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The Other 23 Catholic Churches: Part 5, West Syrian Rite

The Other 23 Catholic Churches: Part 5, West Sy...

Nicholas LaBanca

This is the fifth part in the series on the Eastern Catholic Churches. In this part we will talk about the West Syrian Rite. As I walked into the church...

The Other 23 Catholic Churches: Part 5, West Sy...

Nicholas LaBanca

This is the fifth part in the series on the Eastern Catholic Churches. In this part we will talk about the West Syrian Rite. As I walked into the church...

Handmaid: 'Be It Done Unto Me'

Handmaid: 'Be It Done Unto Me'

Merridith Frediani

One of the most beautiful statements in the Bible, maybe even in the history of life on earth, is Mary’s joyous response to the angel Gabriel at the Annunciation. With...

Handmaid: 'Be It Done Unto Me'

Merridith Frediani

One of the most beautiful statements in the Bible, maybe even in the history of life on earth, is Mary’s joyous response to the angel Gabriel at the Annunciation. With...

A 'New Savvy' Emerges from Young Adult Catholics

A 'New Savvy' Emerges from Young Adult Catholics

Matthew Pinto

It has been more than fifty years since Bishop Fulton J. Sheen captured the attention of television viewers throughout the nation with his dynamic presence, wit, and wisdom. These days,...

A 'New Savvy' Emerges from Young Adult Catholics

Matthew Pinto

It has been more than fifty years since Bishop Fulton J. Sheen captured the attention of television viewers throughout the nation with his dynamic presence, wit, and wisdom. These days,...

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Bearing Witness in a Secular Age

Carol Lynn Miller

According to philosopher, James K.A. Smith, we might want to rethink what it means to be secular. In his talk, “Our Secular Age,” James K.A. Smith asks the question, “What...

Bearing Witness in a Secular Age

Carol Lynn Miller

According to philosopher, James K.A. Smith, we might want to rethink what it means to be secular. In his talk, “Our Secular Age,” James K.A. Smith asks the question, “What...

Why Jesus Came When He Did

Why Jesus Came When He Did

Chris Mueller

Jesus came into the world a little over two-thousand years ago. That is a historically demonstrable fact. So, we know it happened. But why did it happen when it did?...

Why Jesus Came When He Did

Chris Mueller

Jesus came into the world a little over two-thousand years ago. That is a historically demonstrable fact. So, we know it happened. But why did it happen when it did?...

St. Paul’s Evangelization Method: Go Where the People Are

St. Paul’s Evangelization Method: Go Where the ...

Nicholas LaBanca

When St. Paul had his conversion experience, it can rightly be said that he was “cut to the heart” just as the three thousand souls in the Acts of the...

St. Paul’s Evangelization Method: Go Where the ...

Nicholas LaBanca

When St. Paul had his conversion experience, it can rightly be said that he was “cut to the heart” just as the three thousand souls in the Acts of the...