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Every year on February 3rd, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Blaise. Blaise was a doctor and the Bishop of Sebastea. He became known as a healer and the first recorded actions of St. Blaise involved his assisting patients with objects stuck in their throats. Every year on his feast day a special
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The beginning of a new year is a great time to commit to new habits and make changes that we believe will make us better versions of ourselves. These “new year resolutions” often take the form of decisions to exercise more, eat healthy, or cut down on excess in our lives, but what if we
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A man of many words, Chesterton was also known for his joy, and this time of year especially, for his steadfast belief in Santa Clause.
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Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, as it is more appropriately called, is one of those days of the year that can bring about a whole host of reactions. We think these gifs sum up the range of feelings surrounding this often misunderstood eve of a Holy Day: 1. The “I can’t wait!” This is
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There is no doubt we are witnessing an unprecedented moment in the history of our Church. With each news story that breaks it seems the filth, depravity, and lies of some of the successors to the apostles only grows. There have been numerous opinions, and prescriptions for how we should navigate this time of hurt,
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Most Catholics are familiar with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Likewise most Catholics know that she founded the Missionaries of Charity, cared for the sick and dying, and lived a life of poverty, sometimes begging in order to meet the needs of those she served. But there is another saint who lived a very similar life
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One would be hard pressed to be Catholic in America and not be at least slightly aware of the enormous scandal that is being uncovered regarding recently degraded Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. There are as many articles and opinions and letters from Bishops that have made their way to Catholic and secular media
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Saint Pope John Paul II once said that “freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” Independence Day brings with it celebrations, and fireworks, cookouts, and a few “cold ones”. It also is a great opportunity to pause for a moment and think about what
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With Mother’s Day approaching, there are a lot of self-care suggestions popping up in news feeds and mailboxes. There is no shortage of coupons and advertisements for self care opportunities for mom. But judging by the content of the ads, it would seem that self-care is synonymous with pedicures, manicures, gym memberships and girls-only wine
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It is no surprise that Gaudete et exsultate, Pope Francis’ latest apostolic exhortation on holiness is making news (and waves!). Hopefully, it is also making saints. Pope Francis exhorts the faithful to seek holiness. He encourages and edifies us, giving us the examples of many saints. Forty to be exact, (if we include those declared venerable
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March is Women’s History Month, and so it seems like a great time to take a look at the different formation and service clubs, organizations, and programs available to young women through the Catholic Church. Young women today have many opportunities to be formed and catechized at this critical time in their lives – a
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Lent can be a difficult Liturgical Season for some Christians. In addition to the fasting, abstinence, sacrifices, alms-giving, and penance, it often seems like the devil ups the ante on spiritual warfare. It’s almost like he is throwing a satanic temper tantrum. And you know what? He actually might be. The devil hates Lent. During
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With Christmas fast approaching you may be feeling like we tend to get Advent wrong in our rush to Christmas. Maybe you have developed some Advent pet peeves that leave you feeling like you want to offer some Catholic Christmas clarifications to keep the season feeling “Merry and Bright” (and penitential – after all, Advent
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A royal romance. A country torn apart by war. A pleading pope. An emperor and king and his devoted empress, who, together, had eight children. A kingdom in exile and a heroic death. If you think this sounds like the plot to a pretty awesome movie, you would be right, but this story is better
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Have you ever wondered if Halloween is evil? Should Catholics be celebrating Halloween? Is the holiday harmless or dangerous? This time of year evokes debate from all different perspectives about the origins, safety, and sanctity of the yearly celebration of Halloween. Some worry about the possibility of demonic influence surrounding the day and night. Others
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In light of the eclipse (see what I did there?) I got to thinking about what some of the Saints would have said about the event in the sky that captivated America. So many of our great saints had much to say on the topic of darkness – particularly spiritual darkness. Pope St. John Paul
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Last week was NFP Awareness Week and if you are Catholic and even somewhat plugged into the internet you have probably already realized this. You will be treated to lots of interesting facts, lots of different methods, and information all about Natural Family Planning. It’s as if the secular world gets seventy one weeks a
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St. Philomena may be one of the most interesting Saints you will ever come across. She is certainly one with whom you will want to be acquainted! As the only, yes ONLY Saint ever to be canonized based only upon her intercession (and penchant for miracles!) not much is known about her outside of private
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Paranormal investigators, an alleged Vatican conspiracy, demonic forces and a former priest. It sounds like the makings of a horror film ready to release on Halloween. Or it could be the bare bones of a new documentary on Netflix about Malachi Martin, a former Jesuit turned self-proclaimed exorcist who died from a cerebral hemorrhage at
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Wen it comes to saints Catholics often have their own “pop-Catholic culture” go-tos: Mother Teresa, The Little Flower, St. Bernadette, Pope St. John Paul II. You would be hard pressed to find a Catholic who doesn’t know at least a little bit about these Heavenly giants. But Catholicism is chock-full of other saints who are
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