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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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The Hidden Evil of the Heart Shape: The Suspicious History of Pharmakeia, the Heart Symbol, Contraceptives, and Abortifacients
Have you ever wondered why the heart shape doesn't really look like a rea…
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Alfred Joyce Kilmer, Catholic Poet of "Trees" - Conversion Story and Selected Catholic Poems
Have you heard of the Catholic poet, Joyce Kilmer? First off, despite his na…
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Joseph's Coat of Many Colors -- Is It Really a Technicolor Dreamcoat? The Mistranslation of Genesis 37:3 and the Hidden Meaning for St. Joseph
Genesis 37:3 is just one of those verses. The translations for it are all ove…
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Did St. Paul Have a Near-Death Experience? NDEs of the Bible
Have you every thought about Near-Death experiences (NDEs) occurring in the B…
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What is the "Sign of Jonah"? Did Jonah Die in the Belly of the Whale, Resurrect, and have a Near-Death Experience? NDEs of the Bible
Jonah was swallowed into the belly of a whale, right? He was spit onto the sh…
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In Praise of Cold Showers (and Exodus 90)
For the record, spiritual directors and confessors have been recommending col…
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The Symbolic Power of Water in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia Series
Water is a powerful symbol in many of the world’s best-selling novels and C.S…
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The Star of Bethlehem - What is it Really? Could It Be Something More Than a Star?
What was the Star of Bethlehem? What was it really? Was it a comet? What is a…
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Pray Without Ceasing: Catholic Family Daily Prayer Routine
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The No-Watch List: Guide to All the Kids' Shows and Movies That Have LGBTQ Characters and Content
I keep hearing about new and old kids' shows and movies adding LGBTQ char…
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Kneel-In Time? Denied Holy Communion for Kneeling in Diocese of Boise, Idaho
You've heard of the great Sit-Ins of the Civil Rights Era ... Anybody up…
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