Columnists
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Self-idolatry

Whoever is the main character in your own story (life) is your “god” or “object of worship.”  Now, consider it normal for fallen humans, due

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Life
Kat Larson

A Love Story

St. John of the Cross introduced the concept of the “Dark Night of the Soul.” The assumption is that if someone endures such a “dark

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Spirituality
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko

Loving God

One of the errors I’ve run into is to believe that we only are to love those in need of love.  It’s a view that

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Spirituality
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Power of Silence

Once a farmer lost his pocketwatch while working in his barn. It had been given to him by his grandfather, and so had great sentimental

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Prayer
Fr. Joseph Gill

Never Give Up Faith

One of the great mystics of the Church, St. John of the Cross, used to keep a prayer journal where he would write down insights,

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Columnists
Jean Elizabeth Seah

Charity

O my Jesus, Thou who art very Love, enkindle in my heart that Divine Fire which consumes the Saints and transforms them into Thee. O

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Spirituality
Mariella Hunt

Dark Nights

What is the Dark Night of the Soul to me? It’s depression–but a different kind of depression. Why should the above thoughts in the animation be going through my head?

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