Grace And Our Response to It
Nate Guyear
March 6, AD2024
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Many people, including my past self, say the word grace without knowing exactly what it is or what it does. We sometimes think of it
A Poor Imitation
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
January 23, AD2024
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I celebrated my fifth Christmas in Italy this past December. It was certainly the most normal one after COVID. Still, I was struck by several
How God Moves Us Without Destroying Our Free Will
Nate Guyear
November 10, AD2023
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This article discusses how God moves us to choose Him without diminishing our free will but, rather, perfecting it. How many times have you heard,
Remember When Jesus Was Asleep in a Boat
Guest Contributor
July 15, AD2023
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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
Amazing Grace – How Catholics are Saved
Ray Sullivan
February 16, AD2023
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Catholics are erroneously told by Protestants that we are saved by faith alone, words not found in the Bible. In reality, though, Catholics are saved
Original Sin in The Banshees of Inisherin
Adam
February 2, AD2023
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Catholic poet Dana Gioia once wrote, “Catholic writers tend to see humanity struggling in a fallen world.” The statement applies perfectly to writer/director Martin McDonagh’s
Predestination and How Sanctifying Grace Justifies Us
Gene M. Van Son
January 12, AD2023
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The idea that we are all predestined to heaven or hell when we die is rather disconcerting. However, all Christians (and Muslims, too) agree that
Ifs and Buts
Carol Monaco
December 30, AD2022
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There’s a saying: “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas.” Well, I don’t know about that—candy and nuts
We Believe in the Communion of Saints: The Saints as Fund Managers
Suellen Brewster
November 28, AD2022
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A recent opportunity to speak to a group of young people about the saints had me digging into a variety of sources as to what
Anxiety and Anger
Carol Monaco
September 29, AD2022
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The other day I read an excerpt of a psalm that annoyed me. It said: “Do not fret at the man who prospers; a man
The Catholic Mass – Your Daily Blood Transfusion!
Ray Sullivan
August 14, AD2022
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Strange title, you say? Well, yes it is! But each and every Catholic Mass offers this life-saving gift to those who receive the Eucharist in the
Receiving God in Our Hearts and Homes
Deacon Greg Lambert
August 7, AD2022
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One of the advantages of being a pastor of a small parish is the ability to visit most families in their homes throughout the year.
Peacemakers
Carol Monaco
July 30, AD2022
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The daily news depresses me. With the news comes that horrible feeling of helplessness. I’ve tried tuning it out, but it doesn’t work. So what
Grace and the 12 Steps:
the Cup that Sanctifies Replaces the Cup that Stupefies
Bob Kurland
May 4, AD2022
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“Never be too hard on the man who can’t give up drink. It’s as hard to give up the drink as it is to raise
Christians Can’t Bypass Suffering
Melanie Jean Juneau
February 5, AD2022
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What a tragedy if, at the end of my days when I stand before God, I finally realize that I spent my earthly life playing
Don’t Blame God
Richard Auciello
November 27, AD2021
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Recently I read an article about a diver caught up in a terrible accident. He came to the surface near the shore and was hit
Prayer and the Grace of God
Barbara Padolina
September 30, AD2021
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As a mother of a large family – twelve children ranging in age from four to 27 years – I am often asked this uncomfortable
Is it Possible to Be Perfect As Our Heavenly Father is Perfect?
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
August 27, AD2021
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One of the nice things about being an associate pastor of a wonderful parish in a poorer area was that I got to see many
The Grace of the Assumption
Rob Greving
August 4, AD2021
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As far as dogmas go, the Assumption is unfortunately named. The belief itself, though – that Mary, conceived without sin, and sinless throughout her life,
The Grace of Giving and Receiving
Masha Goepel
July 21, AD2021
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There are birds singing all around me. Occasionally, a car drives past with the whoosh of wind that sounds almost like the ocean. When it’s
Missals, Mistakes, and the Mission for Souls
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
July 19, AD2021
12 Comments
Here in Italy we recently changed our edition of the Roman Missal, the book that guides the priest through the celebration of the Mass. Priests
Of Holy Communion, Kings, and Privilege
Anthony S. Layne
July 5, AD2021
17 Comments
I find it interesting that the current controversy over Communion occurs while simultaneously critical race theory is suffering pushback from communities and states. Yes, the