Lessons From a Roof
A few months ago, my husband and I agreed to re-do the roof on the outreach and hospitality house we run for the Parish in
Emma King
October 14, AD 2015
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Life
Tidbits from St. Therese: Anecdotes, Books, and Prayer
When I was little, I decided that I was going to take a new and unusual saint for my confirmation patron. I wanted to stand
Kasia I.
October 10, AD 2015
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Life
Servant of the Servants of God: Reflections on Pope Francis’s Visit to NYC
It seems as though New York City is still in a daze after our visit from the Holy Father last week. He was here for
Erin Cain
October 2, AD 2015
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Books
Book Review: Mysteries of Salvation History
“I have my Bible in my pocket,” said Edgardo C. De Vera, a Filipino apologist, to a group of three Protestants with whom he was
Cristina Montes
October 1, AD 2015
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Columnists
Sacramentals and Holy Water Therapy
My husband works at our Archdiocesan seminary, and we try to meet him for Mass there at least once a week. The other day, I
Michele Chronister
September 25, AD 2015
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Religion
The Call to Holiness in Our Time
Recently, I was watching the movie There Be Dragons about St. Josemaria Escriva and the Spanish Civil War, and I began thinking about the call to
Theresa Williams
September 22, AD 2015
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Religion
Faith on an Island…50 Years Ago
My mother is from the Azores Islands, which are part of the country of Portugal. They are a group of nine islands between Portugal and
Julie Machado
September 22, AD 2015
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Columnists
Pope Francis Makes Me Uncomfortable
I have a confession to make. Well, if you read the title of this post, you already know, but here it is again: Pope Francis
Liesl Bee
September 15, AD 2015
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Politics
Pope Francis is Human
Last month I wrote a post analyzing the National Geographic cover story entitled “Pope Francis Remakes the Vatican”. I read the article skeptically, expecting to come
Abigail C. Reimel
September 12, AD 2015
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Columnists
Morality and Love
What purpose does morality serve? This is a question I have been given reason to consider from time to time—in particular as I live in
Nicene Guy
September 8, AD 2015
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Life
Pope Francis is Coming! Are We Ready?
I gripped my cell phone harder as I listened to my aunt speak about Pope Francis. Stunned, questions ran through my head. As she talked
AnneMarie Miller
September 7, AD 2015
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Life
Rescue the Perishing
Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? No: for this purpose I have come to this
Mary Proffit Kimmel
September 5, AD 2015
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Married Life
Why I Love the Song of Songs
It seems like we rarely hear about the Song of Songs anymore. At Mass, we read from this book only a couple times of the
AnneMarie Miller
September 3, AD 2015
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Life
The Urge to Undo
“It is impossible to describe the feeling that comes over you at such a time. The feeling that somehow, in an instant of time, everything
Erin Cain
September 2, 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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Religion
Have You Been Missing Out on a Centuries-Old Catholic Musical Tradition?
Some of the most divisive conversations amongst Catholics today arise over music at Mass. Most arguments revolve around the style of music or the instrumentation.
Hilary Cesare
September 1, AD 2015
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Family
Roller Skating, the Wandering in the Desert, and the Patience of God
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a chance to take my two oldest daughters roller-skating at a local skating rink. They’re 4 years
Luke Arredondo
August 20, AD 2015
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Missions
Living at the Ends of the Earth
…holiness isn’t dependent on where you are, but rather who you are and how you respond to where God put you…
Emma King
August 19, AD 2015
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Columnists
Running with God
Earlier this summer, I was pleasantly surprised when I received my mid-year fitness summary: I had run over 100 miles in the previous four months.
Liesl Bee
August 18, AD 2015
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Columnists
The Worship of Relevance
To study any subject at depth is, in a certain way, to lose one’s innocence. Before the Copernican revolution, it was easy, indeed natural, to
Sean Connolly
August 18, AD 2015
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Life
Pope Francis Remakes the Vatican?
The August 2015 edition of The National Geographic Magazine features a lengthy article on Pope Francis, written by Robert Draper after six months of
Abigail C. Reimel
August 17, AD 2015
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