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

Many of us are really into taking personality quizzes and learning more about ourselves. We know which Myers-Briggs personality we have, which character in our favorite book or movie series we are most like, even which Hogwarts House we would be sorted into it. However, most of the time, we don’t connect our personality and […]

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This Saint Made Charles Dickens Cry

By Laura Ricketts

Most Catholics are familiar with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Likewise most Catholics know that she founded the Missionaries of Charity, cared for the sick and dying, and lived a life of poverty, sometimes begging in order to meet the needs of those she served. But there is another saint who lived a very similar life

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5 Super Simple Steps to Spiritual Perfection

By Chloe Langr

Do you make spiritual resolutions every time New Year’s rolls around, but find yourself forgetting about those same resolutions in a few weeks? Do you renew your those promises to strive for the Lord in a deeper way when Lent starts – but then beat yourself up because you’ve failed just a few days in?

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Find Your Catholic Fantasy Football Team Name with This Quiz

By Chloe Langr

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The Sackcloth and Ashes Campaign is Growing Fast

By Melissa Guerrero

Catholics are hurting. Feelings of anger, sadness, and helplessness surround us in the wake of the McCarrick abuse scandal and the release of the report from the Pennsylvania Grand Jury. While some of us have yet to read the actual document for ourselves, there’s no hiding that what is contained in it is both disheartening

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5 Encouraging Things You Can Say to Young Families at Mass

By Amy O'Connell

I know a thing or two about loud kids—I have three of them! My toddlers don’t sit still, aren’t quiet, and sometimes force me to bite my tongue. If you see a young family at mass— if they have loud kids—here are some things you can say to encourage them and be a positive voice in

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This iOS Trick Will Put the Roman Catholic Calendar on Your Phone

By Alex R. Hey

Have you ever wanted to have important Catholic dates listed in the calendar app on your phone? This was something I really wanted after discovering holidays like Holi, Ashura, and Eid al-Adha in my calendar. While searching for a way to delete them, I stumbled upon a way to put the Roman Calendar on my

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11 Stages of Processing Your Friend Discerning Their Religious Vocation

By Chloe Langr

Your college roommate is unpacking his bags from a retreat at the seminary. Or maybe your friend can’t stop talking about how great of a time she had at a come-and-see visit to a local convent. The signs are all pointing to them packing their bags and discerning themselves a religious vocation. Read more: The 5

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St. Pius X Facts to Make You More Pious

By Mike Panlilio

St. Pius X was a game changer for a church and for the papacy. Though he lived a while ago, he promised timeless practices to make us more . . . pious. 1. The name First of all, the name Pius sounds and looks a lot like pious because pius is the Latin word

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Baby Gianna, Kissed by Pope Francis, Beats Brain Tumor

By Chloe Langr

In 2015, doctors gave Gianna Grace Masciantonio a few weeks to live. Named after Saint Gianna and the Blessed Mother, Gianna seemed healthy at birth. But an MRI revealed that a tumor was entwined around the stem of her brain. With no surgical options, the doctors sent Gianna and her family home. Gianna’s parents, Kristen

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Take This Quiz to See Which Doctor of the Church You Are

By Amy O'Connell

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3 Books to Read as the School Year Begins

By Katie Prejean

I spent a lot of my summer on and off airplanes, which gave me lots of time to read (and watch the various film offerings of American Airlines, but that’s another post for another day). Of the dozen or so books I read since May, three stood out in my mind as “essential reading” for

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Can You Spot the Fake Jesus?

By Amy O'Connell

Dan Rogers and Life Teen takes us through the streets of Downtown Phoenix to ask the multitudes if they can accurately identify a real quote from Jesus in the Bible. Watch the video to see how you score. Drop a comment below to tell us how you do! Here are some of our favorite moments

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3 Reasons to Introduce Your Kids to Marian Consecration

By Chloe Langr

Dr. Carrie Gress searched high and low for a book or resource that made Marian consecration accessible for little kids. “I assumed I would have a lot to choose from, but was astounded to find very little,” she remembers. Finally, exasperated, she turned to a priest to see if he had any book suggestions. “There

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Father Carlos Riudavets Montes Murdered in Peru

By Chloe Langr

PERU – The murdered body of Father Carlos Riudavets Montes, who served the Yamakai-Entsa indigenous group in the Amazonian jungle, was found in the school kitchen last week. His hands were tied and he suffered several stab wounds. The school’s cook, Gumercinda Diure, discovered the priest’s body. It did not appear that Father Riudavets’ murder was connected

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The Scoop on the Spectacular Tears of St. Lawrence Meteor Shower

By Melissa Guerrero

Have you ever heard of the “Tears of St. Lawrence”? Every year, from approximately July 17 through August 24, the Perseid meteor showers shoot through the sky, dazzling spectators in the Northern Hemisphere. During its peak, between 50 and 100 meteors can be seen shooting through the sky per hour. So, who was St. Lawrence

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Saint Dominic

By Chloe Langr

Saint Dominic was born into a rich, noble Spanish family. But by the time he was 21, he had sold everything he owned so that he could help feed the homeless population of Spain. The founder of the Dominic order was friends with Saint Francis Assisi. He pursued a life of humility, poverty, and obedience.

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Can We Still Enjoy Military Thrillers After Changes by Pope Francis?

By Stephen Mirarchi

From the works of Brad Thor and Vince Flynn to Matthew Betley, military thrillers regularly top the bestseller lists. They’ve been popular since at least the 1950s, but after 9/11, readers have absolutely flocked to them. In light of Pope Francis’s recent change to the Catechism involving the inadmissibility of the death penalty, however, some

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12 Saint Quotes to Inspire Graceful Living Every Day

By Theresa Zoe Williams

Graceful living is living in the present, where God is: God’s perfect presence. It’s not easy by any measure and can sometimes be difficult as we can become bogged down in the little messes of life. God’s presence is where we find peace, so here are 12 quotes from the saints to inspire graceful living

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3 Reasons Why Faith is Important to Catholics

By Chloe Langr

Faith is essential to our lives as Catholics. But the topic of faith is also something that can cause confusion. Those misconceptions about what this virtue is is can lead to spiritual stagnation. Father Wojciech Giertych, OP, is the theologian for the Papal Household. Within the pages of his newest book, The Spark of Faith: Understanding

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

This Saint Made Charles Dickens Cry

5 Super Simple Steps to Spiritual Perfection

Find Your Catholic Fantasy Football Team Name with This Quiz

The Sackcloth and Ashes Campaign is Growing Fast

5 Encouraging Things You Can Say to Young Families at Mass

This iOS Trick Will Put the Roman Catholic Calendar on Your Phone

11 Stages of Processing Your Friend Discerning Their Religious Vocation

St. Pius X Facts to Make You More Pious

Baby Gianna, Kissed by Pope Francis, Beats Brain Tumor

Take This Quiz to See Which Doctor of the Church You Are

3 Books to Read as the School Year Begins

Can You Spot the Fake Jesus?

3 Reasons to Introduce Your Kids to Marian Consecration

Father Carlos Riudavets Montes Murdered in Peru

The Scoop on the Spectacular Tears of St. Lawrence Meteor Shower

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Saint Dominic

Can We Still Enjoy Military Thrillers After Changes by Pope Francis?

12 Saint Quotes to Inspire Graceful Living Every Day

3 Reasons Why Faith is Important to Catholics

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