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Marriage Inspiration from Hell-and-Back Stories

Marriage Inspiration from Hell-and-Back Stories

When a marriage is in shambles, hearing about couples who have been to hell and...

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Acts of Kindness Can Save Our Souls

Acts of Kindness Can Save Our Souls

Tina Sinatra recounts a wonderful episode in the life of her illustrious father,...

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Who & What Do Catholics Celebrate on February 14?

Who & What Do Catholics Celebrate on February 14?

February 14th is an interesting day for Catholic Christians. We live in the midst...

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St. Onesimus

St. Onesimus

St. Onesimus was a runaway slave in the first century who became a Christian and...

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Garments of Meaning: The Cappa Magna

Garments of Meaning: The Cappa Magna

In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne,...

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Is Job Truly the Oldest Book in the Bible?

Is Job Truly the Oldest Book in the Bible?

Among the many books of the Bible, few are as enigmatic and thought-provoking as...

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Fanny Allen: From Vermont to the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph

Fanny Allen: From Vermont to the Religious Hospitallers...

Fanny Allen’s commitment to the Great Commission was not flashy, the stuff of grand...

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The Gift of a Good Teacher

The Gift of a Good Teacher

When I was in sixth grade, my parents told me that I would be switching from Catholic...

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St. Caedmon

St. Caedmon

St. Caedmon was an illiterate cowherd living in 7th-century England at the monastery...

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Saint Scholastica

Saint Scholastica

St. Scholastica was born in the late 5th century in Italy, the twin sister of St....

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How to Love Your Duties: Add a Pinch of Salt

How to Love Your Duties: Add a Pinch of Salt

But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? (Mt. 5:13) If I could...

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Mexico’s Child Martyr Inspires Bravery and Faith

Mexico’s Child Martyr Inspires Bravery and Faith

The little church is tucked away in the back streets of a Mexican resort town. Its...

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The Mass: A Sinner’s Prayer & An Altar Call

The Mass: A Sinner’s Prayer & An Altar Call

Several times in recent months, I have found myself in Protestant churches where...

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Defeating Modernism

Defeating Modernism

The Ancient Serpent had oft-times crawled into the sacred precincts of Holy Church...

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St. Egidio Maria (St. Giles Mary)

St. Egidio Maria (St. Giles Mary)

St. Egidio Maria (St. Giles Mary) was born Francesco Pontillo in 1729 in Taranto,...

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We the Unworthy: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We the Unworthy: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our readings make us wonder:  Why does God pick the unworthy to do His work in the...

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How to Compare Religions

How to Compare Religions

Chesterton’s classic The Everlasting Man is an attempt to show that Christianity...

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Trad Catholicism is Anything but a Trend

Trad Catholicism is Anything but a Trend

I recently had occasion to read a piece in National Catholic Reporter titled “Is...

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To Become Holy as the Father is Holy

To Become Holy as the Father is Holy

St. Paul in his Letter to the Thessalonians states, “This is the will of your heavenly...

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What You Do Not Understand Now You Will Understand Later

What You Do Not Understand Now You Will Understand Later

There was also a prophetess, Anna . . . She was advanced in years, having lived...