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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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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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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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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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After the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would conceive and carry the Savior of the World in her womb, Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Their visit is what the Catholic Church celebrates on May 31st as the Feast of the Visitation. Here are eight facts you may not know about the
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100 years ago, on May 13, 1917, the Blessed Mother began appearing to three small shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. Mary taught the children how to pray and how to make reparations for the sins of others, but with such intense visions like the one of hell or the miracle of the dancing sun, the
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The Popes want us to read poetry? Oh yes—and lots of it. You can probably rattle off the big-name poets the pontiffs often mention. Dante Alighieri and his Divine Comedy have been recommended for centuries. The temperamental master often appears in Vatican documents as “the supreme poet” or, as Pope Pius XI put it, the
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The month of May is Mary’s month and we appropriately honor all mothers for who they are and what they have done for us during Mary’s month. As the mother of God, she deserves the greatest honor and thanks for her “yes” to God and his plan of salvation. Her “yes” allowed the Incarnation to
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You may have heard the latest buzz about the so called “sex bots” that will be available to the public in the not-so-distant future. These robots are made to look extremely life-like, replacing the need for people to seek real human companionship, particularly sexual relationships. In case you are wondering, the Catholic Church teaching forbids
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Happy Birthday, John Paul II!! Today we celebrate the Birthday of one of the 21st century’s most beloved saints, Pope St. John Paul the Great. In honor of his birthday we wanted to share some lesser known facts abut his life. How many of these do you already know? His Father Was a
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The internet is a funny place filled with funny people doing funny things. Pope St. John Paul II was a prolific traveler, writer, and athlete, which lends itself to some great memes. Here are the best JP2 memes I found: JPII was the MAN! Dark Knight, meet Pope Awesome Kinda like the
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Pope St. John Paul II was a remarkable man for multiple reasons. He served the kingdom of God as a holy priest, rising all the way to the papacy. In his multiple roles, he drew his flock closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. In effect, he was a master catechist—a teacher who transmitted knowledge of
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I wrote the following article for the National Catholic Register. The featured image marks the exact spot where the pontiff was shot. On May 13, 1981, thirty-six years ago, Pope John Paul II was on the brink of death. I wasn’t alive, but I’ve seen news reports from the time, and it’s horrifying to think what
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Technique. Technology. Funding. Pedagogy. Business models. Test scores. Assessments. While each of these considerations has great merit, these and similar factors are not inherently unique to Catholic schools. But what makes the Catholic school different? What is at the core of Catholic education? If it is not the centrality of the Gospel, as imparted by educators on
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If you missed my first list of Reasons Why the Catholic Church is So Boring, you should probably check it out first. Here we go again…hopefully it’s not too boring… Monstrance I know I’ve seen a lot of these, but I think what they are really for is to give the Priest a “free” workout
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