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When St. Dymphna Came into Our Lives Everything Changed---Along Came Mary Dymphna
When St. Dymphna Came into Our Lives Everything Changed---Along Came Mary Dymphna
By Larry Peterson
Loretta and I were living in northern New Jersey and had two sons, one was six and the other two. We were hoping to have a girl but my wife had been told that she would never have any more children. So be it. We had been blessed with two healthy sons.
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The King's Speech: St Paul and "The Call"
The King's Speech: St Paul and "The Call"
By Rose Canavan
The King's Speech is a film of unmasking, disillusionment, and triumph. It shatters the flawless facade of the monarchy and gives the viewer real sensitive insight into the struggles of humanity that even the media-altered ruling class are not exempt from. The entire story is a reminder that even kings have strengths and weaknesses.
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Infallibility of The Church
Infallibility of The Church
By Kevin Noles
The use of infallibility in Catholic theology is rather restrictive; it is a Catholic dogma and has been taught through the ages. It means that, by Divine assistance, the Church (of Christ), is preserved from error, or even the possibility of error, in definitive dogmatic teachings regarding faith and morals.
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Pope Saint Marcellus, Martyr
Pope Saint Marcellus, Martyr
By Debra Booton McCoy
The Bishop of Rome was dead in 304. Diocletian's persecution was in full force. Meeting places were confiscated as well as some of the burial grounds. People were in fear of being caught at Mass or other services and the presbyters were in hiding when not needed.
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How Many Books Are In Your Bible?
How Many Books Are In Your Bible?
By Charlie Johnston
Why did the Catholic Church add extra books to the Bible? I heard they were added at the Council of Trent, is this true?
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A HOT Item: On Modesty and Bikinis
A HOT Item: On Modesty and Bikinis
By Greg Schlueter
The conversation took place among good Catholic brothers gathered for a cigar and scotch. Politics. 80’s rock. Joe Bonamassa (awesome blues man). Family stories. And on this particular night, the conversation turned to bikinis. Bikinis. No, it’s not what one might think of “men talking” and “bikinis.” But what one might think is enough to make the point.
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Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part V: The Antiochene Rite
Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part V: The Antiochene Rite
By Nicholas LaBanca
As we probe deeper and deeper into the various liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church, we come to one of the most historically important liturgical traditions of the Church. Today, we will take a look at the Antiochene, or West Syrian Rite of the Catholic Church. The Church in Antioch is traditionally the oldest patriarchy in the world, older than even Rome,
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True Freedom and the Beautiful Life
True Freedom and the Beautiful Life
By Tony Crescio
Our country is once again on the eve of the celebration of our Independence Day, a day which we rightly commemorate because of the victory won for human dignity; as freedom was gained for a people to live life according to the dictates of conscience, not the mandate of the state.
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Brexit and Stemming the Tide of Secular Globalization
Brexit and Stemming the Tide of Secular Globalization
By Joseph Michael
When you keep pushing and bending a piece of wood, one of two things are likely to happen: either the wood breaks, or your hand just might slip and the wood springs back and smacks you in the face. The systematic implementation of and insistence upon a comprehensive policy of globalization and nouveau-Socialism on the Western world over the past 70 or so years was bound to create a powder keg.
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The Atheist and The Martyr
The Atheist and The Martyr
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
The atheist, Robert Bolt, the martyr, Sir Thomas More, and I met in a Houston college classroom decades ago.
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Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit and the Parable of 7 Unclean Spirits Applied to the 7-Headed Beast
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit and the Parable of 7 Unclean Spirits Applied to the 7-Headed Beast
By Scott Pauline
In the Gospel parable of the unclean spirit who inhabits a house, the spirit is cast out and the house swept; then later, the spirit returns with seven others that are even worse than him, and the house is worse than when it started.
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Trust Not In Princes
Trust Not In Princes
By Bill Dunn
At my age, I’ve lived through quite a few presidential elections, and it seems this year the anxiety level of Americans has reached unprecedented heights
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Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part IV: The Chaldean Rite
Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part IV: The Chaldean Rite
By Nicholas LaBanca
By now, many of us have come to realize that the liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church are rich and numerous. Following an introduction on all 23 of the Eastern Catholic Churches, we’ve already delved into the Armenian and Alexandrian Rites of the Catholic Church. Today, we’ll take a look at the East Syrian (or Chaldean) Rite, which houses two more sui iuris (that is, particular) Churches.
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Islam, Its Place in Salvation History, and its Theological Nature
Islam, Its Place in Salvation History, and its Theological Nature
By Scott Pauline
What one could say is that the proper place of Islam in salvation history is as the religion that is completely anti-Trinitarian and anti-Christological while yet retaining the shell of the Gospel. When you follow these implications, it works out all the deficiencies of the religion.
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The Case for Christendom
The Case for Christendom
By David Kamioner
In the modern world much is uncertain. Wars, societal degradation, economic collapse, and an atomistic alienation borne of technology are just a few of the factors that make instability the norm in a myriad number of ways.
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Quid est Veritas?
Quid est Veritas?
By Joseph Michael
St. Augustine once alluded to the idea that if you think you can comprehend God, then it isn’t God that you comprehend. God is the Creator; we are his creation. As such, it is not possible for us to fully comprehend our Creator in His entirety.
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A Crisis of Faith
A Crisis of Faith
By Mike Bugal
One doctrine alone has been wandering about in my mind for the past month and the implications of it are the focus of this article. Is There Salvation Outside of the Catholic Church?
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