Columnists
Nicene Guy

Temptation and Lenten Penance

During the Lenten season, we seek to turn back from sin and to God. Each of the practices of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—helps us to

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Religion
Nicene Guy

Mercy Is Not Always Comfortable

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy” (Matthew 5:7). In my previous column, I discussed justice and noted that it is not necessarily

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Columnists
Meghan Garcia

An Epiphany about the Epiphany

Having just celebrated the beautiful feast of the Epiphany, aka, the Adoration of the Magi, I have been ruminating on some of the things that

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Columnists
Rebecca Frech

A Christmas Wish

When I was a girl, Santa Claus always came while we were at Midnight Mass. It was one of my favorite traditions. We would get

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Religion
Julie Machado

The True Presents of Christmas

Isn’t it sad that it is Jesus’ birthday and everyone gets presents except for him? That’s what the priest said at a mass for children

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Religion
Nicene Guy

Advent in Miniature

“A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley

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Spirituality
Mariella Hunt

Singing Over Me

I wrote this in my journal a while back, and thought I’d share. It might be a poem–I’m not sure. Saint Cecilia was obviously here!

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Life
Nicene Guy

The Culture War

In browsing through the latest headlines—and skimming the articles underneath them—I get the impression that the culture wars are anything but cooling down. Despite reports

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Mary
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

Experiences of the Rosary

The rosary primarily is a personal prayer which comprises the devotional life of the Church and is not a liturgical prayer. The people of God

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Columnists
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

The Marriage of Matthew 25 and 28

This past summer I was working as a hospital chaplain. As part of this group, my three other peers along with a supervisor would meet

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Columnists
Alexandra Reis

Our Lady’s Seven Sorrows

One of my favourite devotions concerning Our Lady is “The Devotion of the Seven Sorrows.” Why is this? Firstly, because it is easier to bear

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