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willa cather and catholic literature

When we think of literature that is Catholic,the first names that advance to mind are those of...

the united states is a land of many martyrs

If you asked the average well informed Catholic approximately martyrs in the United States,my guess...

pope emeritus benedict xvi s last testament

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will turn ninety years feeble on Sunday,April 16, 2017. How remarkably...

five books to read for lent

whether you’re still looking for a spiritual book that can serve as a devotional this Lent,here...

the irony of church tours

“What a beautiful church!” “view at the arches!” “What saint is that?” “What does...

theology of the body vs. fifty shades of grey

As Valentine’s Day approaches,thoughts of red roses, romantic dinners, or heart-shaped boxes of...

the light in meditations for advent

Advent can be overlooked. Perhaps,it is more right to say that we are often looking in the...

nostra aetate: fifty years later

If there was ever a time for Catholics to be familiar with how to accurately proclaim the beauty of...

what little women s marmee can teach parents in...

Many contemporary parents send messages to or about their children through a box. This box has a...

demonic possession: all in the mind?

With Halloween upon us only a few weeks ago, all sorts of occult paraphernalia would lie scattered...

beauty as a sign of hope

There are in life certain things which everyone agrees need to be paid for,even if sacrifices must...

the way of beauty with david clayton

Beauty has a way of enriching our spiritual life and that is why it’s played such an primary role...

an examination of conscience based on hacksaw...

Recently I had the opportunity to see Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge. I regularly assume in films...

books to brighten advent and christmas

One of the great practices many undertake during Lent is reading a spiritual book over the course of...

silence and the persecution complex

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....

papal heralds of the apocalypse

reach Lord Jesus. The human race has not the strength to move the stone which it has itself...

what a painting of gregory the great can teach us

Today is the Feast of one of the grand Church Fathers and Doctors of the Church,St Gregory the...

seven reasons to pray from fr. jacques philippe

Whether you are thinking approximately committing to daily prayer for the first time,or you have...

cardinal arinze: religions for peace

Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze’s cogently developed book Religions for Peace: A Call for...

strangers in a strange land

It’s a commonplace to say that America,along with other Western countries, is currently...

seven endearing books to read aloud with children...

Christmaswith its spirit of childlike wonder and its gift of extra time to spend with children—is...

waking the dead with dickens in advent

Advent is a time for ghosts and graveyards. A time for skeletons to creak out of closets seeking...

a gift for mary s nativity: beauty and sacred art

For nowadays’s Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary here is the Virgin at Prayer by...

our lady of sorrows takashi nagai and a song for...

It is often the case that global events are best understood when viewed through the prism of the...

spiritual reading makes saints

Don’t neglect your spiritual reading. Reading has made many saints. — Saint Josemaría...

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