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• Volume III, No. 1 – January/February 2016

  

  February's theme for the Year of Mercy is Confession, Sacrament of Mercy. Thank you to Eric Banecker, author of this month's reflection. Eric is a seminarian... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Volume II, No. 3 – March 2015

  A question that usually comes up in many of our bible study courses here at St. John's is "why is God is so violent in the Old Testament. Actually, it's a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Volume II, No. 2 – February 2015

  

  Lent begins midway through this month, so we present articles about how you can get into spiritual shape during the season, a short History of Lent, Saint... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Volume II, No. 1 – January 2015

  

  In this issue that kicks off a new year, we present ESSAYS and POSTS about how you can easily read the entire Bible in 12 months, the mysterious Magi who visite... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Volume 1, No. 1 • September 2104

  

  ESSAYS and POSTS about "thankfulness," teenage modesty, the new fall Adult Faith Formation studies at St. John's, "The Giver", Archbishop Chaput, the West and... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mary: a Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother

  

  F ilmed on location in the Holy Land, this study will place you in the midst of the powerful drama of Mary's earthly life, taking you through her joys ... and... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Matthew: the King and His Kingdom

  

  Matthew: The King and His Kingdom is an exciting study that explores the life and mission of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel. Matthew demonstrates how the... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Faith Grows at St. John the Evangelist

  

  a gift from God ... a seed planted in darkness. When it is nourished, it grows and blossoms into light ... light that makes it more deeply rooted, more... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sacred Art in Profane Institutions

  

  JUNE 16, 2014 / WILLIAM NEWTON “The Assumption of the Virgin” by El Greco (c. 1577-1579) The Art Institute of Chicago This weekend while reading a book about th... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why You Should Witness to God’s Power with Rock Piles

  

  by Sarah Christmyer If you look closely, the rock among the hosta in my garden is shaped like a heart. Brought to me by a neighbor 18 years ago, it stands as a... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Pentecost Changes Everything!

  

  catholicexchange.com · by Kathleen Beckman · June 6, 2014 In an article entitled, “The Glory of the Church”, Pierre-Marie Dumont, publisher of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• 5 Ways the Eucharist Erases the Effects of Original Sin

  

  STEPHEN BEALE In that seemingly dismal specter that was Golgotha, the Church has always seen hints of the Garden of Eden. Just as the entire human race sinned... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Catastrophe of Suicide

  

  EMILY ESFAHANI SMITH How suicide hurts us all. Édouard Manet, The Suicide, 1877–1881 Over the past few months, there have been several heartbreaking reminders o... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Popes on Our Need for Great Art

  

  R. JARED STAUDT How does high culture, particularly the fine arts, relate to the Christian faith? Is it part of Christianity’s vision of culture or is high... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Catholicism: Scandalous in Every Age

  

  ANTHONY ESOLEN A few weeks ago, a Catholic priest caused quite a stir in one of our local diocesan high schools. He spoke the truth about sex. Pause here to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• John Paul II and The Blessed Sacrament

  

  chapter 9 from Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves JASON EVERT A French novelist once wrote, “Tell me what you love, and I will tell you who you are. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Without Gloss: Francis of Assisi and Western Catholicism

  

  By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Speech at the Catholic Center of New York University, New York City, April 25, 2014 I want to start with a simple... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• St. Maximilian Kolbe on How to Have Heaven on Earth

  

  by SAM GUZMAN Have you ever wondered what Heaven is like? I have. I mean, we talk about it all the time, but when we get down to it, we don’t know that much... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Heaven for Real?

  

  ‘Heaven is for Real’ dad discusses story, film Todd Burpo talks about how the upcoming movie remains faithful to his son’s incredible journey Donna-Marie... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Love & Technology in Lent

  

  by SEAN FITZPATRICK The television and the tabernacle—it is uncanny how deft the forces of darkness are at leading man from the truth by imitating it. Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY