is perhaps the most difficult of life’s circumstances. It’s a pain that never goes away. I know this for
Space Angels: Arguing a Point
Rory Fox
November 6, AD2021
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There are few odder space exploration stories than the claim that six cosmonauts saw angels, and that the Soviet authorities covered it all up. What
Sharing the Love
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2021
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I would like to share a story with you about my father. Dad was a physician and an agnostic for most of his life. It
The Gift of Faith: Protect It or Lose It
Richard Auciello
October 28, AD2021
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Faith is a gift given by God, a gift we can nourish and help grow or a gift we can squander. The question arises whether
Pray for Our Priests, They Too Are Under Attack
Genesius
October 27, AD2021
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Last month I wrote about how many Catholic Churches are being vandalized or burned. While writing that article I began to reflect on another topic
Let The Children Come To Me
Mark Belanger
October 20, AD2021
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One of my favorite internet memes, going quiet and then recurring over the years with a regularity Halley’s Comet might envy, goes something like this:
Figs and Faith
Carol Monaco
September 29, AD2021
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In my family’s backyard are five fig trees. My grandfather planted the first one about 50 years ago. The rest came from rooted cuttings of
Reclaiming Catholic Culture: Popular Piety in the Modern World
Masha Goepel
September 21, AD2021
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“How can we reclaim our Catholic culture?” a friend asked recently. Like so many millennial Catholics, he wanted to offer his kids more than the
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fish: Beyond the Math into Balance
Gabriel Garnica
September 16, AD2021
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Most, if not all Christians, know about Jesus multiplying the loaves and fish. What many do not know, however, is that there were actually two
Questions from Jesus, Then and Now
John Kubasak
September 7, AD2021
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Several years ago in one of his many talks, Bishop Robert Barron remarked that a great retreat could be written on the questions asked by
Loyalty: Vice or Virtue?
Rory Fox
September 3, AD2021
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Loyalty and disloyalty are familiar ideas. Employees who keep company secrets are loyal. Friends who gossip behind your back are disloyal. It is easy to