Life
Path to God
Last week on VP, I took the opportunity to write a post on marriage and a recent experience I had, witnessing a friend give himself
Sr. Lisa Marie
October 31, AD 2011
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Religion
Taking a Dip of Faith
Guest post by Joe Sales This is the second in a series that Joe is doing for VirtuousPla.net on the Blessed Sacraments. His first post
Guest Writer
October 29, AD 2011
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Life
“Not by Bread Alone…”
I want to #occupyyourheart for a few minutes. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) We can’t turn around without hearing about the economic woes of the world.
Joseph Koss
October 28, AD 2011
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Religion
Agree to Disagree?
Guest post by Amanda Castro Facebook is a plethora of obscure knowledge and people who claim to know a great deal of things that in
Guest Writer
October 27, AD 2011
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Columnists
Le Chiese delle Cittá: San Pietro in Mantua
Greetings fellow Earthlings! I have returned from an extremely fruitful, stressful and fun week in the North of Italy. As you know, if you have
Nathaniel Gotcher
October 26, AD 2011
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Life
Obedience to God through People (ouch!)
I experienced dramatically that I don’t know what’s best for me, only God does. And usually my plans go against His (“My thoughts are not your thoughts…” Is 55:8). So my best bet for happiness and salvation is to be obedient to God’s will, and so in an incarnate way to be obedient to His Church, and also to be obedient to those who know and love me disinterestedly and might be there to guide me.
Julie Machado
October 26, AD 2011
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Prayer
My Life in Roses
My friend Ellie and I pray a novena once in a while and it has always been a very fruitful time for the both of
Fabiola Garza
October 25, AD 2011
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Prayer
Miracles and Nature
“A small error at the outset can lead to great errors in the final conclusion” (Saint Thomas Aquinas, Being and Essence, quoting Aristotle). There has
Nicene Guy
October 24, AD 2011
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Religion
Why be Catholic?
“What does being Catholic mean to you?” That may sound like a corny question asked of high-schoolers at a church youth group… because it is,
Anna Williams
October 24, AD 2011
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Religion
Faithful to the Magisterium
A bit of confession is in order. I often find I am not as faithful to the teaching authority of the Church as I should
Colin Gormley
October 21, AD 2011
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Life
We Don’t Belong
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide;
Joseph Koss
October 21, AD 2011
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Columnists
Le Chiese delle Cittá: Santa Maria dei Miracoli
I am currently on the run. No, I am not fleeing the authorities in Rome who are busy suppressing rioters. No, I am not Paul
Nathaniel Gotcher
October 19, AD 2011
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Strangers Praying for Me
This past summer during World Youth Day, as my group explored one of the many churches in Spain, I passed by a statue of Our
Trista Garttner
October 19, AD 2011
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Relationships = Gift
Relationships…. Or maybe I should say ‘people.’ No, that is not right either… What I wanted to talk about is our relationship with people. Man
Rachel Zamarron
October 18, AD 2011
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Columnists
Tears from Heaven: Jon Scharfenberger 1989-2011
I understand now why it has been raining. These raindrops are tears from all of the unborn children killed by abortion! I’m not sure if they are tears of sadness or joy, because surely those precious little souls must be rejoicing the opportunity to welcome home a hero!
Royce Hood
October 18, AD 2011
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Religion
The Miracle That Happens
We go to Mass every Sunday to fulfill our obligation as Catholic, pre-denominational Christians. This may be something which has become a monotonous routine for
Jared Dale Combista
October 18, AD 2011
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Sacraments
Paris Hilton and the Liturgy
In April, on my blog I wrote a post entitled, “The Mass 101: It”s Jesus and It”s Really that Simple“, where I laid down the
Brent Stubbs
October 18, AD 2011
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Religion
2012 is the “Year of Faith”…What Does It Mean?
Every so often the Pope will denote a spiritual theme for the year. For instance, we’ve recently seen the “Year for Priests”, the “Year of
Brandon Vogt
October 17, AD 2011
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Religion
The False Dichotomy of Religion or Relationship (Part 2)
I concluded my last post by noting that there is a right way to engage in spiritualism, and a right way to develop a “personal
Nicene Guy
October 17, AD 2011
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Religion
Feeling Clean
Guest post by Mr. Joe Sales I would like to take some time and discuss the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I remember once when I was
Guest Writer
October 16, AD 2011
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Columnists
END TIMES?
Global uprising as Occupy Wall Street Spreads International, Riots in Rome. When the Tea Party spread across the nation, there were peaceful demonstrations brought
Royce Hood
October 15, AD 2011
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