Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

A Saint With An Emmy

 Many saints and blesseds were active in the media. St. Francis de Sales, for example, is the patron saint of writers and publishers for his

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Erin Cain

The Law of the Sabbath

Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat

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Kat Larson

“B” is for Benny

I am currently doing my best to let go control over my life and allow the Holy Spirit to guide me. This is not as

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Noel Ethan Tan

Blaming God

Many people get angry at God when things go wrong in their lives. “God, how could you let this happen? I thought you were a

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Noel Ethan Tan

Worship or Stone

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by Me. — Jn

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Nicholas Lye

Going the Extra Mile

“They gave not only as much as they could afford, but far more, and quite spontaneously.” — 2 Corinthians 8:3-4 Going the extra mile for

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Noel Ethan Tan

Walking on Water

When Christ walked on water, it must have truly been both a baffling and amazing sight for the apostles. I am sure both fear and

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Fr. Joseph Gill

Bear One Another’s Burdens

At one particular Catholic school where I taught, one day I was walking through the school when I saw one of the fifth-grade boys with

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Erin Cain

Appealing to Mercy

After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them, he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love

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Kat Larson

A Million Dreams

My job requires a great deal of data entry and monotonous paper filing. These tasks can get very lonely, and there are hours during the

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Noel Ethan Tan

Endless Love

The love Jesus had for all of us is incomprehensible and unbelievable. Indeed, Jesus literally absorbed every evil into Himself to set us free from

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Kat Larson

The Father’s Blessing

God has been hard at work healing numerous deep wounds that had developed and festered within me since childhood. This current period of healing has

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Religion
Guest Writer

The Theological Importance of Humor

Guest post by Dr. Matthew Tan. Recently, the Sydney community of the Order of Preachers, more commonly known as the Dominicans, organized an Aquinas Symposium.

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Jean Elizabeth Seah

You Are Not Your Sin

In a fit of frustration and anguish (due to my own actions, or lack thereof), my husband did something drastic that he had never done

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Bioethics
Fr. Joseph Gill

What is Love?

Recently after I posted about how it is a struggle to find common ground with people who have vastly different worldviews, someone posted a comment

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Relationships
Rachael Johnson

Two to Polka: A Letter to My Brother

Someone taught our little Catholic college a traditional Austrian dance: the Sternpolka. The women would parade in a ring around the men with hands on

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Columnists
Kat Larson

A Friend

Last year, when I was living in New York and working at a truly horrible job, God graced me with several blessings in order to

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Fr. Joseph Gill

True Freedom

The Church where I serve, the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, has the unique honor of having the funeral of a potential saint here.

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Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665), "Herodias, with head of John the Baptist"
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Noel Ethan Tan

Warped

Jeremiah 26:11-24, Psalm 69, Matthew 14:1-12 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” (Mt

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