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• Six Rules for Dealing with Non-Catholic Family and Friends: Above All, Love Them

  

  STEVE RAY Religious arguments and split families are as old as time. “I can’t believe you are thinking about being Catholic. Have you lost your mind? Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• When Stillness Is a Weakness – And Why That’s a Good Thing

  

  By Sarah Christmyer King Hezekiah ruled the kingdom of Judah from Jerusalem at a time of political unrest. Nations all around him were falling to the mighty... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ten Ways to Deepen Our Relationship with God

  

  ARCHBISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. CAP. Here are a few steps — in no particular order — that can help us draw closer to God. Over the years I’ve heard from... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Can An Atheist Really Get Dante?

  

  by ROD DREHER Reading the great Catholic poet’s Divine Comedy is more than a literary experience, it’s a guide to the spiritual life. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Twible, a Bited-Sized Bible

  

  by Rob Weinert-Kendt Digesting God’s Word in ’140 Characters or Less’ The Twible Jana Riess 320 p $16.58 A mere thousand years ago, lay Christians didn’t read... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• In Favor of the Restoration of “Sunday Best”

  

  by Monsignor Francis Mannion Among my heroines is Judith Martin, a.k.a. Miss Manners, the nationally syndicated columnist and wonderfully wry and wise author... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The War on Womanhood

  

  By Sean Fitzpatrick The battle for human sexuality rages on, and the proper place in it for Catholics is the front lines. In the struggle to define and deploy... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Purgatory in the Bible?

  

  TIM STAPLES, Catholic Answers This may well be the most common single question I receive concerning our Catholic Faith whether it be at conferences, via email,... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Extraordinary Ordinary

  

  FATHER GEORGE WILLIAM RUTLER As we enter the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, there is a temptation to think that the Church means “Ordinary” in the dull... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Nature of Prayer

  

  FATHER EDWARD LEEN, C.S.SP. The science of prayer is the science of the intercourse of man with God. Prayer itself is the unfolding of our mind before the most... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Rise of the Exorcists in the Catholic Church

  

  Forty years after The Exorcist scared the wits out of cinema audiences around the world, the Roman Catholic Church is training up a new generation of priests... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Heart and the Home of the New Evangelization

  

  By Roland Millare In the Christmas Season, the Church celebrates the Epiphany of the Lord when the three wise men followed a star from the East. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Mercy Is Not Sentimental

  

  by DONALD DEMARCO The secular world is constantly trying to absorb the Catholic Church into itself. Recent misunderstandings of what Pope Francis has said... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• December 23: The O Antiphons – “O Emmanuel”

  “O Emmanuel” December 23, 2013By Thomas Smith Read (This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”) O come, o come Emmanuel, And ransom captive... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• December 21: The O Antiphons – “O Dawn”

  “O Dawn” December 21, 2013By Thomas Smith Read (This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”) O come, Thou Dayspring from on high, And cheer u... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• December 20: The O Antiphons – “O Key of David”

  “O Key of David” By Thomas Smith Read (This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”) O come, O come, thou Key of David come, And open wide... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• December 19: The O Antiphons – “O Root of Jesse!”

  “O Root of Jesse!” December 19, 2013By Thomas Smith Read (This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”) O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s stem, Fro... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The O Antiphons – “O Wisdom!”

  by Thomas Smith Read (This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”! “O Come, O Wisdom from on high, who orders all things mightily, to us the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Reflections on the “O Antiphons” with Thomas Smith

  The titles of Christ in the O Antiphons have been invoked by the Church for at least 1,300 years. The Medieval monasteries would ring their largest bell as the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• December 18: The O Antiphons – “O Lord”

  “O Lord!” December 18, 2013By Thomas Smith Read (This can also be sung to the melody “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”) O come, O come, thou Lord of might,... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY