Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

Growing the Treasure

What is the greatest treasure you have been given? Your health, your life, your gifts and talents, your family, your possessions? No — our greatest

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Fra Angelico
Columnists
Cristina Montes

Spiritual Allies

For the past three months, the liturgical calendar has been reminding us of our spiritual allies. Towards the end of September, we commemorated the feast

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Feasts
Fr. Joseph Gill

God’s Got This

One day a few years ago, I had just finished Mass when a parent of one of our youth group kids came up to me.

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Life
Christina M. Sorrentino

The Maternity of Consecrated Life

As we are approaching the anniversary of the last apparition of Fatima, and the ‘Miracle of the Sun’ on October 13th, I find myself reflecting

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Sacraments
Kat Larson

Hope of Another

There are times when I speak the word of God and feel as though I am speaking gibberish.  I wonder if anyone could understand the

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Life
Emma King

The Beauty of (Our) Fall

We as Christians are called to a life of death and resurrection. Dying to ourselves, dying to our sin, dying to our desires.

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Religion
Fr. Joseph Gill

Good to the Last Drop

It’s funny how your life can change in an instant with something that seems so small, so insignificant. In 1906, a 12-year-old Polish boy named

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Mary
Cindy Bird

Motherhood Full of Grace

There have been certain times in my life when I felt uncomfortable about my relationship with Mary. And by Mary I mean the mother of God.

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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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