Bigger Fish to Fry
Todd Federici
March 21, AD2024
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We abstain from meat at a parish fish fry by enjoying a heaping plate of fries, crispy double-battered haddock with tartar sauce and a coke
Remembering Old, Beautiful Catholic Churches
Richard Auciello
October 10, AD2023
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Something New, Something Different, Something Wrong Having overslept, my wife and I missed the daily Mass at our Parish. We went to another Catholic Church
Nothing Creates More Intimacy with Jesus
Dan Fitzpatrick
June 25, AD2023
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This month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a special time when Catholics remember that our Savior’s human heart first began beating in the
To What Shall I Compare the Mass?
Jacqueline St. Clare
January 15, AD2022
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The closest comparison to the Mass is probably the parable of the Wedding Feast that we find in the Gospels (Matthew 22:1-14, Luke 14:15-24). It
A House Inside a House: A Fresh Look at the Mass
Jacqueline St. Clare
September 9, AD2021
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When entering a Catholic church, I like the thought that I am entering God’s own house. After all, it truly is His home, living there
Paschal Mystery: Path to Union
John Kubasak
June 8, AD2021
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The underlying mystery of much of the deposit of faith is the Paschal Mystery. It is the catch-all term for the central mystery of salvation
Covid-19, Filling Empty Churches, and the Eucharist
Howard Kainz
October 20, AD2020
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As a result of a botched medical procedure in September 2019, I was transferred to a hospital ICU, then to hospital rehab, then to skilled
A Letter to Our Bishops
Guest Contributor
January 3, AD2020
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Who’s going to save our Church? It’s not our bishops, it’s not our priests and it is not the religious. It is up to you,
Greatly Troubled but Walking Towards an Epiphany
Betty Parquette
December 30, AD2018
4 Comments
And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what
Finding a Bearing During the Crisis
Tom Collingwood
August 31, AD2018
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Our Church crisis Like many, I have been reacting to the blogosphere and news reports regarding Cardinal McCarrick, the Pennsylvania grand jury report and the
The Doctrine of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
Dr. Allison Low
July 10, AD2018
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The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist has been believed by Christians since the time of the Apostles. Understanding this metaphysically and describing our