Prayer
Guest Writer

The Novena Story

By Madeleine Sanders, a writer at Clarifying Catholicism. St. Thérèse of Lisieux once said, “When I die, I will send down a shower of roses

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Desperation

Last Sunday, my priest proclaimed in his homily: “Faith is where desperation meets Jesus Christ.” These words entered my soul and took hold. As this

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

Your Will Be Done

St. Dominic Savio once met a new boy who joined his school. This new boy seemed to be sickly — he was weak, pale, coughing,

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Sacraments
Guest Writer

The Privilege of Boredom

Guest post by Rachel Fiore. Several months ago, I sat in the pews for 8 AM daily Mass. It was becoming routine for me to

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Health & Fitness
Fr. Gerald Musa

Coronavirus & the Crown of Thorns

As coronavirus spreads, there is acute distress and anxiety around the world. I hear many people with questions such as, “Where is God in this

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Spirituality
Thomas Tan

Growing on the Inside

In the first year of the Spanish Civil War, Saint Josemaría continued to carry out a wide-ranging but clandestine pastoral work, to the extent that

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

Fools for Christ

As the secular world celebrates April Fool’s Day, we consider that God has often asked people to be fools for Him. For example, the prophet

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Life
Kat Larson

Alone

Last week was one of new realities, realities I could never have imagined were even possible. These new realities came as a shock, not just

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Transformation of a Soul

The gift of being human means that we can change direction in our lives. Perhaps we’re heading down one path, and then something comes and

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Religion
Steve Kellmeyer

Rejoice, Jerusalem!

Many Catholics have been unhappy with various bishops. The bishops have suspended public Masses, restricted access to the Eucharist, made it very difficult to go

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Columnists
Kat Larson

Deus Nobiscum!

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was

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Life
Guest Writer

True Freedom

Guest post by Br. Joseph Selinger, OP. Freedom does not come from the ability to move about, to go where one pleases, and determine our

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Columnists
Kat Larson

What is Wrong With the World?

In the early twentieth century, a popular publication asked the question: “What is wrong with the world?” The question received several different responses, but the

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Health & Fitness
Guest Writer

A word in defense of the bishops

Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. The most difficult thing to imagine is churches with no daily or Sunday Masses. No sacraments. The recent shutterings

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Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Daily Sacrifice

In the Old Testament, the Jews had a powerful and beautiful way to worship — daily sacrifices in the Temple. Following God’s commands, they worshiped

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