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If I Were Pastor…The Necessity of a Christ-Centered Mass

By Ken Foye

If I were pastor, the Mass would be totally Christ-centered and the homily would strive to teach the Faith by using solid apologetics.

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Which Apostle Do You Identify With?

By Theresa Nixon

Which apostle do you identify with? Of all the apostles, I think I identify most with Peter. Peter was stubborn to the point of obstinacy. So am I. Peter was prideful, even arrogant, at times. I can be, too.

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The Feast of Divine Mercy: A Refuge and Shelter for All Souls

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

My daughter, . . . I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open.

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St. Rafael Arnaiz Baron: Living Easter, Remembering Calvary

By Dan Dellamarine

I still remember being eleven years old, watching in wonder as Pope Benedict XVI gave the declaration of canonization for St. Rafael Arnaiz Baron. At the time I thought monks only existed in Buddhism, and was pleasantly surprised to find that monks are a vital part of the Catholic Church.

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Six Ways to Make Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion More Fruitful in Your Life

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

It is always a challenge to enter more deeply into the spirit of Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. I often feel as if I cannot get where I want to be. As if the celebration of the passion of the Lord doesn’t penetrate my heart and life as much as it should—or as much as I want it to.

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Abp. Carlo Maria Viganò: ‘Cognitive Dissonance’ In the Great Reset

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

Abp. Carlo Maria Viganò released an explosive letter on March 25th that powerfully details the evils perpetrated on humankind under the pretext of the pandemic.

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Palm Sunday: Why Did Jesus Have To Die On A Roman Cross?

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

Was it absolutely necessary for Jesus to be brutally crucified on a Roman cross in order to redeem humankind? Could God have chosen some other way? Perhaps. But I cannot think of a better way.

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Finding Peace in the Divine and Human Love of Jesus Christ

By Tyler Marie Flatt

The key to finding peace and joy consists in focusing on who and what is really important in our lives, and expressing gratitude to God for his many gifts that far surpass the deceptive and distracting “wants” of this world.

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Security In Authority: It’s Uniquely Catholic

By Luke Tako

Security in authority: it’s not something I could find in Protestantism and sola scriptura. What is found in Protestantism, is a seductive individualism in which each person seeks out his own, personal interpretation of scripture.

A Lenten Reflection on The Prodigal Son

By Isaac Arellano

The story of the prodigal son is one of my favorite parables. I love how Jesus provides the example of the father’s immense generosity, compassion and mercy to teach us about who God really is.

Roman Crucifixion: There They Crucified Him (Jn 19:18)

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

When the chief priests and officers cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him” (Jn 19:6), they called for Jesus to die the most abhorrent type of death known to the world at that time. Over the years, Romans crucified thousands of men. Each “miserable procedure,” as Josephus called it, was as terrifying and brutal as the next.

The Celebratory Abortion Culture in Which We Live

By Kelly Dotson

The celebratory abortion culture in which we live requires that we educate ourselves and others of the detrimental ramifications of abortion.

The Transfiguration of Christ Offers a Window Into Humanity’s Future

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

The Transfiguration of Christ offers a window into the future of the elect. By the power of the resurrected Christ, his followers are destined to become like him, glorified and transfigured in eternal life.

Lent, Fasting and Abstinence For Catholics Part 3

By Deacon Frederick Bartels

Fasting and Abstinence. Are they important? Are they necessary? The Church, as a caring mother, is providing us a specific means and season for completing acts of penance, such as fasting and abstinence. Her goal is to see to it that her children attain eternal life. Her precept on fasting, then, is for our spiritual benefit.

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“We have a Catholic will when we love God and obey God, love the Church and obey the Church. We have a Catholic intellect when we live consciously in the presence of the realities that God through His Church has revealed”—Frank Sheed

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Jesus Christ meets the man of every age, including our own, with the same words: “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” These words contain both a fundamental requirement and a warning: the requirement of an honest relationship with regard to truth as a condition for authentic freedom, and the warning to avoid every kind of illusory freedom, every superficial unilateral freedom, every freedom that fails to enter into the whole truth about man and the world.  (Redemptor Hominis No. 12)

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