Remember getting that summer reading list from school when you were a kid? Even if all the books from your summer reading lists sat untouched in your backpack all summer long, it’s time to put the past behind you and start planning your summer reading list this year. Don’t get lazy about your faith this …
BuzzFeed is known for its funny articles and sometimes controversial news stories, so I wanted to find out what they had on Catholics. I typed “Catholic” in the search bar and these are the best of what came up. 15 Regular Words That Have Different Meanings for Catholic School Kids Stole vs Stole is …
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In Luke 1, Gabriel told Mary to call her son Jesus, which means “God saves”. Throughout the Bible, we are also told of Jesus’ many other names, along with their meanings. Here are a few. 1. The Word John 1 gives us this profound name of Jesus. John explains that from the beginning of …
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Thinking of ditching the contraceptives and practicing Natural Family Planning? Yeah terrible idea. Here are 25 reasons why. 1. What is it some kind of religious type thing? Everyone knows NFP is just some weird Catholic thing, right? I only participate in non-religious stuffs. 2. Non-Catholics think it’s great too. I only participate …
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Several things happen when you begin to read. St. Thomas’ Summa Theologica. You’ll have many mixed emotions. You might not know what to do with them all. If you’ve never read or are just getting started on reading the Summa Theologica, here’s what to expect and a little bit of advice. Fear not! We all had …
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Lent. Many people, especially outside the Catholic Church, don’t know that every rite in the Catholic Church initiates it and observes it a little bit differently. On Ash Wednesday, Roman Catholics just begin their Lenten journey while every year, Byzantine Catholics have already been at it for three days—and are probably craving more than chocolate. …
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Finding out something that you might not have known is always a fascinating and illuminating experience. Things that you may take for granted have a nifty back story or custom/tradition that dropped it into the collective consciousness. As a budding historian, I have always been fascinated by facts and random tidbits of information. For …
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If you’re still looking for a spiritual book that can serve as a devotional this Lent, here are five suggestions. The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis If you have not read this book yet, what are you waiting for? Even if you have, …
1. Populi Rocks After using blackboard for my graduate degree, and also for my MBA, I can tell you that Populi is a breath of fresh air! It’s like Facebook got together with Dropbox, Evernote, and Blackboard, and had a mind meld. It’s diverse, easy to use, and socially friendly. Populi makes test taking, navigation, …
I recently returned from a weekend-long silent retreat. The weeks prior to this had been very difficult for me emotionally and spiritually as I hadn’t had a day to myself in months, which is not good for a stay at home dad of four boys. My family had just finished the holidays and all the …