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There’s a battle for our souls being waged in the spiritual realm. Good versus evil, God versus the devil, each is vying for our eternal resting spot. While the battle may seem terrifying, we’re not left vulnerable in our fight. Christ and the Church have given us many tools to combat the devil. In his […]
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When Christopher Carstens asked his four year old son Laurence what his favorite part of the Mass was, Laurence responded: “Eating donuts after”. While it may not be the best response to what part of the Mass is the best, at least it’s a start. But, as Carstens points out in his new book, A Devotional
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Sometimes passing the Faith on to the youngest disciples can seem a daunting task. Where to start? How can you make Catholicism, the sacraments, and the saints accessible without watering them down? How to keep them engaged? This new activity book from Sophia Institute Press can help. Filled with pages to color, word searches, and
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Young adults are leaving the Catholic Church! Did that get your attention? If not, it should have. According to a 2014 Pew Research study, 36 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 identified themselves as “no religious affiliation”. Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Studies), thinks that the Catholic Church is losing
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What should enter your mind as you pass through the Church door? What symbolism is in the Sign of the Cross other than the Trinity? How should you listen to the readings during Mass? If you’ve ever wondered about these things or if your interest is now piqued, then pick up a copy of A Devotional
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“Why are you Catholic?” is a really good question – one that deserves a really good answer. In his latest book, Dr. Peter Kreeft has at least forty answers to that question. But forty reasons to be Catholic is just the beginning – for Dr. Kreeft and for all the rest of us, too. “There
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The one thing on earth that doesn’t discriminate is death. But many people just leave it at that. The Catholic faith teaches that there are other things that take place after we die. These things make up the Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. Read more: Don’t Wait For The End Times, Prepare NOW
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Whether you’re a military wife who is stationed at base with your spouse, or you’re counting down the days until his return from deployment, you’re balancing countless emotions and struggles. Prayer is an incredible help – but you may find that the words you need just aren’t in your prayer books. Without support, you can
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There are so many facets to the Passion of Jesus Christ. Starting in the Garden of Gethsemane and ending on the Cross (and the after effects of everything!), it can sometimes be hard to understand the historical context or full meaning of Jesus’ passion. Father Ralph Gorman, C.P., in his book The Last Hours of Jesus:
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It doesn’t matter what Christian denomination you join, as long as you’re sincere. This may sound like a claim that we hear often in today’s culture. We live in a world ruled by the dictatorship of relativism. But back in 1887, Father John MacLaughlin grappled with the question of whether one religion is as good
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We are so blessed to have known and loved Mother Angelica. She placed all of her faith in God alone, and believed she could move mountains when everyone else around her doubted. She had an inner strength from her time before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, where she wrote down her thoughts and prayers in
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Are you still stuck looking for a way to grow in intimacy with Christ this Lenten season? Pick up a copy of Fr. William Casey’s books Making a Holy Lent: 40 Meditations to Prepare You for the Church’s Holiest Season. Father Casey used to give Lenten retreats for EWTN. This book is a collection of his
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According to Marcus Grodi, host of EWTN’s The Journey Home, there’s nothing more miraculously powerful in the world than a conversion story. Almost twenty-five years ago, Marcus started the Coming Home Network, a ministry to help converts to Catholicism share their stories. The Journey Home on EWTN has shared stories of people from all walks
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“Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated” (2 Corinthians 12: 8-10). Saint Paul talks about the temptations he faced and how he begged the Lord to take them away from him.
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The Bible contains four accounts of the passion of Christ. Each of them tell the story from a different perspective – but each of them also leave out background stories and facts that are crucial to understanding the gravity of Christ’s trial, torture, and death on the cross. It’s not that the Gospel writers intentionally
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In Benjamin Wiker’s book Saints vs Scoundrels: Debating Life’s Greatest Questions, he proposes what might happen should some of the greatest saints meet up with some of the greatest scoundrels and then postulates how the saint may have changed the scoundrel and, therefore, all of history. What if King Henry VIII had let Saint Thomas More
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The beginning of Lent is almost upon us. And while it may seem that you just took down your Christmas tree, before you know it, it will be Ash Wednesday. Lent is time for prayer, fasting and alms-giving. It’s time to take a look at how we’re doing spiritually and make changes so that we can
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The world we live in is full of technological advances. Often times though, these advances leave us demanding proof for everything. But, as humans, we’re still fascinated by mystery. We desire mystery in our spiritual life and we’re fascinated by the presence of angels in our world today. We celebrate our advances in technology and
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If science fiction or superheroes are your thing, James L. Papandrea’s book From Star Wars to Superman: Christ Figures in Science Fiction and Superhero Films is for you! Covering all manner of science fiction, from Lost to The Fifth Element and everywhere in between, Papandrea delivers a delightfully informative book. This book isn’t meant for serious theologians but,
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It’s been almost four years since Catholics around the world heard the news that Pope Benedict XVI was resigning from his place as pope. His papacy lasted almost eight years, and ended on February 28, 2013. Less than a month later, the news of Pope Francis’s election spread throughout the world. In his latest book, Benedict and
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