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With You I Am Well Pleased: The Baptism of the Lord

With You I Am Well Pleased: The Baptism of the Lord

At the Nativity, we celebrated Jesus’ birth in flesh and blood.  Today, we celebrate...

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A Crisis of Seriousness

A Crisis of Seriousness

The consensus seems to be that today’s students are less capable than in the past....

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St. Raymond of Penyafort

St. Raymond of Penyafort

St. Raymond of Penyafort was born in 1175 near Barcelona, Spain. A gifted scholar...

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The Light of Wisdom of the Three Magi

The Light of Wisdom of the Three Magi

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; and going into...

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The Inn & the Stable: A Meditation for 2025 Aided by Fulton Sheen

The Inn & the Stable: A Meditation for 2025 Aided by Fulton...

The scene is ancient Israel, which anticipates a messiah and a revolution more than...

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How Mary Helps Us Grow in Freedom

How Mary Helps Us Grow in Freedom

In the fullness of time, God sent His Son, born of a woman. Imagine the Mother of...

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The Contraceptive Mentality Part 2: Responsible Parenthood and Sex Education

The Contraceptive Mentality Part 2: Responsible Parenthood...

When man—male and female—abandoned the eternal truth that marriage is a sacred union...

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The Epiphany of the Lord

The Epiphany of the Lord

In this Sunday’s Gospel, magi “from the east” ask, “Where is the newborn king of...

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Welcome to the Party, Pal! A Unique Analogy for God’s Presence In, and Our Experience Of, the Afterlife

Welcome to the Party, Pal! A Unique Analogy for God’s Presence...

The primary way that C.S. Lewis caught my attention as a writer was his ability...

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Our Baptismal Priesthood and Supernatural Conversions

Our Baptismal Priesthood and Supernatural Conversions

As I adore Jesus Christ as a transubstantiated Eucharist while on a forty-two hour...

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born in 1774 into a prominent Episcopalian family in...

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What is the Jubilee Year of Hope?

What is the Jubilee Year of Hope?

I have lived in Rome, taken groups to Rome, and hopped on a plane at the last minute...

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Your One Problem

Your One Problem

Your one problem is that you have not trustfully surrendered every single aspect...

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The New Ark

The New Ark

The Ark of the Covenant was a wood box about four-feet long and two-and-a-half feet...

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Resolutions, Failures, and the New Year

Resolutions, Failures, and the New Year

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose...

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Christian Hope is a Pilgrimage

Christian Hope is a Pilgrimage

If only I had attained Christian perfection already. If only I didn’t have to struggle...

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The Best School for Sanctity: Feast of the Holy Family

The Best School for Sanctity: Feast of the Holy Family

This Sunday, the Church gives us an episode from Jesus’ early family life to ponder. ...

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Understanding the Mass and the Male-Only Priesthood with St. Bonaventure

Understanding the Mass and the Male-Only Priesthood with...

A controversial teaching of the Church is that the ministerial priesthood, the sacrament...

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The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents: Martyrs of the Faith Story of the Holy Innocents: The Feast...

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St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop and Martyr

St. Thomas Becket, Archbishop and Martyr

Life of St. Thomas Becket: St. Thomas Becket was born in London in 1118 and served...