Mary
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

Watch and Pray- Preparing for Christmas

The Taize Community of France, known for their rhythmic hymns, which encourage contemplation on lines from scripture, has a beautiful chant paraphrasing from Jesus’ prayer

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Columnists
Noel Ethan Tan

By Their Fruits You Will Know Them

2 Kings 22:8-23:3, Psalm 119, Matthew 7:15-20 Faith, Hope, Love, Fear of the Lord, Humility, Patience, Obedience. These are hallmarks of the greatest fruits we

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Spirituality
Mariella Hunt

Singing Over Me

I wrote this in my journal a while back, and thought I’d share. It might be a poem–I’m not sure. Saint Cecilia was obviously here!

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Spirituality
Cristina Montes

Just Another “Halloween Debate” Article

Photo Credit: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=26899   I never had a clear position on whether Catholics can celebrate Halloween. On the one hand, most Halloween parties I have

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Religion
Bob Waruszewski

A Reflection on the Saints

I will be the first to admit that my devotion to the Saints is not as strong as I would like.  Sure, I pray novenas

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Mary
Bonnie Engstrom

Virgin Mary Nitelite

Sometimes I find myself struggling to find the balance between the intellect, beauty, and excellence of Catholicism and the monotony, poop, and half-hearted tries of

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Spirituality
AnneMarie Miller

Embrace God’s Mercy—Today!

Growing up, I never knew much about St. Faustina. I recognized pictures of her, and connected her with the Divine Mercy image, where Jesus is

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Scripture
Fr. Joseph Gill

My Jesus Mercy

So here is your Jeopardy question of the day: what famous American has on his tombstone the epitaph “My Jesus Mercy”? Answer: Al Capone. One

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Religion
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Higher Than the Angels

For all of those who have a past with sin, or may be struggling with the embarrassment of that reality right now, I’d like you

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