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By: The Catholic Post - June 29, 2022 -
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A Sacred Heart of Jesus stained-glass window is pictured at Mount Melleray Abbey in Waterford, Ireland. (CNS/Cillian Kelly)
My Vocation is Love / By Lindsey Weishar At the time of this writing, Roe v. Wade has just been overturned. It is also the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. By the time you’re reading this, you’ll have lived through a week filled with various commentary about the decision. It’s clear that for […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 16, 2022 -
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Cause of Our Joy / Katie Faley It’s no secret that we live in troubled times. I won’t list all the problems that we face in the world today. Besides, you’ve probably heard all the problems on the evening news. We know it seems like it’s all bad news. But, where do we go to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 16, 2022 -
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In My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore We were visiting with my wife’s family recently, and the conversation drifted to what God might say when he greets us at the Gate of Heaven. Her brother Jeff offered his opinion that it wouldn’t be so much a scorecard of how we fared against the 10 […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 1, 2022 -
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The Holy Spirit, traditionally depicted as a dove, is pictured in a church's stained-glass window. (CNS/Crosiers)
As we approach Pentecost, the birthday of the church, the third person of the Trinity has been on my mind. What a delightful, indescribable being, and what a powerhouse! The Catechism says this about the Holy Spirit: Now God’s Spirit, who reveals God, makes known to us Christ, his Word, his living Utterance, but the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 1, 2022 -
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In My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore A friend and I were sitting down to lunch at a restaurant. My friend saw someone he knew and waved him over. Seemed like a nice guy. Not exactly the retiring type, but I could sense a good heart, and my friend had known him a long […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 19, 2022 -
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"No matter what aspect of the faith we meditate upon while praying the rosary," writes Katie Faley, "we are assured that Mary is listening to our prayers and imploring the Father to shower us with His grace." (CNS/Reuters)
May is such a wonderful month, isn’t it? We finally get to see the May flowers that the April showers worked so hard to nourish, the world regains its color, and we get to celebrate our earthly mothers and our heavenly mother. There are so many ways to honor Mary — May crownings, the Memorare, […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 19, 2022 -
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In My Father’s House / By Paul Thomas Moore On April 29, feast day of St. Catherine of Siena, my wife and I witnessed one boat launch out into the deep, and another arrive at a far shore. That morning, we said goodbye to Sister Mary Jane Herlik, OP, the best friend of fellow Dominican […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 4, 2022 -
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My Vocation is Love / Lindsey Weishar What a lovely thing to be able to still say Happy Easter, to bask in the fact that “He is risen indeed!” In her wisdom, the Church gives us 50 days to let this great truth of the Resurrection soak in. And what a joy that this celebration […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 4, 2022 -
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In My Father’s House / Paul Thomas Moore My cousin Paula e-mailed today asking if I got the job I asked her to pray about for me. No, I wrote her back, but thanks for your prayer, as I believe it helped me achieve some unexpected blessings. She wasn’t the only one I asked to […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 20, 2022 -
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CAUSE OF OUR JOY / By Katie Faley Since St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve been reading Celtic mythology stories. Some of these myths have origins that pre-date the time of Christ, so I was surprised to notice that one of the major themes in these myths is resurrection. But once I started to notice this, I […]
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