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Catherine of Siena was born into a world full of corruption, brutality, and turbulence. But despite the state of the world, she grew up to be a political force to be reckoned with. In her latest book, Saint Catherine of Siena and Her Times, Margaret Roberts argues that not only was Catherine an amazing saint, she was […]
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What if the greatest saints could have sat down with history’s greatest scoundrels and debated the big topics? What would debates between Edith Stein and Friedrich Nietzsche have looked like? Or what would Flannery O’Connor have to say to Ayn Rand if she got the chance? In his latest book, Dr. Benjamin Wiker invites readers
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Too many Christians believe that they please God better by a trembling submission to Him rather than a sweet and confiding liberty. In the pages of Holy Confidence – The Forgotten Path for Growing Closer to God, Father Benedict Rogacci shows us that time and time again, Our Lord insisted that we be at ease with Him.
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When working in the ‘real world’, it can be difficult to run a business with integrity, make honest decisions with regarding co-workers, employees and follow every rule and regulation. It is much easier to cut corners, not follow a safety regulation, or even underpay an employee who doesn’t know they are being underpaid, but it
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The holiday season usually brings with it joyful singing, time with family, shining lights, fragrant Christmas trees and homemade baked goods. But for some of us, the holidays may not be the most wonderful time of the year. If the holiday season has become hard to celebrate because of a loss, Thanksgiving and Christmas can
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Are you a Catholic nerd? Does finding analogies and underlying Christian themes in science fiction and superhero movies seem like the perfect way to spend a day? Then James Papandrea’s latest book, From Star Wars to Superman: Christ Figures in Science Fiction and Superhero Films is the book for you. Papandrea describes the book, saying: “In
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Have you ever struggled to pray the rosary? Do distractions pull you away from the prayers, or does your mind wander between Hail Marys and Our Fathers? The Contemplative Rosary with St. John Paul II and St. Teresa of Avila by Dan Burke and Connie Rossini is just the book for you, then. This book is
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Often in pop culture, medieval Catholics are portrayed as boldly (maybe blindly) going off to fight in the Crusades and coming back from the Holy Land with relics of the Crucifixion of Christ. But the actual stories of the relics of the Crucifixion and how they were discovered are infinitely more fascinating. J. Charles Wall
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