Ralph’s Mom

Recently my son and I were at the grocery store. He was wearing a Thomas the Tank Engine shirt and was playing with the cart as

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Getting Back to the Basics

You’ve graduated from college, found yourself in your (dream) job and find that taking the time to pray just isn’t as easy/conducive as it was

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Life
Amanda Sloan

For the Hopeless Heart

Dear child, I see the good in you. Satan would love nothing more than for you to get lost in your sin and shame. I

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College
Abigail C. Reimel

Opening Hands

Before I left for college, I wrote about how my tendency to control and plan every aspect of my life often hurt more than it

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Columnists
Matthew Heinrich

The Experience of Translating

Foreign languages, I realize, are not for everyone. Many can go throughout their whole lives content to read Scripture in their native language. I certainly

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Three Hearts Beating as One

I read somewhere that one reason soldiers screaming as they run into battle, or football fans cheering their team at the top of their lungs

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What Do You Smell like?

You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to

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Don't Feed the Angels

An important thing to remember about angels is that they are terrifying. I am not sure when angels started to be domesticated, but nearly every

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Prayer
Chelsea Houghton

Let Go and Let God

Lately I”ve suffered from writer”s block. I have no inspiration for what I”m most passionate about and normally makes me feel better – putting words

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Columnists
Sean Connolly

The Sanctuary

Eastern Christians often refer to the area behind the iconostasis as the “Holy Place.” We Latins prefer to call it the Sanctuary. Our separated brethren

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Columnists
Chelsea Houghton

Abnegation

Abnegation. To be honest until recently I had no idea what that word meant. And probably not surprisingly since it is an idea that isn’t common

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Prayer
Kaitlin Davis

Reverence

Reverence (noun): a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.  Reverence has always been a topic of discussion for me and a

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Columnists
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

The Power of Tears

Over the past few months, I have witnessed the tears of many people. Some have been tears of joy for an answered prayer. Others have

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Books
Emi Parker

The Magi and Modern Times

Once upon a time, angels directed shepherds to the Christ Child’s manger; how much harder it seems to find God in our midst today. Have

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Columnists
Edmund Mitchell

Fr. Mitch Pacwa Epic Debates

I want to make sure all you great Catholics out there are aware of what is, in my opinion, a few of the best Catholic

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