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How Do Our Good Works and Prayers Benefit the Souls in Purgatory?(Post)

One mode is by way of intercessory prayer. Just as I can request that God help you grow in holiness in this life, by giving you graces to repent of your venial sins, to reorder your will toward him, a

Not a Denomination(Post)

In 1964, Pope Paul VI issued the Second Vatican Council’s “Decree on Ecumenism,” called Unitatis Redintegratio, which translates from Latin as “The Restoration of Unity.” Right there, we see tha

How to Find True Joy(Post)

  Having a proper understanding of joy is imperative to becoming a saint.   Joy is the arousal of some sense of good. When we malign and obscure good, we malign and obscure joy. St. Gregory the Great

The Food Which Endures to Eternal Life(Post)

Filling in the Gaps about the Eucharist We read of Jesus instituting the Eucharist in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, as well as in St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. John gives us

The First Stigmata: An Examination of Jesus’ Wounds(Post)

On Ash Wednesday 2004, the eagerly-awaited movie The Passion of the Christ hit movie screens—but hit its viewers much harder. With ashen foreheads, Catholics across America cringed in their theater s

How Should Christians Respond to Atheists?(Post)

Engaging with Atheists Through Respectful Dialogue From 2009 to 2011, I traveled the country as a pro-life missionary, engaging students at public universities in dialogue about abortion. I remember

The Assumption of Mary: What Catholics Believe(Post)

Finding the gospel of Jesus Christ reflected in Mary may help us pursue the unity of spirit and mind that Paul sought: Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that . . . I may h

The Return of Socialism(Post)

In 2019, 43 percent of Americans consider socialism to be a “good thing” and millennials are some of its strongest supporters.Magazines such as Teen Vogue even run articles like “Everything You Shoul

Is The Bible Full Of Mythical Creatures?(Post)

The Claim: The Bible describes fantastic, mythical beings—men who lived to be nearly a thousand years old, giants who walked the earth, and creatures like unicorns and dragons. This shows that the Bib

One of the Most Enigmatic Figures in History(Post)

“Constantine has been a whipping boy for a long time, and still is today. In popular culture (Dan Brown, Da Vinci Code), among bestselling historians (James Carroll, Constantine’s Sword), and among t

The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things(Post)

Throughout my priestly ministry, I have always heavily preached the importance of frequent confession. In my homiletics, I stress the spiritual goods of the sacrament and their effects on our souls. R

Polluting the Body: What to Tell Your Teen About Contraception(Post)

Contraception Advice for Big KidsWhile I was waiting for my 13-year-old son who was getting a haircut, I started flipping through a women’s magazine and was drawn to a slick, double-page ad for an i