Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

My Sins Did This

In the Old Testament, sins were forgiven through sacrifice. That sounds rather basic, but consider what a sacrifice means. It means that the sinner must

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Life
Ryan Kraeger

Lent: A Time for Building Habits

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” ― Will Durant Thus Will Durant sums up Aristotle’s theory

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Religion
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Witness to Christ

To be a witness of Christ is not merely to demonstrate moral integrity. Don’t get me wrong, that is a crucial component of being a

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Nobility of Sacrifice

Newly-ordained Fr. Al Schwartz stepped off the train in Seoul, South Korea, into a zombie apocalypse. It was 1957, and the devastation wreaked by the

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Books
Guest Writer

St. Joseph’s Workshop

We are pleased to share an excerpt from Julia Wade’s book St. Joseph’s Workshop by Sophia Institute Press.   My sweet, eager, oldest child, Mary,

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

Cardinal Virtues

One time I was teaching a group of eighth-graders about sin. One boy raised his hand and said, “I really don’t want to sin. Would

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Art
Anja Renkes

Longing for Eternal Love

Right Panel: Loch na Chara (36 by 24 inches) Dia Dhuit! (God be with you in Irish/Gaelic) This article and painting are part three of

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

God Loves You So Much

The irony of love, people say, is that we ignore those who adore us and adore those who ignore us; we hurt those who love

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Joy Is Worth the Cost

Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has

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Columnists
Nicene Guy

Lent and Love

What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give

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Books
Guest Writer

The Snail and the King

By Guest Writer, Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O. Praem The difference between a snail and a king is a vast one; and the distance between their

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Movies
Kat Larson

Listen to Him

I am the typical Colorado girl, although I have not lived in that state for over three years. I grew up in the shadow of

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spiritual maturity
Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Spiritual Maturity

It struck me the other day that these First Readings during Lent all have a common theme: they tell the story of Salvation History through

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

Silent Retreat: Prayer

Spending 2.5 days in silence was certainly a new and enriching experience for me and my spiritual life. I wrote and read so much, it’s

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