Columnists
Fr. Joseph Gill

Advent Hope

It took a long time to build St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. A really, really long time. The construction began in 1506 and finished in

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Feasts
Fr. Gerald Musa

Pentecost: Speaking in Tongues

The Christian world celebrates Pentecost; this is a celebration which comes fifty days after Easter. The name Pentecost is derived from the Greek word Pentecoste,

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Columnists
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Growing in the Silence

When I was first ordained, the rigidity that has been criticized on some clerics existed in me. My Spiritual Director told me I had a

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Religion
Fr. Gerald Musa

Exercising Patience

Often we pray for the gift of wisdom, but we forget that wisdom is the companion of patience. These two cannot be separated. A proverb

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Life
Fr. Gerald Musa

The Seed is the Word

I was surprised to discover that the Chinese bamboo takes a period of five years to grow. Usually, after tilling the soil, planting and fertilizing,

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Columnists
Erin Cain

Slow and Steady

He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed

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Columnists
Nicholas Lye

Bonding

The first week of the School of Mission was about BONDING. Through introductions, games, meals, picnics, and more, we BONDED with one another by spending

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Columnists
Erin Cain

The Tiller

Jesus said to his disciples: “Hear the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of

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Apologetics
AnneMarie Miller

Imitating the Gaze of Jesus

I used to be (and unfortunately, still am at times) a rather obnoxious Catholic. Fueled by my enthusiasm for Truth — and wanting affirmation of

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Columnists
Ryan Kraeger

This Light, Momentary Affliction

“For this slight, momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” 2 Corinthians 4:17. I never realized until I

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Prayer
Abigail C. Reimel

Patience in the Desert

For forty days Christ suffered in the desert, fasting and depriving Himself of comfort, choosing to undergo hardship and temptation for the sake of teaching

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Dating
Abigail C. Reimel

When Waiting is Really Hard

In reaction to the increasing physical immorality spreading through society today, and in an attempt to counter the message  constantly being sold through advertising, movies,

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Columnists
Amanda Sloan

Learning Patience

{Warning: I mention miscarriage in this post – not mine – but it comes up.} There we were, waiting in the waiting room. Waiting rooms

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