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Just receiving Benedict XVI: His Life and Thought in the mail, I am astounded by the early life of our Pope Emeritus. Since becoming a Catholic in 2012, I’ve heard the rumors of his Nazi involvement and other rumors and rushed judgments on his resignation, but this book provides outstanding detail of his life and thoughts, often
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Any interview with Bishop Robert Barron is fascinating. Not to mention, it’s wonderful to learn from one of the best teachers of the Faith in modern times, who is also one of the best-spoken bishops in recent memory. Check out his 56-minute interview on The Ben Shapiro Show. I particularly recommend listening to Barron’s answer
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“All creation groans in labor Waiting for our humble savior Joyful hope for Jesus coming In our hearts is overflowing” Is this not the cry of our hearts during advent? Waiting, anticipation, preparing, making room, joy, hope, and peace. Randomly scrolling Instagram, I came across a video from The Vigil Project, when I saw
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“This book is about the ideology of the Sexual Revolution. the havoc it has created in the lives of its victims, and why we have been unable to make the connection between the two up until now.” Thats the opening line to Dr. Jennifer Morse’s new book The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives and
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1. “Can you go to the cry room?” 2. “When is your baby’s birthday? August 15? He’s a Libra just like me! (A woman actually said this to me in Mass last weekend 🙄)” 3. “You’re going to stop there, right?” (then dances around question) 4. “Do you guys still use the
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Drop whatever it is you’re doing and visit a 1500 year old Church, considered to be one of the four most important in Rome—and the world—St. Maria Maggiore (Mary Major). The Vatican website is offering a free virtual tour: music, photos, 360 degree views, and more. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TOUR Also,
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You’ve heard of the famous Virgin Mary piece of grilled cheese, right? Did you know that thing sold for over $28,000 on eBay? That’s a ton of cash! Imagine seeing something like this for yourself. Maybe you have. Ever seen a cloud that looked a certain way or a shape in a ceiling tile? Of
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All from The Coming Home Network International, these are excellent for insight. I personally hunt for these on the site to better understand how atheists think and how to talk about the faith with them. Enjoy! Devin Rose (probably the best storyteller ever) Fr. John Bartunek (Former atheist to Catholic priest) John
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As a Catholic father of four young children it is my biggest hope that the Catholic Faith will be kindled in the hearts and minds of my children. They mean everything to me, and so does my faith. Naturally, the two intersect, so I’m always keeping my eyes open for the best books and materials
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Ignatius Press, the leader in quality Catholic publications has three excellent new resources for your devotions (and scholarship) to Mary. It took a month for me to get through all three of them, and I consider them a set, though you can buy them separately. In any case, if you’re serious about Mary, the Immaculate
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I’ve known David L. Gray for a number of years. He recently gave me the opportunity to read a copy of his newest book, The Divine Symphony: An Exordium to the Theology of the Mass. It only takes reading through the first few pages
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In sacred art, nothing is more difficult to depict than the Trinity. The Father is unseen, the Holy Spirit is more than a dove, and Jesus is more than a man. Throughout time, artists have given their best efforts to allegorically depicting the Trinity in order to reveal some truth of its nature and the
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That pretty much says it all… “Preach the gospel always; and if necessary, use words.” Attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi. As clever as it might sound, he never said it. And he wouldn’t have, anyways. First of all, Francis preached at every opportunity he was given and his peaching pierced the hearts of
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Grace and Protestantism. These are two concepts that we think we have a firm understanding of—even converts and those of us with advanced theological educations—but we really have a hard time putting our finder on foundations of the concepts. That makes it even harder to understand the deeper issues, too. Two resources I’ve come across
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Desire a deeper faith life? Searching for real love? Want an open bar? Yes, I said it: open bar. There’s a special even coming in August for those looking for a faith filled and spiritual experience. Bestselling author and best radio show-ing speaker Patrick Madrid is hosting special even called ‘Real Love Real Life’ and it
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I had the opportunity to read a wonderful and interesting new book by Mr. Anthony Coscia titled Tony’s 50,000 Co-incidence Miracles. Just like the title alludes, the book explores numerous stories of co-incidences and what he considers to be miraculous events in his long life. The book is a sweet testament to one mans faith and
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Author Anthony F.J. Coscia recently published a book titled Tony’s 50,000 Co-Incidence Miracles and I have to say, the title really caught my eyes. Does he really mean to say that he’s been given 50,000 miracles? Is that even possible? I got the book from a friend and began reading immediately. The cover reads, “Let me
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I interviewed some of the speakers for the 14th annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco. Here’s what they had to say: Terry Beatly, founder of The Hosea Initiative In your opinion, what’s the one thing any pro-life person should do to help the movement? Pray and ask the Lord how and where
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