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Recently, I have become extremely frustrated with the lack of young adult ministry in my city, and I know I am not the only one in my city (and in others, perhaps) who is also frustrated. It is not hard to believe that there are others in other cities who share my concerns. There is […]
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I recently learned that nuns take prayer requests online. I had expected that cloistered nuns who have cut themselves from the outside world would not maintain a website for purposes other than recruiting vocations. Even then, I expected their websites to have not received an update since Bill Clinton was in office, but the websites
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In a monastery chapel in Alabama, a Franciscan sister wrote down her thoughts about living a Catholic life on a legal pad. Those legal pads would eventually become Mother Angelica’s mini-book series, which were originally published by Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in the 1970s. Today, you can explore the sacraments with Mother Angelica as
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Are you struggling to decide what gift to give your Catholic dad for Father’s day? No worries, we’ve rounded up our favorite dad gifts from around the internet and done the hard work for you. Check out these eight epic gifts for all of the different types of dads in your life. 1. The Bookworm Dad
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On Fathers’ Day, we celebrate the fathers and father figures in our lives who have made us who we are. Would that we celebrated fatherhood throughout the entire month of June, just as we need to celebrate motherhood throughout the month of May. It is important for Catholics and everyone of good will to recognize
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In 21st century America, the prospect of martyrdom is unthinkable for most Christians. We’re free to go to church, catechize our children, and practice our religion without fear of reprisal or violence. If we think about martyrdom at all, we usually think of the persecutions that countless Christians like St. Polycarp and St. Barbara suffered
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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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“A police officer, a dominican nun and a football” sounds a little like a joke waiting for a punchline, but it makes for one entertaining video! Garda O’Connell of Henry St Community Policing Unit playing keepy uppy with the Dominican Sisters at the Our Lady of Limerick Triduum and festival which was held from the
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I’ve only been married for four months, so I have a lot to learn about the sacrament. I’ve read countless blogs, listened to podcasts, watched videos and picked through my library’s section on marriage advice. I’ve dug into the Bible to see what God’s word has to say about striving towards sainthood as a married
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The internet has exploded with the emergence of the auto-corrected gaff known as “covfefe” in one of President Trump’s recent tweets. While the original tweet has been corrected, the president acknowledged the auto-corrected mistake and tweeted this: It has taken the interwebs by storm and no one knows what it means. A woman
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St. Ephrem the Syrian was a master poet, such that the beauty and skill of his Syriac verse is still studied in academic circles. More widely, his poems fill churches throughout the world with his profound, mystical meditations on all aspects of salvation history. St. Ephrem was also an accomplished prose writer, and he had
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Nancy Pelosi is one of the most polarizing political figures our nation has ever elected to the U.S. Congress. She is well known for citing her Catholic upbringing and beliefs as to why she supports certain causes and votes how she does. Unfortunately, she often uses half-truths and distorted reasoning to support her views, therefore
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The Catholic Church traditionally celebrates May as the Month of Mary. It is a time when we honor and recognize the Blessed Virgin Mary for her unique role as the Mother of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Angelus, which is based on scripture, is an ancient Marian prayer that focuses on the Incarnation.
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I Saw The Light/I’ll Fly Away David Crowder Be Thou My Vision Audrey Assad Holy, Holy, Holy Newsboys Soon and Very Soon I love me some Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, guilty pleasure, without the guilt. Lord, I Need You Matt Maher (featuring Audrey Assad) – I have a
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1. The Vatican post office issues passports 2. Italians can donate 8% of their annual taxes directly towards the Vatican instead of paying the tax to the government 3. There are secret tunnels and passageways underneath the Vatican In 1527 the tunnels helped save Pope Clement VII’s life during an attack on Rome.
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President Donald J. Trump made a historic first foreign trip overseas with visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Vatican – seats of the three major monotheistic religions of the world. The deliberate stops in the three locations should not be lost. Clearly, the president is looking to form some sort of coalition of major religious
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Did you know that if you aren’t a practicing catholic, you aren’t to take communion until you have gone to confession? Did you know that being raised catholic does not make you a practicing catholic? Are you friends with someone who is taking communion unworthily but aren’t sure what to do? Father Mike Schmitz and
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In case you didn’t hear, Netflix has a new documentary series called The Keepers that investigates the murder of Sr. Cathy Cesnik in 1969 in Baltimore, MD and ends up uncovering stories of abuse at the hands of a priest, Fr. A . Joseph Maskell. This is a hard series to watch, filled with pain,
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Saint Jerome (A.D. 347-420) is “one of those saints.” He is the saintly equivalent of your crazy uncle, who causes you to ask “Did he just say that!?” However, unlike your crazy uncle, he is actually on-target. Admittedly, Saint Jerome is not renowned for having had the warmest personality, and he has been regarded as irascible. However,
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Big names like Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo are go-tos if you want to do some spiritual and theological reading. But why not add some variety to your spiritual diet by turning to some heavy-hitters from the East? These Church Fathers haven’t quite made as big an impact in the Latin world as
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