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Child-Like Faith
I teach the First Communion class at my parish in a large room in the basement of the church. For…
Browsing: Learn & Live the Faith
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Book Review: My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints
In early 2012, the Pontifical University in Rome held one of its most important conferences ever. “Towards Healing and Renewal”…
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Beyond Booster Shots: A Different Approach to the Sacraments
I think we Catholics approach the sacraments from a flawed analysis. We view them as mere “booster shots” for the already holy. So long as we are without mortal sin, we go to the sacraments, get our booster shot of infused grace, and we become holier. While there is certainly this aspect to the sacraments, there needs to be a lot more to the sacraments if we are taking the Biblical, historical, and magisterial evidence seriously.
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Redefining “Love” the Catholic Way
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about redefining marriage and love. I believe this talk is necessary, but…
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Les Miserables and the Index
For the past several weeks, Catholics around the Internet have been talking about a scandal, and, surprisingly, they’re more or…
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Union vs. Constitution: Farewell to Apostate America, Part 4
In 1961, three months before Barack Obama’s birth, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech to members of the media. …
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Tip Furor Shows Christians Have Their Failings
It’s hard to decide whether this story should be filed under “The Lord works in mysterious ways” or “Be careful…
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Five Signs We Get Wrong at Mass
For many contemporary Catholics, the Second Vatican Council is the most important, if not the only, Church Council in the…
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The Universal Call to Holiness
A life of holiness is not something that is relegated to the cloister and the monastery. It is for everyone.…
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Sabotaging the Medjugorje Commission?
From June, 1981 to the present, six people from Medjugorje (Bosnia-Hercegovina) have been claiming to see the Virgin Mary. Over…