Spirituality
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

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,

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Columnists
Mary Proffit Kimmel

Constantine: Saint or Sinner?

In the Bible, when the Israelites lose a battle, they ask:  What have we done to offend God?  Who slept with his sister?  Who stole

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Feasts
Fr. Joseph Gill

All Saints Day: One Thing Necessary

You’ve probably seen “clickbait” everywhere on the Internet. For the uninitiated, “clickbait” refers to a headline that is purposely sensational, so that you click on

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Family
Bonnie Engstrom

Halloween in our Catholic home

Somewhere between the occult and harvest parties lies what Halloween could and should be. I used to think that I had to keep all ghosts,

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Eternity

Life seems to be speeding up. I especially noticed this acceleration during the past year when I moved to New Jersey from New York City,

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Impossible

About ten days ago, the Lord led me to the adoration chapel at my local church. It was late in the evening, and I was

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Let's talk about the Rosary
Mary
Godwin Delali Adadzie

The Rosary Explained

  Many people are wondering why Catholics hold those beads called the Rosary in their hands and what’s the real inspiration behind them. In this

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Mary
John Caballero

Behold Thy Mother

It’s fascinating to see throughout history, the influence of the serpent in both culture and religion. How many prominent civilizations, some devilishly dominant and so technologically advanced for

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Mary
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

Experiences of the Rosary

The rosary primarily is a personal prayer which comprises the devotional life of the Church and is not a liturgical prayer. The people of God

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Columnists
Cristina Montes

October Synthesis

The month of October opens with the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who is known for having preached “the Little Way”. By reminding us

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Prayer
Olivia Spears

5 Ways to Pray the Rosary More

We all know about the spiritual fruit that comes from praying the rosary. Throughout the centuries, the popes have encouraged, even insisted upon the regular

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

Marriage

Many years ago, I was running a faith-formation program for a group of middle school kids. We were working on learning about the Sacrament of

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