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In Benjamin Wiker’s book Saints vs Scoundrels: Debating Life’s Greatest Questions, he proposes what might happen should some of the greatest saints meet up with some of the greatest scoundrels and then postulates how the saint may have changed the scoundrel and, therefore, all of history. What if King Henry VIII had let Saint Thomas More […]
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“The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office…is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer,” USCCB tells us. Praying the Liturgy of the Hours is a great
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Once the holidays wind down and we begin to slip in our New Year’s resolutions, we may have the temptation to fall into despair. In fact, the term “Blue Monday” was coined to explain the depressing mood many feel around the third Monday of January. It’s so easy to look at what’s causing the gloominess
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“In the beginning, God created. . .” (Genesis 1:1). These first five words of the entire Bible are ones that Cory Heimann of Likeable Art asked 62 artists to reflect on and give their own first five words. Leaders in the Catholic art world like Bishop Robert Barron and Dr. Peter Kreeft contributed. From writers
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How has your inbox been doing lately? In the last 3-4 weeks you’ve probably received a minimum of 50 different emails telling you how to “make your life better” by setting a new year’s resolution, choosing your one word for the year, or getting healthier by joining the nearest gym. After all, gym memberships are
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The Gloria is one of the oldest hymns sung by the Church. It was first sung by the angels the night that Christ was born in Bethlehem. Although no one quite knows who composed the rest of the lyrics for the Gloria, we can trace the hymn back to the third century of the Church.
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Walk for Life West Coast is right around the corner! Wondering how you can support this amazing march? Here are eight ways to lend a hand (and a prayer!) to this great cause. 1. Attend The best way to support the Walk For Life West Coast is to go to the Walk for Life!
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While we cannot all make it to the Pro-life Marches, we can all take a few minutes and pray for those who are pondering abortion. We can pray that they have a change of heart and carry their babies to term. Join us by praying a decade of the Rosary. With each “Hail Mary” pray
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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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In a lecture given at Immaculata Classical Academy, Dr. Kreeft gives his top two “must read” recommendations from 13 different categories (for a total of 26 books). He is careful throughout to pick books that are relevant in today’s times, formative, and accessible for everyone – even if challenging. For example, he somewhat surprisingly does
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Do you follow a Rule of Life? Is there a systematic way that you practice your faith in the pubic square? Do you share in these same practices with a community through which you find companionship and accountability? Many Catholics throughout the centuries have found themselves seeking to live their lives more perfectly for God.
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In the days leading up to Pope Francis’ trip to Chile and Peru, we heard of both violence and a natural disaster occurring in the countries he would be visiting. Six churches were vandalized (even firebombed!) between January 12th and 14th, with threats left at the parishes against Pope Francis. Read more: Pope Francis prays for
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The Church has open causes for the canonization of many individuals and many new causes for future saints are introduced all the time. Read more: These Faithfully Departed Might Be Taking Steps to Canonization Soon Recently, some amazing people are joining the ranks of saints. Chiara Corbella Petrillo will be declared Servant of God in 2018.
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It’s the new year, and that means cracking open a new calendar. If you’re Catholic, you may have received a calendar from your Church. But upon opening it, you’ll not only find the holidays that you’re used to celebrating, but all sorts of celebrations in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. Days of the
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Have you heard yet about the recent hit album put out by the Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph? Released under the band name of the “Hillbilly Thomists,” it is currently sitting at #6 on Billboard’s best-selling bluegrass albums list. The ensemble is comprised of 10 Dominicans, 2 of whom are priests, who are
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Can’t make it to the March for Life in Washington D.C. or the Walk for Life in San Francisco, CA? Check out these three additional March for Life events taking place across the United States. 1. Celebrate Life March (Denver, CO) The Celebrate Life March in Denver, CO is scheduled for Saturday, January 13.
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Icons are incredibly important to the Orthodox Church tradition. When you first see an icon, you may be drawn to the colors and shapes. You may think it’s a “nice picture”, and purchase one to hang in your home. But icons are much more than a work of art. Their purpose is to communicate the
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A new year has begun and with all of the resolutions that will be made (or broken), one to keep you going is: listen to more Catholic podcasts! Here are 8 Catholic podcasts to listen to in the new year (and here’s a smorgasbord of others, too!). 1. Forte Catholic with Taylor Schroll The goal
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From October 31st to January 1st, it’s a whirlwind of activity, planning, parties, gift-giving, and general holiday chaos. First comes Halloween. Then comes Thanksgiving, followed quickly by an over-commercialized Christmas. Then, as soon as December 26th hits, the majority of the world throws out their Christmas trees and skips right over the remaining 11 days of
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Every year, Catholics gather outside the front doors of their home, chalk in hand. Perhaps you’ve seen the chalking above a church door, or above the front door to a friends home. But just what does the chalking mean? What do the letters and numbers symbolize? Read on to discover the tradition of chalking, celebrated
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