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Sing for the Love of God (Insights from St. Augustine)

Sing for the Love of God (Insights from St. Aug...

Dr. James Merrick

According to St. Augustine, whose feast day we celebrate today, songs of worship—and all forms of worship—are primarily about God whom we are worshipping. My last post pointed out that...

Sing for the Love of God (Insights from St. Aug...

Dr. James Merrick

According to St. Augustine, whose feast day we celebrate today, songs of worship—and all forms of worship—are primarily about God whom we are worshipping. My last post pointed out that...

A Sinner’s Guide to Catholic Prayer

A Sinner’s Guide to Catholic Prayer

Merridith Frediani

When I was little I learned to pray before bedtime: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before...

A Sinner’s Guide to Catholic Prayer

Merridith Frediani

When I was little I learned to pray before bedtime: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before...

Reunion with God through Reconciliation

Reunion with God through Reconciliation

Matt Charbonneau

I have long believed the greatest gift God has ever given us—next to his son—is our life. Yet, the ability to breathe and blink is not the full extent of...

Reunion with God through Reconciliation

Matt Charbonneau

I have long believed the greatest gift God has ever given us—next to his son—is our life. Yet, the ability to breathe and blink is not the full extent of...

Are the Stories in the Bible True?

Are the Stories in the Bible True?

Matthew Pinto

Yes, all the stories in the Bible are true. This does not mean, however, that each and every biblical story is history. The parables of Jesus, for example, are “true”...

Are the Stories in the Bible True?

Matthew Pinto

Yes, all the stories in the Bible are true. This does not mean, however, that each and every biblical story is history. The parables of Jesus, for example, are “true”...

Why Do We Have to Follow Some Biblical Laws and Not Others?

Why Do We Have to Follow Some Biblical Laws and...

Deacon John Harden

While preparing for the sacrament of penance you may reflect on the Ten Commandments as part of your examination of conscience: “Have I taken the Lord’s name in vain? Have...

Why Do We Have to Follow Some Biblical Laws and...

Deacon John Harden

While preparing for the sacrament of penance you may reflect on the Ten Commandments as part of your examination of conscience: “Have I taken the Lord’s name in vain? Have...

3 Life Lessons from St. Rose of Lima

3 Life Lessons from St. Rose of Lima

Melissa Keating

St. Rose of Lima is the first canonized saint to be born in the Americas. Despite holding this honor, her life was really quite simple. Many aspects of her life...

3 Life Lessons from St. Rose of Lima

Melissa Keating

St. Rose of Lima is the first canonized saint to be born in the Americas. Despite holding this honor, her life was really quite simple. Many aspects of her life...