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Saint Jerome (A.D. 347-420) is “one of those saints.” He is the saintly equivalent of your crazy uncle, who causes you to ask “Did he just say that!?” However, unlike your crazy uncle, he is actually on-target. Admittedly, Saint Jerome is not renowned for having had the warmest personality, and he has been regarded as irascible. However, […]
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In 1862, The Vienne Post said that there was a book that “deserves a distinguished place in all Christian libraries, and should be on the table of every pious family that faithfully preserves and celebrates the memory of its deceased members.” The book they were talking about is In Heaven We’ll Meet Again: The Saints and Scripture
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Pope St. John Paul II was a remarkable man for multiple reasons. He served the kingdom of God as a holy priest, rising all the way to the papacy. In his multiple roles, he drew his flock closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. In effect, he was a master catechist—a teacher who transmitted knowledge of
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Saint Patrick’s Day is about far more than parades, green beer, and [even] shamrock shakes. March 17 is a holy day for the Church as we celebrate the righteous life of Saint Patrick of Ireland (385 – March 17, 461), a key figure in the early Church. Here are seventeen breathtaking quotes translated into English from
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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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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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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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Caught up in the day to day business of life? Convinced yourself that “the active life” means that there’s no need for daily, dedicated prayer time? Think a deep, profound interior life isn’t for you? Think again. You need an old-fashioned Irish Cistercian to give you a “come to Jesus” moment. Dom Eugene Boylan’s short
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Although the season of Christmas often brings with it lights, jolly singing, and bright Christmas trees, it is not always a joyful season for all of us. Whether this is the first holiday after a loss, or the fifteenth holiday, each offers new difficulties and challenges. But, despite the grief, the Incarnation and Nativity is
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Studying the lives of the Saints through the years with my family has given me a deeper love and appreciation for Christ’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. While the Saints lived on earth they faced joys, sorrows, trials, triumphs, suffering and persecution. They truly are timeless role models for our families and there is
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At this time of year, remembering death surrounds us- in the changing of the seasons and the leaves turning brilliant colors and falling to the ground and in the holy days we celebrate of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Often, death is an uncomfortable thing to think or talk about, but here are
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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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The book of Proverbs in the Old Testament has some great advice in pithy statements that pack a punch. Things like, “Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage” (Prov. 17:6) come to mind. You could unpack that for hours and discuss at length what exactly this proverb
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (A.D. 1895-1979), ora pro nobis! The good archbishop and modern evangelizing pro has a special place in my heart. We hail from the same diocese of Peoria, we both have a connection with CUA, and we both know the family whose boy I believe was cured through his intercession. Needless to
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s legacy is the incredible story of compassion, humility and a woman who understood how to be Christ’s hands and feet to the world. She dedicated her life to the service of the poorest of the poor in the slums of India. Here are eight quotes from her writings and interviews that
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We don’t have any written record of anything the St. Joseph said. Sure, there have been visions of St. Joseph to certain seers over the past few millennia, but those are private revelations and the faithful do not have to believe them. I like to think that Joe was a pretty normal guy, set apart
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If we don’t know where we came from and who went before us, we feel lost and end up seemingly drifting in the wind wherever it takes us. We need a foundation, on a “Rock”, or at least on a steady barque, in order to make it through the storms of the world. Without these
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