Prayer
Cross My Heart
It was a debate, a debate that dominated my prayer the night before, my getting ready the day of, and the drive there on that
Amanda Sloan
December 30, AD 2013
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Missions
Why I Don’t See the New Evangelization Coming to Much Anytime Soon
Flecte quod est rigidum. I write inspirational quotes on the dry-erase board in the servers’ sacristy at my parish in illuminated calligraphy whenever I have
Sean Connolly
December 25, AD 2013
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New Media
What I Gleaned From Word on Fire’s New Evangelization Series
As always Father Robert Barron displays a masterful command of his subject matter in the latest documentary and study from Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Seth Evangelho
December 19, AD 2013
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Columnists
A Biblical Look at Confession
A friend of mind had just learned of my decision to join the Catholic faith. He was nice about it, that is, he didn’t give me
Shaun McAfee
December 16, AD 2013
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Columnists
“I’m Gonna Confess, Support Me”
The title is a Facebook status that one of my friends once posted. When I saw it, I thought she was asking for prayers because
Cristina Montes
November 7, AD 2013
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Columnists
To Kneel or Not to Kneel?
To receive Communion… that is the question. I was recently confronted about this, at a parish I
Julie Machado
October 16, AD 2013
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Welcoming Sinners
The various recent interviews and op-eds by Pope Francis—and the subsequent misinterpretations thereof—have given me reason to ponder a pair of related questions. Would
Nicene Guy
October 15, AD 2013
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Columnists
Rubricism, Juridicalism, and the Slavery of Preconciliar Catholicism
I have been nerding out since I discovered that archive.org has digitized the 1912 edition of the Decreta Authentica Sacræ Congregationis Rituum, which contains all 4,284
Sean Connolly
September 24, AD 2013
17 Comments
Three Lessons and Two Tips From Audrey Assad
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)
Arleen Spenceley
September 22, AD 2013
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Columnists
Adele Brise and the Sign of the Cross
In light of yesterday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), it seems appropriate to reflect on the cross. Specifically, I’d like to focus
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
September 15, AD 2013
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Religion
Losing Interest in Religion?
Someone close to me, who left the Catholic Church a long time ago, recently said something along the lines of, “I just got to a point where I
Cindy Bird
September 5, AD 2013
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Columnists
Why I Smiled When a Cell Phone Went Off At Mass
We had cried Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of Hosts and knelt in profound reverence. Our presider, an Ugandan priest, declaimed the Eucharistic prayer in
Tim Glemkowski
September 4, AD 2013
7 Comments
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
J.Q. Tomanek
August 29, AD 2013
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Columnists
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
Sean Connolly
July 14, AD 2013
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Prayer
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
Kaitlin Davis
June 17, AD 2013
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Religion
The Gift of My Patron Saint
I didn’t choose my patron saint, she choose me. It was a breezy spring afternoon at wrap up week for National Evangelization Teams (NET) Ministries. Hanging
Molly
May 21, AD 2013
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Columnists
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
Edmund Mitchell
December 28, AD 2012
5 Comments
Sacraments
Why So Traditional?
Of all the things about me, there is only one that makes me in some way a kind of minority. I attend the Traditional Latin
Jack Kuplack
December 18, AD 2012
6 Comments
Prayer
Preparing for Our Spouse
Catholic singles, especially the ladies, have many things they do to prepare for the day they say “I do” and begin their married lives.
Abigail C. Reimel
December 13, AD 2012
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Columnists
Some Things We Can Do to Re-Christianize Christmas
That Christmas has become more and more secularized is obvious. But we are not helpless against the tide. There are things we can do to
Cristina Montes
December 5, AD 2012
2 Comments
Religion
Healed by Sticks (Or Why I Love Going to Confession)
I wish I could say that I’ve only been to the hospital once because I was bleeding profusely from my head. At least the second
Ryan M
December 1, AD 2012
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