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So, last time, I did Christendom a service by summarizing the long and often difficult books of the Old Testament in GIFs (I know. I’m so helpful. Please hold your applause til the end of the post). Now it’s time to complete your internets theology degree with the GIF versions of all the books of […]
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It’s a simple truth that not every day is going to be a good one. Some days are going to test your patience while filling you with doubt and frustration. Everyone should have a method for attempting to turn a bad day back into a good one, and for me that cure is music. Although
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With Halloween right around the corner, a fitting topic to investigate is the demonic. This is not a subject that is covered in school, or even in religious ed (although many of my second graders ask me if Satan is real!). It is a topic that many are interested in, and children will play around
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Snopes is a popular de-bunking website where people can go to see if the Internet rumors they’ve seen shared on social media and through email are true or, in fact, fictitious. So I decided to see what kind of rumors they’ve handled about the Catholic Church. Here are the six best ones: 1. Pope Forbids
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Everyone’s faith journey is different. For some, having faith starts at a young age. Their Catholic faith was instilled by loved ones and solidified by weekly Mass attendance and Holy Sacraments. For others, faith appeared at a prominent and critical time in his or her life. Whatever the case, there’s one thing everyone has in
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1. He changed his name for a good reason…now he’s telling us why! St. Peter was the only one of the twelve apostles to have his name changed by Christ. In John 1:42, the author writes, “And he brought the man to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as Padre Pio, had a very special relationship with his guardian angel throughout his life and is said to have seen him. We pray our guardian angels “ever this day be at our side to light, to guard, to rule, and guide.” Padre Pio absolutely had this prayer at
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The fathers of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) would be proud! Are you a devotee of the Latin Mass, or are you more of a Novus Ordo adherent? Or do you value the attributes of both Eucharistic celebrations? If you love the Latin Mass, there is now a new app available to help train altar servers
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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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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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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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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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