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Tongue of Fire: Vocation of Fr. Anthony Kodwo Eschun
Tongue of Fire: Vocation of Fr. Anthony Kodwo Eschun
How Fr. Anthony became a priest and the gift he shares with others across the ocean.
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The Memorare: I Fly Unto Thee (Testimony of Anthony Sutter)
The Memorare: I Fly Unto Thee (Testimony of Anthony Sutter)
How Mary's intercession caused a dream to take flight
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Faith of Our Grandmothers: Lessons in love from little church ladies
Faith of Our Grandmothers: Lessons in love from little church ladies
The persistent widow has nothing on the little church lady grandmother praying force.
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Personal Space: When Cultural Norms Don’t Play Nice With the Commandments
Personal Space: When Cultural Norms Don’t Play Nice With the Commandments
In a 'What Would Jesus Do' moment, I opened up the bars to my mental jail when others’ cultural norms didn’t fit mine.
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The Prayer Wall: how a new prayer routine went beyond a family’s prayer time with God
The Prayer Wall: how a new prayer routine went beyond a family’s prayer time with God
How God extended a parent's idea of a new family prayer routine.
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"Receive the Holy Spirit"
"Receive the Holy Spirit"
God breathed life into Adam -- physical life -- to create the first human. Jesus breathes life into the Apostles – spiritual life – passing on the mission that God the Father had given Him. Theirs is a new life, incubated with His presence and infused with the breath of the Holy Spirit.
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Lazarus, Come Out!
Lazarus, Come Out!
Jesus calls, “Lazarus, come out!” (John 11:43), and the dead man walks out of the tomb, alive and well. Martha and Mary believed, but Jesus saw fit to accelerate a reliable ride.
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St. Joseph: Savior of the Savior
St. Joseph: Savior of the Savior
“To give life to someone is the greatest of all gifts. To save a life is the next. Who gave life to Jesus? It was Mary. Who saved his life? It was Joseph" (Blessed William Joseph Chaminade). How can we honor St. Joseph on his feast day, most especially during Lent?
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Long Saint Line
Long Saint Line
The saints remind us that we are connections in something much greater and bigger than ourselves.
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The Immaculate Conception: a Gift
The Immaculate Conception: a Gift
The Immaculate Conception is a gratuitous gift of God that prepares the way for the gift of all gifts.
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Mending Relationships
Mending Relationships
How to mend one-of-a-kind relationships
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St. Padre Pio and the Capuchin Friars | Bishop Barron Interviews Shia LaBeouf
St. Padre Pio and the Capuchin Friars | Bishop Barron Interviews Shia LaBeouf
St. Padre Pio and the Capuchin Friars - a model of evangelization
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Patient Trust: a Reflection
Patient Trust: a Reflection
Sometimes the answer to prayer is to wait with patience, suspended and incomplete, while God works on us.
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The Eucharist: Defying Math, Defying Logic
The Eucharist: Defying Math, Defying Logic
In the natural world, 5x2 equals 10. In God’s world, 5x2 can convert to more, much, much more.
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A Turbo-Charged Faith Ride
A Turbo-Charged Faith Ride
When distraught sisters call for Jesus because their brother is on his deathbed. instead of coming with sirens blaring at the speed of an ambulance,“… He remained for two days in the place where he was.” John 11:6
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