Columnists
A Marian Heart
The other day my spiritual director challenged me to better emulate the heart of Mary in word and deed. As a person who claims to
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
June 13, AD 2026
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Mary
Death of Beauraing Visionary Renews Message of Apparition
The last living visionary from Beauraing, Belgium died on February 10, 2015. I was not surprised Gilberte Degeimbre’s death elicited no coverage in the United
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
February 20, AD 2026
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Mary
Looking to the Star of the New Evangelization
Stars are significant in the Christian tradition. For example, God promised Abraham descendants more numerous than the stars of the sky (Genesis 22:17). And today
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
January 6, AD 2026
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Mary
Three Reasons to Pray the Angelus this Advent
Farmers pause in their fields at midday and bow their heads in prayer. Businessmen and women overhear the ringing bells of nearby churches during their
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
December 18, AD 2025
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Mary
Three Common Misconceptions on the Immaculate Conception
Today, December 8th, the Church would observe the feast of the Immaculate Conception. This year the feast is transferred to Monday the 9th, giving precedence
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
December 8, AD 2025
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Mary
Watch and Pray- Preparing for Christmas
The Taize Community of France, known for their rhythmic hymns, which encourage contemplation on lines from scripture, has a beautiful chant paraphrasing from Jesus’ prayer
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
December 2, AD 2025
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Religion
The Life of the Virgin
Followers of mystical phenomena are most likely familiar with two different “biographies” of the Virgin Mary, The Mystical City of Godby Mary Agreda and The Life of
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
September 18, AD 2025
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Mary
May is Mary’s Month: The Scriptural Foundation for Marian Devotion
Today is May 1st, and the Church celebrates the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker. May 1st also inaugurates the Month of Mary. The memorial
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
May 5, AD 2025
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Spirituality
The Spirit of St. Charles Borromeo
In the opening collect for the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, the Church prayed, “Preserve in the midst of your people, we ask, O Lord,
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
November 4, AD 2024
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Prayer
The Fusion of Three Christological Devotions
Believe it or not, the Catholic Church and her faithful are devoted to Jesus Christ. With all our hyperdulia and dulia (devotion to the Blessed
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
July 21, AD 2024
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Columnists
Mary: Model of the Theological Virtues
In my youth, I prayed the rosary with my grandmother or other ladies from the parish after daily Mass. Before the first three Hail Marys,
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
May 12, AD 2023
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Mary
Mary, Help Us! A Litany
“Mary, Help Us!” This has been the continuous cry of Christians who visit Marian shrines throughout the world. Typically a pilgrim goes to a Marian
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
May 24, AD 2022
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Art
Spiritual Truths in “The Girl on the Train”
I am not an avid fiction reader. If I’m lucky I make my way through one or two novels a year. More often than not
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
October 12, AD 2016
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Life
Au Revoir: Looking Back Over Three Years
On March 15, 2013, I published my first essay on Ignitum Today. Unfortunately, my original piece, “A Theology of Oz the Great and Powerful: A Movie
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
February 17, AD 2016
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Prayer
Seeking a Relationship with God
When I meet with the Confirmation students in my parish one on one, I always ask them to describe their relationship with God. Some answer
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
January 20, AD 2016
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Life
Receiving Christmas Cards with Prayer
The United States Postal Service this Christmas gives thanks for Christmas cards, as we all transmit our Christmas greetings through their service. Their volumes surely
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
December 23, AD 2015
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Life
Getting to Know Jesus
In my work with our parish’s Confirmation students, I try to convey that Jesus Christ is more than a nice guy whose life is recorded
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
November 25, AD 2015
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Mary
Learning from the Moms
I’m a new priest and I have a lot to learn. Of course, working in a parish affords me many opportunities to work with different
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
October 28, AD 2015
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Life
Four Reasons to Pray with Marge Fenelon’s Newest Novena Book
Marge Fenelon, a noted Catholic columnist, author, and speaker, recently released her latest book Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena (Ave Maria Press, 2015).
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
September 30, AD 2015
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Religion
5 Ways to Imitate Christ
In St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he exhorts his readers to be imitators of God. I venture to say that St. Paul exhorts us
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
September 2, AD 2015
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Art
Lessons from the Art Museum
It wasn’t until November 2012 that I visited my first art museum. Once before, as a college senior and tourist to Chicago, I attempted to
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
August 5, AD 2015
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