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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...

Meet the Presenters of The 99: Leah Darrow

Meet the Presenters of The 99: Leah Darrow

Leah Darrow

Introducing Leah Darrow, the next presenter in our Meet the Presenters series, where we introduce you to the faith-inspiring speakers in Ascension’s new system for evangelization, The 99. Leah is...

Meet the Presenters of The 99: Leah Darrow

Leah Darrow

Introducing Leah Darrow, the next presenter in our Meet the Presenters series, where we introduce you to the faith-inspiring speakers in Ascension’s new system for evangelization, The 99. Leah is...

Where Did the Term ‘Transubstantiation’ Come From?

Where Did the Term ‘Transubstantiation’ Come From?

Nicholas LaBanca

A few years back, on the feast of Corpus Christi, I remember listening to an astounding homily during Mass from my former pastor. The story he relayed to the congregation...

Where Did the Term ‘Transubstantiation’ Come From?

Nicholas LaBanca

A few years back, on the feast of Corpus Christi, I remember listening to an astounding homily during Mass from my former pastor. The story he relayed to the congregation...

Is the Way Catholics Worship Weird or Wonderful?

Is the Way Catholics Worship Weird or Wonderful?

Dr. James Merrick

I love to hike. The feeling of physical exertion and challenge, the splendor and surprise of lovely landscapes, most of all, that moment when you crest a mountain and your...

Is the Way Catholics Worship Weird or Wonderful?

Dr. James Merrick

I love to hike. The feeling of physical exertion and challenge, the splendor and surprise of lovely landscapes, most of all, that moment when you crest a mountain and your...

Why the Lord’s Day Is Sunday

Why the Lord’s Day Is Sunday

Nicholas LaBanca

Since apostolic times, Christians have worshipped together each Sunday, on the Lord’s Day. Christ came to fulfill all the law and prophets, not abolish them: “Think not that I have...

Why the Lord’s Day Is Sunday

Nicholas LaBanca

Since apostolic times, Christians have worshipped together each Sunday, on the Lord’s Day. Christ came to fulfill all the law and prophets, not abolish them: “Think not that I have...

How Can the Church Say the Bible Is without Error?

How Can the Church Say the Bible Is without Error?

Matthew Pinto

While there are some apparent contradictions of factual details in the Bible, there are no true errors concerning matters of faith or morality in its pages. It is in this...

How Can the Church Say the Bible Is without Error?

Matthew Pinto

While there are some apparent contradictions of factual details in the Bible, there are no true errors concerning matters of faith or morality in its pages. It is in this...