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5 Last Minute Catholic Themed Valentine’s Day Date Ideas

5 Creative Last Minute Catholic Themed Valentine’s Day Dates While tomorrow we celebrate the feasts of Saints Cyril and Methodius on the Church’s calendar, according to “Hallmark’s calendar,” it’s Valentine’s Day. Usually a day for expensive and overpriced cards, crowded restaurants, and over the top romantic gestures, Valentine’s Day has taken on a very “forced […]

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5 Marian Titles to Remember When Life Seems Hopeless

By Matthew Chicoine

I have learned that the more a person learns about a particular subject or person, there exists a direct correlation in an increased amount of titles or synonyms to describe them. For example, I had a lot of nicknames as an infant and toddler because of my parent’s love for me. I have inherited that

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9 Quotes from St. Teresa of Avila to Remember When You Need a Kick in the Butt

By Theresa Zoe Williams

“I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.”

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This Slave Became America’s First African-American Priest

By Chloe Langr

The odds were stacked against Augustus Tolton. He was born into slavery, his father died when he was young, he lived in poverty, and was denied access to every Catholic seminary in America. But despite the hardships he experienced, Tolton went on to become the first African-American priest. He set to work in the Deep

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Pope Francis Approves Canonization for John Henry Newman

By Chloe Langr

VATICAN – Blessed John Henry Newman, a convert, cardinal, theologian, and poet, is one step closer to becoming a saint. Today, Pope Francis signed off on the second miracle attributed to Newman and announced the approval of his canonization. The second miracle for the English cardinal’s canonization involved a young law graduate from the Archdiocese

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Every Time the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Trevor Williams Pitches, He Prays “Jesus, I Trust in You”

By Chloe Langr

Trevor Williams is Catholic, a Knight of Columbus, and a professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburg Pirates. When he was in college, Trevor found himself asking if the Catholic faith was true. If Catholicism was what it claimed to be, he wanted to know how that would shape him moving forward in a professional baseball

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10 Thoughts Catholic Women Have During a Retreat . . . Probably

By Melissa Guerrero

In the end, you’re grateful that you attended the retreat with a lovely group of women, but in between….

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This Video Will Change the Way You Think About Catholic Priesthood

By Chloe Langr

It’s no secret that the Catholic Church is hurting.

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7 Steps to Reclaim the Catholic Faith in a Neo-Pagan Modern Culture

By Chloe Langr

It wasn’t easy living in Ancient Rome. Women were treated as property and many marriages were loveless and miserable. Teenage boys roamed the streets in gangs and parents left their children outside the streets in the dung heaps to die. Finding themselves in the face of darkness and hostility, Rome’s early Christians took the steps

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Sin is Like a Cavity

By Laura Hensley

This morning, I got it filled and that got me thinking that cavities are just like sin.

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If the Saints Had Blogs

By Theresa Zoe Williams

Do you ever wonder what the saints would write about if they lived in the age of the internet and had a blog?

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You Need to Visit this Totally Forgotten Spot in the Holy Land

By Chloe Langr

Pilgrims are traveling to the Holy Land in record-breaking numbers. Sites like the Holy Sepulcher and Church of the Nativity are obvious pilgrimage destinations. But those popular churches are often crowded. You may have to get up before the crack of dawn just to be able to spend time in prayer at the sites without

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What Every Catholic Thinks on the Feast of St. Blaise

By Laura Ricketts

Every year on February 3rd, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Blaise. Blaise was a doctor and the Bishop of Sebastea. He became known as a healer and the first recorded actions of St. Blaise involved his assisting patients with objects stuck in their throats. Every year on his feast day a special

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Hurry and Get One of These 6 Books If You Want a Fruitful Lent

By Katie Prejean

If you’re into books, here are six books from various Catholic publishers that can help make your Lent fruitful, holy, prayerful, and meaningful.

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Move Over, Odin! Here’s the Real Scandinavian Legend

By Melissa Guerrero

Have you heard of St. Ansgar, the patron saint of Scandinavia?

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Mother Angelica’s Teaching on God, Heaven, and Angels

By Theresa Zoe Williams

Mother Angelica was a holy lady and a prolific writer. Among her writings were little mini-books on God, Heaven, and the Angels.

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Saint Francis de Sales, a Wonderful Example for Journalists

By Tom Perna

I encourage you to focus on one of these five quotes, asking this doctor of the devout life to intercede for you.

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How to Imitate the Warrior Nature of the Angels

By Chloe Langr

Angels do not form a separate universe. Instead, they are an integral part of our own world, sent forth for the sake of our salvation. They are pure spirits who communicate God’s grace, his goodness, and his truth. Angels play many roles in the spiritual life, including messengers, stewards, warrior,s guardians, and adorers. But just

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The Vatican Cookbook is a Religious Experience for Your Body and Soul

By Jessica McAfee

We picked several recipes and tried our hand at this collection put together by the Pontifical Swiss Guard. Here’s what we think.

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Mister Rogers’s Surprising Ties with Catholicism

By Melissa Guerrero

Although he was a life-long Presbyterian and was ordained a minister in that Faith, Mr. Rogers had ties to Catholicism that oftentimes inspired his own ministry.

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5 Last Minute Catholic Themed Valentine’s Day Date Ideas

5 Marian Titles to Remember When Life Seems Hopeless

9 Quotes from St. Teresa of Avila to Remember When You Need a Kick in the Butt

This Slave Became America’s First African-American Priest

Pope Francis Approves Canonization for John Henry Newman

Every Time the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Trevor Williams Pitches, He Prays “Jesus, I Trust in You”

10 Thoughts Catholic Women Have During a Retreat . . . Probably

This Video Will Change the Way You Think About Catholic Priesthood

7 Steps to Reclaim the Catholic Faith in a Neo-Pagan Modern Culture

Sin is Like a Cavity

If the Saints Had Blogs

You Need to Visit this Totally Forgotten Spot in the Holy Land

What Every Catholic Thinks on the Feast of St. Blaise

Hurry and Get One of These 6 Books If You Want a Fruitful Lent

Move Over, Odin! Here’s the Real Scandinavian Legend

Mother Angelica’s Teaching on God, Heaven, and Angels

Saint Francis de Sales, a Wonderful Example for Journalists

How to Imitate the Warrior Nature of the Angels

The Vatican Cookbook is a Religious Experience for Your Body and Soul

Mister Rogers’s Surprising Ties with Catholicism

This is the Hardest Holy Spirit Gifts Quiz, Ever

Mental Illness or Diabolical Possession? Can You Tell the Difference?

Discover Your Temperament’s Spiritual Gifts and Weaknesses With this New Quiz