Life
Nicene Guy

A Fool’s Freedom

What makes us free? There are, on the whole, three true types of freedom and one false one. Among the three true types, one is

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Sacraments
Oliver Llewellyn

God, The Father of Mercies

Have you ever had that experience of walking away from the Sacrament of Reconciliation with an almost overwhelming sense of guilt? A sense of, “Do

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Life
Nicole Cox

Toddler Spirituality

As a mom of a two year old girl, I’ve become aware of the struggles of “normal” toddler behavior. One of the more frustrating aspects

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Spirituality
Mary Proffit Kimmel

The Dawn of Sainthood

I thought this morning that holiness comes like a sunrise.  The Holy Spirit hovers over the waters, filling the earth with goodness and light.  A

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Jesus and the TV Screen

Recently, I had an experience where my eyes were opened firsthand to the influence that media has on children. A child doesn’t understand the damage

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Life
Morgan McFarlin

Living Life As It Is

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for

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Columnists
Bernard Toutounji

What Temperament Are You?

I remember when I was engaged to my now wife Jane, one of the biggest discoveries I had to process was learning that she was

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Life
Bob Waruszewski

Do You Believe?

I have seen it everywhere, in small churches, big churches, city churches, rural churches. Catholics bored or daydreaming at Mass Often I am guilty of

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Columnists
Theresa Williams

Too Anxious to Function

I’m a pretty anxious person – I have the prescription to prove it. I tend to look at the details of a situation and easily

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Family
Megan Twomey

Created to Be You

“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps

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Columnists
Cristina Montes

Popular Piety

One of my favorite childhood memories is that of participating in the Flores de Mayo during the month of May. It is a popular local

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Family
Emma King

The Healing Power of Hymns

If singing is praying twice, then praying hymns is more than simply praying twice. It is that by which we feed our souls, uplift our spirits, encounter the Lord, and in doing so, become whole when broken.

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Sacraments
Oliver Llewellyn

Take Everything Except the Eucharist

I’ve recently started working for a Christian charity, where most of the staff are Evangelical Christians. Being the only Catholic working in the office has

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