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The First and Last Poems From Every Tender Reed
The First and Last Poems From Every Tender Reed
By Helen Losse
The salt-water Atlantic lies over that ridge. I am here to soak in the sea - to wash my body & cleanse my soul.
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How should a Christian respond to evil?
How should a Christian respond to evil?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
From the murder of Father Jacques Hamel in France, to the recent murder of two nuns in Mississippi, it seems as evil continues to hit closer and closer home to the Church.
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What is "sound doctrine"?
What is "sound doctrine"?
By De Maria
Doctrine means Teaching. Strangely enough, it also means Tradition. Yes, Tradition means Teaching. Let me show you.
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Am I faithful?
Am I faithful?
By James Dsouza
So now when I am once again going through a situation in my life, I always see how Lord has always been there. Even in the storm, my Lord would tell me ‘Come forth. Keep walking. You will not drown’. With problems came graces and it helped me to keep walking ahead with joy and belief which has strengthened my faith to a new level.
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Catholics are Christians! You're kidding?
Catholics are Christians! You're kidding?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Tired of hearing 'Catholics are not Christians'? Me too! However, I have developed a sense of humor about it and I laugh now when I hear this statement. Now, let's address five top reasons why Catholics are Christians.
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No Stigmata For Me!
No Stigmata For Me!
By Kathy Lamb
When I was very young, still in school, I loved reading stories of Saints blessed with Stigmata, St. Frances, St. Gemma and my patron saint, St. Catherine of Sienna. I especially liked hearing about the Stigmata of Padre Pio who lived and died in my lifetime. Stigmata was real to me. I thought, “even Padre Pio experienced Stigmata.” I asked myself, “What if I get Stigmata?”
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CS Lewis on Patriotism
CS Lewis on Patriotism
By Nathan Barontini
Voting season is in full swing. We have already been subjected to, from one party, a nativism that extols love of country and, from the other, a globalism that despises it. What attitude should a Catholic agree with?
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Mystical Experience
Mystical Experience
By Will Campbell
Imagine a monk the middle of the desert. He hasn't eaten for 30 days. He is in continous prayer, offering himself to God through the sacrifice of his bodily desires. He speaks with God interiorly
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We Must Identify With Prodigal Son's Father
We Must Identify With Prodigal Son's Father
By Bill Dunn
This week’s gospel reading includes what is possibly Jesus’ greatest parable: the Prodigal Son.
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My Strange God
My Strange God
By Michaelyn Hein
Not long ago, I discovered something about myself that horrified me. I was going about my day, running my usual errands, driving from post office to bank, and repeatedly peeking in the rearview mirror to check on my son. From seemingly nowhere, I felt the words that gave me pause.
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Endurance in times of suffering
Endurance in times of suffering
By Fr. Bede Camera, O.S.B.
I don’t need to know you personally to know that you have had to endure “persecutions and afflictions” in your life. Big one’s perhaps, or even things that may seem trivial to other but which have irked and disturbed you: the neighbor’s dog eats your flowers, the monk next to me in choir sings off-key, the fact that your boss doesn’t appreciate the quality of your work,
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Invite God into Your Classroom
Invite God into Your Classroom
By Jennifer Elia
One of my favorite billboards ever is one that I saw online. It said, "I loved the wedding, how about inviting me to the marriage--God" We all feel a deep calling to homeschool as part of our God-given vocation. However, have we ever stopped to invite God into our homeschool classroom?
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Praying before Communion
Praying before Communion
By Clare Lafferty
When the Holy Eucharist is distributed, most people go back to their pews and say a prayer of reflection and thanksgiving. How many people say a prayer before receiving?
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An Open Letter to Catholic Children—of all ages. What must you be thinking?
An Open Letter to Catholic Children—of all ages. What must you be thinking?
By Marie Murphy Duess
I’ve asked myself that question numerous times over the last several years about my young adult children and their friends.
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Clutter Cure
Clutter Cure
By Caroline Godin
My kitchen is a mess. The school year has barely begun and there’s papers and projects and water bottles (why are there always water bottles?) and various other items strewn about. My counters are covered in half bags of chips and snack boxes and containers and spices and other little odds and ends. Let’s not tour the laundry room or living room; they’re also disasters.
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Feminism: An Unladylike Contradiction
Feminism: An Unladylike Contradiction
By Veronica Dannemiller
Everyone should be treated the same and given the same rights, shouldn't they? Or has the idea of equality become skewed over the years?
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Pope St. Damasus I, Supporter Of Orthodoxy
Pope St. Damasus I, Supporter Of Orthodoxy
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Damasus was born and grew up around Rome. As a child, his parents, Antonius and Laurentia, seperated so that they could live the rest of their lives in the consecrated state. Antonius became a priest and his house became the church, San Lorenzo. Damasus served with his father in this little church. He was a child when the Edict of Milan made Christianity legal.
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