Life
Erin Cain

Impossible Causes

“For nothing will be impossible with God.” —Luke 1:37 St. Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of impossible causes. During her life, St. Rita

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Columnists
Erin Cain

Healer of Souls

Over the past week, the Gospel readings have contained many scenes of healing from Jesus’s public ministry. We know that Jesus performed many miraculous healings

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Life
Erin Cain

The Economy of Mercy

If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to

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Career
Erin Cain

Ora et Labora

St. Benedict gives us a remarkable example of discipline. His simple motto, Ora et labora—pray and work—is still relevant to our own lives, so many centuries

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Columnists
Erin Cain

Giving Our Crumbs

But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he

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Life
Erin Cain

Blind Spots

Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might

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Life
Erin Cain

Among the Huddled Masses

Here is what it’s like to live in New York City: Every day I walk a maze of sidewalks and dodge a never-ending stream of

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Health & Fitness
Erin Cain

How to Pray When You’re Sick

Whenever I have a cold or stomachache, or when I’m feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, I struggle to pray the way I normally do. But I

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Life
Erin Cain

Habits and Helplessness

One of my favorite saints is St. Francis de Sales (and not just because he is the patron saint of writers). During his lifetime, he

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Life
Erin Cain

My Plan for Advent

As I started thinking about all the things I want and need to get done before Christmas, I realized that I need to set priorities

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Religion
Erin Cain

Why Do Catholics Venerate Relics?

I’ve heard several people express the sentiment that of all Catholic traditions, the veneration of relics is the one they least understand, and they are

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