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“All this science I don’t understand” – Rocket Man, Elton John I’ve had the pleasure of following Stacy Trasancos for years and there’s two things that always come to mind when I consider what she brings to Catholics: First, wow, she’s ridiculously smart and I’ll never catch up; and Second, praise God she has an […]
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In my humble opinion, one of the Wonders of the World should be all the absolutely amazing stained glass windows that are on full display in Catholic Churchs around the world. While there are some amazing works of stained glass art in other locations, like museums and train stations, those in the Churchs that depict
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The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta, Georgia hosted a Chalktoberfest, a gathering of chalk and street artists to create street art-work on two streets in Marietta- look what Katie Runde created! Incredible detail Look how this street art was developed: Wow These are some seriously talented people Great job
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The Old Testament is famously hard to get through, even for scholars. All those laws, genealogies, census’, and some prophet or another flailing and yelling about fire and brimstone–it’s all very important to our faith, but fallen human nature being what it is, our attention lags when there aren’t lasers or explosions or inter-dimensional space
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This is AWESOME! There is a link that gives you full access to the wonder of the chapel from the comfort of your computer or phone. You can move the mouse in any direction you’d like to go and you can zoom in and out of the specific spots you are viewing at any given
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In this world of craziness, you might be a little off your rocker to study Catholicism and even sillier if you choose to become a Catholic (GASP!). If you did take the plunge (in the waters of baptism as an infant or as an adult) and you are Catholic, maybe you should have read this
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October is ADHD awareness month. The neurobehavioral disorder, ADHD, is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity and presents in either a predominately inattentive type (formerly known as ADD) or predominately hyperactive type (there is also a combined type). It was actually frustration with my inability to focus on prayer that drove me to finally seek
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Who is the most influential person the world has ever known? A pop music star? A Hollywood icon? Another entertainer? Perhaps an educator, philosopher, or inventor? A political candidate or other occasional menace to society? Indeed, none of these. If you open a world history textbook used in many educational institutions around the globe, perhaps
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One of the hardest things in the world is maintaining faith when other Christians, especially Christians you admire or look up to, let you down. I have friends who have struggled with real despair. I hear from converts wondering if they made a mistake joining the Church. I hear from rape survivors traumatized by Christians making
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Church teachings change, right? Hey, the Catholic Church modernized with Vatican II, so it’s bound to happen again, especially since Pope Francis is so progressive. Right, eh? Wrong. The Church teachings that change are non-dogmatic traditions like wearing chapel veils or not eating meat on Fridays. Doctrine develops slowly over time, which means that the teachings on the
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October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness, which means you will see pink, “think pink” slogans, and all sorts of merchandise and fundraisers aimed at educating the public about breast cancer and raising money for research and prevention. Breast cancer is a topic very close to my heart- throughout my young life, my mother
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Many well-meaning people make a mistake where they treat “Respect Life Month” as though it revolves solely around abortion, as if being a pro-life Catholic means we are only concerned with saving babies. So not true. Respect life means respecting and saving all lives in all situations where the dignity of life is threatened. Here’s a
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Catholic Author of all things science, Stacy Trasancos has an awesome new book with Ave Maria Press titled Particles of Faith: A Catholic Guide to Navigating Science. It packs a pretty nice mix of theology and science when considering some of today’s toughest questions. It’s a great read that challenges any reader to connecting faith
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October is Respect Life Month. It can be easy to categorize the idea of being ‘pro-life’ to simply being anti-abortion. However, life is precious and sacred from natural conception to natural death. Pope Francis has shown what it means to be pro-life in all of life’s stages. Here are fifteen pictures from throughout the papacy
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Sainthood is for everyone – even Catholic cowboys. EWTN is proving that sainthood isn’t just for adults, but kids are called to holiness too. EWTN’s newest program featuring Tomkin, a Catholic cowboy, and his trusty horse Blaise, appeals to their littlest viewer. Check out the video that EWTN released this week, where Tomkin and Blaise
EWTN’s Tomkin Little Catholic Cowboy is so sweet and brilliant! Read More »
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The Sistine Chapel, built by and named after Pope Sixtus IV, is one of the many wonders of the world. Know for its beauty and amazing frescoes detailing salvation history, as well as for being the place where the Vicar of Christ is chosen in conclave, the Sistine Chapel is truly a treasure for
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“If I were a parent right now I think I would want to educate my children as much as I could about the truth of things once they were old enough to understand it. Some of the evil is vague and is designed to seduce, or to be interesting, and then later might be revealed
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October is the Catholic Church’s annual celebration of “Respect Life Month.” Whether in the midst of an election cycle or at any other point during the year, it is worthwhile to remind ourselves that all faithful disciples are encouraged to embrace our universal call to holiness, no matter our circumstances. This is perhaps particularly evident
