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Does Being "Nice" Have Relevance to Our Faith?
Does Being "Nice" Have Relevance to Our Faith?
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis unpacks the idea that niceness actually does have some relevance in living a good Christian and moral life. This is a controversial topic especially amongst well-schooled Catholics, and Anne takes on this issue to set the record straight on why niceness is important in living the gospel of Christ.
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The One Thing Necessary
The One Thing Necessary
By Katie Zalany
Jesus calls our preoccupation with housework to-dos into question this week. Is all that cooking, cleaning, fixing, and preparation really what’s necessary? Should that be put above sitting in His presence and even being with the presence of others like family and friendships? How might we simplify these to-dos or put them aside to make more room for Christ?
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Transphobic Much? Learn to fly.
Transphobic Much? Learn to fly.
By Fr. John Higgins
Facing Reality. Transphobia and the Art of Flying
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What Everyone Wants
What Everyone Wants
By Fr. John Higgins
What does everyone want? What gives us real joy?
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I see you
I see you
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
What if we took a moment to look around at others? What if we stopped, cast our gaze up from our screens and onto the passer-by, and really….deeply….truly saw that person? What if, just for a moment, we saw others rather than looking past them. Jesus tells us in John 15:12 to "love others as I have loved you." Jesus sees us. We are called to truly see others.
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Is it a Happy Anniversary?
Is it a Happy Anniversary?
By Carmen Moore
This is a personal reflection on how our lives are measured between peaks and valleys and how Jesus can be with us at all times.
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An Examen for the Ages
An Examen for the Ages
By Garrett Evans
Examens can be hard...
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Do you love me more than these?
Do you love me more than these?
By JMJ loves FBS
Jesus appears to ask Peter the same question three times. While three times reconciles Peter’s threefold denial of Christ, the nuance of language lends texture to the exchange between the Lord and the apostle.
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Jesus loves me in a personal way
Jesus loves me in a personal way
By George Calleja
This personal love of Jesus is for everyone.
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Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution
By Stephen Clark
Leon Trotsky believed that for socialism to thrive and not become decadent, it needed to be in a constant state of flux or “permanent revolution” as he called it; (we might call it vigilance) he knew that any deviation from the ideal would be its downfall. As Catholics, as we know our enemy is far more powerful than tainted human nature alone, we should be all the more mindful and alert to his tac
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Who Do You Call a Samaritan?
Who Do You Call a Samaritan?
By Caroline Godin
Is there a lesson in the story of the Good Samaritan you're missing? Who's are the Samaritans in your life? They may not be who you think.
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GIVEN Conference Philadelphia PA Recap
GIVEN Conference Philadelphia PA Recap
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
The GIVEN Institute held its yearly conference in June 2022 in Philadelphia. Anne DeSantis was in attendance for the initial evening kick-off celebration. She gives a recap of the event. Learn more here.
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Are You a Passer-By?
Are You a Passer-By?
By Katie Zalany
In those reasons for passing by is your opportunity to become one of those Good Samaritans.
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What does an ordinary Christian man look like? - Extraordinary.
What does an ordinary Christian man look like? - Extraordinary.
By Michael J. Baglino
Life of Johnnie Baptis Bailey, AKA - JB
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Why God is Like a Polish Grandma
Why God is Like a Polish Grandma
By Monica Biedronka
What did you eat for breakfast? Was it a bowl of grace?
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The Sacrament of Ordinary Time
The Sacrament of Ordinary Time
By Rosemary Peters-Hill
Analysis of Ordinary Time, with anecdotes about faith and family.
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Kitchen Walks...
Kitchen Walks...
By Carmen Moore
This is a personal reflection on how our small efforts to make connections to God can be 'better than nothing' and can produce great spiritual fruits after a commitment to these little acts of love and prayer.
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