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If you’re a Catholic or are interested in the Catholic faith, maybe you’ve thought of questions like, “Why do Catholics have to marry in a church?” or “Do ghosts really exist?” In his book A Priest Answers 27 Questions You Never Thought to Ask Father Michael Kerper tackles some of these questions. Fun, witty, and loving, […]
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Most people view Halloween as a time of gory, villainous characters, maybe even of the demonic. But nobody has anything on Catholic saints. Here are twelve martyrs that received some of the most gruesome deaths imaginable. 1. Saint Stephen The first martyr, Stephen was stoned to death for his faith and died echoing the
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Many men and women have been victim to lewd comments, catcalls, gestures, “Locker room talk”, unwelcome sexual advances, and rape. Statistics cite that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men will be raped in their lifetimes and that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused before they
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Often in pop culture, medieval Catholics are portrayed as boldly (maybe blindly) going off to fight in the Crusades and coming back from the Holy Land with relics of the Crucifixion of Christ. But the actual stories of the relics of the Crucifixion and how they were discovered are infinitely more fascinating. J. Charles Wall
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Tommy Tighe is the man behind podcasts The Catholic Hipster Podcast and The Chimney. He’s a bonafide Catholic Hipster and has written a book to help the rest of us up our Catholic cool game – The Catholic Hipster Handbook! What started out as a joke tweet turned into one of the best collections of reasons to
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Do you know what the first five words of the Bible are? In the beginning, God created. In his forthcoming book “Created: Bridging the Gap Between Your Art and Your Creator“, Cory enlisted 50 of the greatest Catholic creatives currently with us to share their five words of inspiration. Each page contains a creative’s words of wisdom drawn
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The Catholic Church traditionally celebrates the feast of Mary Stella Maris or Mary, Star of the Sea, on September 27. Seafarers have invoked her for centuries, but did you know this title originally arose due to a transcription error? Here are 5 facts about the Stella Maris you may not have known. 1. This
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Most of what we know about demonic activity and possession comes from what is seen in mainstream media – think “The Exorcist”, “Poltergeist” and the like. But there is so much more to learn about the tricks of Satan and his devils than what is shown on the television. Father Gabriele Amorth’s new book, An Exorcist
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Sean Bryan, the Papal Ninja, was one of only 95 competitors on American Ninja Warrior this season to take on stage one of the national finals in Las Vegas. Out of those 95, he was one of 41 that advanced to stage two. And of those 41, he was one of only three to advance
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Some of us might know the catacombs as the ancient initial burial places for Christians– but they are so much more! Fr. James Spencer Northcote details the catacombs and their uses in his book The Roman Catacombs: A History of the Christian City Beneath Pagan Rome. Here are 7 cool catacomb facts you need to
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You may recognize Sean Bryan from the television show American Ninja Warrior where he competes as the Papal Ninja and wears shirts designed after the Vatican Flag (with a nod to the Dominicans, too!). But here are ten things you may not know about Sean. 1. He discerned with the Salesians for four years
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It’s that time of year again, when teachers ready their classrooms, students groan and try to get in one more ounce of summer fun, and parents trek to stores and malls searching for every last item on those school supplies lists. It’s back to school! Here are some saints to pray to for a good,
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The New Evangelization has been preached by many popes. The purpose is to re-evanglize baptized persons who have fallen away from the faith. This is the true battleground in the West. John Paul II said the New Evangelization is “new in its ardor, methods, and expression” and Benedict XVI expounded on this saying that the
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Pope St. John Paul II was all about the New Evanglization and part of that is using the new media. YouTube is part of this new media and so some Catholics have been blazing the way on this platform. Think YouTube isn’t that important to the New Evangelization? Here are some crazy statistics for you:
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Sometimes it can be hard to reconcile our call to evangelization with this world we are currently in- a world full of unbelief and with seemingly no desire to believe. Faith is sometimes seen as a weakness, an opiate to escape from the dark realities of the world; but any real believer knows that this
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Summer can be a chaotic, wonderful time of travel, family, friends, destinations, and a whole lot of fun! But don’t leave our friends the saints at home. Here are some saints who can help you out and be good companions during vacation. St. Christopher Can’t go wrong with the patron saint of travel!
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The saints are awesome witnesses of holiness and how to walk through the tribulations of this life while remaining close to God, but sometimes it can be difficult to find a way to talk with them daily or to know where to start with them. In his book, My Daily Visit with the Saints, Charles Kenny
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BuzzFeed is known for its funny articles and sometimes controversial news stories, so I wanted to find out what they had on Catholics. I typed “Catholic” in the search bar and these are the best of what came up. 15 Regular Words That Have Different Meanings for Catholic School Kids Stole vs Stole is
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There are some quotes from the saints that just roll off our tongues like well-worn proverbs, like, “I am not afraid, I was born to do this!” (St. Joan of Arc) or “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.” (St. Pio of Pietrelcina). But the saints said many things that are less well-known but deserve to be!
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Within the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes it’s good to hear someone else talking about the faith. Every tried listening to podcasts? There’s lot’s choose from and several for Catholics. There’s sure to be at least one podcast in this list for you! The Crunch Hosted by college-aged guys Ethan Stueve and Pat
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