Columnists
Not Cool to be the King
If Jesus Christ is King of the Universe, why is the world so messed up? Why is it that, despite our best efforts, it seems
Fr. Joseph Gill
November 20, AD 2022
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Books
Spiritual Master Breaks Open Benefits of Regular Confession for Progress in the Spiritual Life
Fr. Benedict Baur, O.S.B. Frequent Confession. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $18.95. 256 pages. Available from the publisher. Frequent Confession leads to “a
Mary Beth Bracy
September 10, AD 2022
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Art
Enthralling New Work Reveals Humanity’s Search for God in Art Across Time
Stephen F. Auth. Pilgrimage to the Museum. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $19.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. This latest work by Stephen Auth, written
Mary Beth Bracy
August 10, AD 2022
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Apologetics
New Anthology from Ven. Fulton Sheen: A ‘Prophetic Piece of History,’ Relevant for our Times
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. War and Peace. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $19.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. “The means of life
Mary Beth Bracy
July 1, AD 2022
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Books
Ven. Fulton Sheen’s Prescient Reflections on War and Peace Back in Print
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. A Declaration of Dependence. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $15.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. “Why is America
Mary Beth Bracy
May 25, AD 2022
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Apologetics
Revolutionary Classic on Purgatory Back in Print
The Truth about Purgatory, by Fr. Martin Jugie. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2022). 272 pp., $19.95. In The Truth about Purgatory, acclaimed author Fr.
Mary Beth Bracy
April 18, AD 2022
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Feasts
Do Not Cross Me
In a homily given by a well-known bishop on Good Friday, he bluntly stated that the author of our lives came to earth and we
Kat Larson
April 10, AD 2022
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Religion
Pilate and Herod
Guest post by Gerard M. Nadal. Don’t know why this line from Palm Sunday’s Gospel never registered before, but there’s a ton in there to
Guest Writer
April 9, AD 2022
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Dating
Chastity: What It Is, Why We Need It, How to Obtain It
I have a relative who is an avowed atheist, which makes for very interesting conversations when I go home for the holidays. Last year we
Fr. Joseph Gill
January 18, AD 2022
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Columnists
Looking Inward
The closer a person approaches God, the less worthy he or she feels. A painting under a candlelight shows fewer defects than under the brilliance
Noel Ethan Tan
January 14, AD 2022
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Religion
Good to the Last Drop
It’s funny how your life can change in an instant with something that seems so small, so insignificant. In 1906, a 12-year-old Polish boy named
Fr. Joseph Gill
November 9, AD 2021
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Columnists
Stewing in Humiliation
Sometimes we are called not only to experience humiliation in order to be sanctified, but we must stew in it for the reality of our
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
September 2, AD 2021
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Books
Ringwraiths
Saint Augustine said that evil was: “Non-being”; nothing. Tolkien illustrates this idea thoroughly in his characters from The Lord of The Rings – the Ringwraiths. Ringwraiths
Fanny Jean Jones
August 28, AD 2021
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Columnists
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
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
August 7, AD 2021
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Scripture
The Precious Blood of Jesus
When someone donates blood to the Red Cross, they can save up to three lives. But I know someone whose Blood saved a hundred billion
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 18, AD 2021
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Scripture
His Power in Weakness
Everything seemed to go wrong for poor Joseph. Born into poverty – actually in a cowshed, as the family house was in foreclosure – in
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 4, AD 2021
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Columnists
Looking at the Fruits
People, once they taste bad fruit, will be less than likely to pick from the same tree. The Church is full of rotten fruit these
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
June 15, AD 2021
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Columnists
The Vice of Anger
When I’ve struggled with “anger” in the past, I’ve often thought, in the moment, that I was being reasonable. Nonetheless, more often than not, I’ve
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
June 3, AD 2021
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Religion
Faith and Mercy
I really think it’s difficult to change the culture‘s attitude towards abortion without faith in Jesus Christ. First, let it be known that what I
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
March 19, AD 2021
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Religion
Go Forth into Spiritual Battle
As Christians, we do go into a spiritual battle, and it’s anything but nostalgic if you’ve had to fight one. King David is an example
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
January 29, AD 2021
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Religion
How to Deal with Division in the Church
There was corruption within the Church prior to the Protestant Reformation. A great deal of it had to be addressed by the Council of Trent
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
January 20, AD 2021
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