Columnists
Lent and Love
What is the point of the Lenten sacrifices [1]? Why do we fast on some days, abstain from meat on others, and then also give
Nicene Guy
March 10, AD 2026
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Scripture
Spiritual Maturity
It struck me the other day that these First Readings during Lent all have a common theme: they tell the story of Salvation History through
Fr. Joseph Gill
March 9, AD 2026
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Scripture
Signs and Signposts
One Sunday morning I set out very early to go for a 7:00 a.m. Mass in a parish that was about 110 kilometers away. The
Fr. Gerald Musa
March 3, AD 2026
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Columnists
Ash Wednesday
In Jesus’ day, the word “hypocrites” didn’t really have any bad connotations. Actually, it just meant an actor in a play. Hypocrite literally means “one
Fr. Joseph Gill
February 18, AD 2026
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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
February 4, AD 2026
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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 21, AD 2026
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Columnists
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
Fr. Joseph Gill
December 3, AD 2025
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Books
New Book Invites Readers to Discover Their Spiritual Father, Intercessor, and Friend
Padre Pio and You by Mary O’Regan. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2025). 400 pp., paperback. $24.95. Once I had a vivid dream of Padre
Mary Beth Bracy
September 23, AD 2025
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Books
Famous Exorcist Offers Solutions for Reclaiming Identity as God’s Child
God Most Powerful by Fr. Gabriele Amorth. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2025). 176 pp., paperback. $17.95. Fr. Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016), the most famous Italian
Mary Beth Bracy
September 6, AD 2025
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Columnists
Environmental Influences
St. Padre Pio said, “The devil is like a mad dog tied by a chain. Beyond the length of the chain, he cannot catch hold
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 27, AD 2025
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Life
Constant Vigilance
I’ve witnessed the most holy, orthodox Catholics have their minds warped by temptation and darkness, where they have fallen into sin they previously believed to
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
July 10, AD 2025
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Columnists
Forgiveness, Chastity, and Faithfulness
Last Sunday’s Gospel speaks to us of some counter-cultural themes: forgiveness, chastity, faithfulness. Let’s look at some of these themes. First, forgiveness. This is a
Fr. Joseph Gill
June 6, AD 2025
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Apologetics
New Book Helps Ignite a Spiritual Revolution with the Witness of the First Millennial Saint
Antonia Salzano and Andrea Acutis. God’s Influencer: Holy Advice from St. Carlo Acutis. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2025. Paperback $17.95. 160 pages. Available from
Mary Beth Bracy
April 24, AD 2025
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Life
St. Bridget: Half Princess, Half Slave, Wholly a Saint
St. Bridget, patroness of Ireland (also known as St. Brigid), was born the daughter of a Celtic chieftain and a Christian slave woman in the
Erin Cain
April 22, AD 2025
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Books
Powerful “Confession” by St. Gemma Galgani Printed by Sophia Press
St. Gemma Galgani. The Diary of St. Gemma. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $15.95. Ebook $9.99. Available from the publisher. “There is a
Mary Beth Bracy
April 11, AD 2025
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Columnists
On St. Paul, Sports, and Sanctity
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
Cristina Montes
January 25, AD 2025
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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 2024
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Columnists
We Need the Voice of St. John Paul II
We need the voice of St. John Paul II in this day of superficiality, where we seem to care about how things look more than
Thomas Clements
October 22, AD 2024
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Religion
Modesty: A Virtue of Respect and Responsibility
Each year with the dawn of warm weather, Catholic media is suddenly buzzing with a myriad of posts and articles addressing the virtue of modesty.
Kiersten Robinson
August 31, AD 2024
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Feasts
Saints as Role Models
We have heroes, models, favorite actors, artistes and celebrities. Sports-lovers like to wear clothes and kits that have the autographs of their sport heroes. They
Fr. Gerald Musa
August 20, AD 2024
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Columnists
The Joy and Dignity of Work
No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. – James Russell Lowell, poet Ultimately, we all have to decide
Jean Elizabeth Seah
July 27, AD 2024
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