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The Guide to the Our Father Prayer from St. Louis de Montfort
I've been immersing myself recently in the books and biographies of St. L…
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The Immutability of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and You
I have been working on a new, hopefully easier to understand, translation of …
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The Heartbreaking, Hidden Meaning of Mary Saying "Do Whatever He Tells You" at the Wedding at Cana
I was asked to write something that was guaranteed to make a person laugh or …
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The Greats #7 Venerable Jan Tyranowski: The Youth Minister of St. John Paul II
Have you ever heard of the youth minister who, during the Nazi occupation of …
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Talking to Pentecostals About Trinitarian Baptism: Why Don't Pentecostals Believe in the Trinity and Baptizing in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit?
Let’s talk today about Pentecostals. How we can reach out to them when their …
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Today: First Time the Reigning English Monarch Attended a Catholic Mass Since English Reformation; The Most Recent in a Long Line of Historic Catholic Firsts in Anglican England
Are we witnessing the end of Anglicanism and the English Reformation-Revoluti…
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The Jewish "Our Lady of Sorrows": The Jews have been asking for the Intercession of this Mother for 3,000 Years
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows! “Happy” may seem a strange word to use, b…
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Catholic Coffee Break Friday: Exciting Pope Leo news! Holy Family, Competitive Catechesis, St. Norbert, Pestering the Pope
It's Catholic Coffee Break Friday! I recently published a new book on Nea…
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Pope Leo XIV's Louisiana Roots: A Spanish Colonial Governor and Military Commandant, Carlos Louis Boucher De Grand Pré
NEW POPE HAS POINTE COUPÉE ROOTS By Brian J. Costello Pointe Coupéeans joyous…
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Catholic Guide to the Holy Oils: What does OC, OS, OI, and SC all mean? What are Sacred Chrism, Oil of Catechumens, and the Oil of the Infirm used for?
The Catholic Church uses three holy oils: Sacred Chrism, Oil of Catechumens, …
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Big Catholic Family Pilgrimage Travel Tips: Our Lady of Guadalupe and Chalco (Sisters of Mary, World Villages, Girlstown)
We have a big Catholic family. We have 6 kids (so far), so there are 8 of us,…
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C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce: Discussion Questions for Catholic Book Clubs
I once assigned this to my Catholic religion classes, even though C. S. Lewis…
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Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Prayers for Healing, Safety, Protection, & the New 8 Million Conversions
We have often heard the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe's apparitions to S…
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Catholic Saint Quote Index: Rolodex of Saints Quotes and Bible Verses
I just read an interesting book recently about giving speeches, Speak Like Ch…
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Why Incense? A New Insight on Incense, The Blood of the Tree, Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB
It's a sad phenomenon in America. Incense fell out of favor post-Vatican …
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Why Christians Can't Be Freemasons (Masons) - Flyer, Infographic, Handout
I am strongly opposed to the historical, theological, and other evils of Free…
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How to Celebrate the Octave of All Saints as a Family, Release Souls from Purgatory, and Build a Prayer Army of Saints for Your Family - The Prayer of St. Gertrude and Plenary Indulgences
I love killing two birds with one stone, but you know what's even better …
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The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist: All of Jesus' "Amen, Amen" ("Truly, Truly") Statements in the Gospel of John -- Which Are Not Literal?
I love finding myself in conversations with Protestants about Biblical proof …
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Dad Monk: New Podcast About Using Catholic Productivity Hacks and Lifestyle Design to Create the Domestic Monastery
Hey, everybody! I'm been sitting on this one for a while. I just finally …
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The Safe List: Guide to All the Kids' Shows and Movies That Are NOT Pushing LGBTQ Characters and Content
A little while ago, I started compiling the "The No-Watch List: Guide to…
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Most Amazing Things About the Shroud of Turin: Dating the Shroud, Jesus' Death Certificate, Proving Not a Medieval Forgery or Painting
As a child, when I wasn't a practicing Catholic or even much of a Christi…
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Should You Receive the Eucharist on the Tongue or by Hand? Rules for Reception of Holy Communion
There are a lot of questions floating about how you should (or should not) re…
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Ranking the Popes: Top 25 Popes Ranked by the Number of Saints Canonized, Encyclicals Written, and Other Odd Statistics
Do you ever think about what you might do when you reach Heaven? You know, be…
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Mary is the Aqueduct: St. Bernard of Clairvaux Sermon on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Have you ever heard the Virgin Mary referred to as the "Aqueduct"? …
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St. Charles Borromeo: Rubrics for the Design of Altar Rails, Ebook Download of Instructiones Fabricae et Supellectilis Ecclesiasticae (1577)
St. Charles Borromeo was a special kind of polymath. He was the kind that the…
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Catholic Church Fathers Quotes on Contraception and Abortifacients
Nancy Pelosi made headlines back in 2008 when she argued for abortion rights …
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A Step Back in Time? Or Forward? Associated Press (AP) Article on the Youth Traditionalist Movement in the American Catholic Church
The Associated Press recently published an alarmist article about the rising …
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