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Since there are more than 10,000 saints that have been canonized by the Catholic Church, so there are bound to be some name duplicates. These 12 amazing saints all share the name of Catherine – a name that means ‘pure.’ While while they all share the same name and love for God, each of the […]
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Winter is crazy. There is snow, ice storms, and winter weather advisories to worry about. If you are feeling the winter blues settle in, don’t lose heart! Check out these amazing Catholic summer camps and let thoughts of adventures, mountains, and the summer air blowing through your hair give you hope…even if there are inches
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Many non-Catholics will say that the Catholic Church doesn’t like women very much, but nothing could be further from the truth! The Catholic Church has a long history of elevating women and seeing the unique and necessary feminine genius women bring to the world. Here are some awesome quotes from saints and Catholic writers that prove
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I was curious how society views “Catholic dads” so I used my trusty search engine to see what I could find. Cuddly dads with their kids Ah, yes. The classic cuddling with dad in bed. Take away this dad’s smile, and add a foot in dad’s ribs and maybe little arms strangling his neck,
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If you’re an unmarried woman, you probably have a board on Pinterest detailing everything you want for the day you finally tie the knot. You don’t know when or if you’re getting married, but you still pin everything from custom cakes to bridal dresses to burlap anything. But why not also include some Catholic ideas
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Are you tired of the commercialism that has ravaged the true meaning of Christmas, Easter, Saint Patrick’s Day, and other ideally sacred days? Speaking of *Saint* Patrick’s Day, doesn’t *Saint* Valentine’s Day have a similarly better ring to it? How ironic that, although Saint Valentine opposed the pagan Roman practices, a particular neo-paganism has taken over
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Ven. Matt Talbot, OFS was born in Dublin in 1856 and died of a heart attack there in 1925 while walking to mass. No one knew how deep his love and devotion to Christ and His Church were until his death. When they went to prepare his body, they found chains wrapped around his body
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A new breakout TV show this year has been NBC’s This Is Us. It tells the tales of a group of people who share the same birthday and how they navigate the triumphs and sorrows of life. It brings all of the feels with very little of the sickly-sweet saccharine plots that many other shows
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You know those old cartoons that would show a character making a decision with a good angel one shoulder and a bad angel-devil-thing on the other? … they would fight for his attention? It was like a kid’s version of the Screwtape Letters (minus the brilliance of CS Lewis of course). I imagine that
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If you are inspired by the figures that appear below, and/or value Catholic education in the United States, and/or were looking for a lasting gift for any beloved Catholic school teacher(s) in your life, get a copy of my new book Called to Teach: Daily Inspiration for Catholic Educators, published by Ave Maria Press. If you take a
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Happy Catholic Schools Week, everyone! In honor of this great week, let’s explore some of those who have helped shape what Catholic schools are today. Saint John Baptist de La Salle Saint John Baptist de La Salle founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and was an innovator in the field of education.
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Who knew Catholic culture could saturate so many parts of your life? The longer you are Catholic, the more you realize there are certain things you will only hear a Catholic say. And then there’s the things your friends ask you… because they are not Catholic. Here’s a list of what you’ll only hear in a Catholic home.
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The Communion of Saints is such a robust teaching that it can be overpowering. Worse, we can fall into complacency and miss the prompts God is always sending us. God sanctifies time and place especially through the Sacraments, prayer, and the intercession of the Saints. What happens when several of these line up? You have
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Ae we started finding out in THIS previous article on saints with weird patronages, Catholics have a saint for everything! Here are a dozen more saints with strange patronages. 1. Spelunkers – St. Benedict Spelunkers climb around in caves which is why St. Benedict, who was a hermit and lived in a cave for many
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Most will agree that winter has some qualities that make it a rough season. However, messy snow is fun to play in, and the cold air can make for a nice game of pond hockey, among other niceties with winter. Either way, love it or hate it, St. John Paul II seemed to love snow,
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Saint Brigid of Ireland, whose feast day is February 1st, led a fascinating life. Here’s several facts we bet you didn’t realize yet: 1. Brigid was born in Ireland in 450 AD 2. She was a disciple of St. Patrick, who baptized her parents, then her. 3. Brigid’s father was a pagan and
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Cassidy Rydell wrote a piece over at The Odyssey about which households Disney princesses would fit into if they went to Franciscan University of Steubenville. It was a great piece and my FUS friends and I were all tickled. But we’re so old that we didn’t know some of the households she referenced! So here’s
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Ah, prayer. Conversation with God, simple as it sounds, can bring with it some major struggles. There seems to be no end to advice out there on how to handle distractions, dry spells, and lack of time for prayer. There are plenty of us who are working to improve our prayer life during the New
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Pope Francis issued his apostolic letter Misericordia et Misera (“Mercy and Misery”) at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, which lasted from December 8, 2015, to November 20, 2016. In the midst of the Year of Mercy, questions occasionally arose regarding the place of repentance, conversion, and reconciliation in the broader scheme of mercy.
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Governments and administrations, whether led by Democrats, Republicans, or other political affiliates, all come and go. However, the kingdom of God is timeless, and far surpasses any political turmoil that may arise. After all, as Jesus reminds us, “My kingdom does not belong to this world” (John 8:36). Jesus – neither Democrat, nor Republican, nor Socialist, nor
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