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A Christmas Memory
Memories are usually recollections of episodes or events. But my most moving Christmas memory was more of a “non-event.”…
Things that Amaze Should Lead to Praise
John H. Hampsch, cmf After one of Bill Cosby’s performances a young couple went backstage hoping to get the…
The Power of Our Words—for Good or for Evil
In the country church of a small village, an altar boy serving the priest at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped…
The Eucharist
St. Ambrose wrote: “How is the change of bread into the Body of Christ brought about? It is by…
Faith-Focus in Trying Times
Even in the most terrifying times, God always provides a safety net:”Never will I forsake you” (Heb. 13:5). His…
The Art of Loving God
St. John of the Cross wrote: “The smallest act of perfect love of God is more effective, more meritorious…
Prayer Preferences
Just as each person favors a certain lifestyle, preferred types of food, or choice of entertainment, so also every…
On the Providence of God
God, by his providence pre-plans all that happens to us. Recognizing that theological and scriptural truth can help us…
Can a Catholic join the Masons and still be true to their faith?
ROME. Feb 6, 2007 (www.Zenit.org) Answered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolourm University. Q:…
Do You Know Where You’re Going?
Albert Einstein, the great physicist was once honored by Time magazine as not just the Man of the Year,…