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Blessed Carlo Acutis: 1991-2006Feast Day: October 12 Together, our saints compose a sprawling portrait of devotion and purpose across time and space, each situated in their own unique context. As we wade through an oversaturated, overstimulating modern environment, the crosses we bear often look a little different than those of centuries past–naturally, many Catholics wait […]

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Blessed Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality

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If you’ve ever thought, “No way could I be a saint,” you’re in good company—so did St. Moses the Black (also known as Moses the Strong, Abba Moses the Robber, or Moses the Ethiopian). He was a feared gang leader, a thief, and a fugitive. But through radical conversion, he became one of the Church’s […]

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From Outlaw to Saint: The Story of St. Moses the Black Coming to Theatres

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From Pain to Purpose: 8 Saints on the Joy of Suffering By Marge Hynes, Writer The road of faith is rarely straight. It twists, it falters, and it leads us into the desert. Maybe you’ve been there—tested in the wilderness like Jesus, tempted and tried. But then, a moment of grace arrives—a whisper, a revelation—pulling […]

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From Pain to Purpose: 8 Saints on the Joy of Suffering

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Fr. Dave Pivonka begins the film Sign of Contradiction by saying that St. Francis has to be more than just a birdbath. My maternal great-grandfather was named Francis, presumably named for someone before him who was named for St. Francis. My mother was named the feminine variant, Frances, and then passed the name onto me. […]

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St. Francis of Assisi: Conversion, Grace, & Birdbaths

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The original fire in Joelle Maryn’s life was not a metaphor. When she was six years old, her family suffered a house fire that took the life of her sister. This unspeakable trauma rattled her entire family, but it swallowed her father whole. Alcohol and a lifelong, consuming sense of guilt fueled his poor treatment […]

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Become the Fire: Joelle Maryn Emerges From the Ashes

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At the end of Lent, the celebration of the Paschal Mystery shows how the Lenten journey of purification culminates in the free and loving gift of self to the Father. —St. John Paul II, “Message of the Holy Father John Paul II for Lent 1997”  What begins as an exciting promise of grace, renewal, and charity […]

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The Heartbeat of Faith: Approaching Lent with Hallow’s Pray40

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His truth, His beauty, His goodness: A Catholic Reflection on Technology and Faith in the Digital Age Type “Catholic, creativity, technology” into your Google search bar. You’ll find countless references to Blessed Carlo Acutis (soon to be canonized in April), the millennial teenager who sharpened a love for computer programming into his spiritual weapon of […]

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A Catholic Reflection on Technology and Faith

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Beauty is truth, truth beauty. — John Keats St. Cecilia Feast Day: November 22 When asked about the steadfast nature of her faith, my best friend’s mother told me that she need only point to flowers as proof of God’s love for us: Only a perfect love could create something of such perfect beauty for […]

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Singing to God in Our Hearts: St. Cecilia in Our Lives

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On the feast of St. Joan of Arc, let us remember that life is a courageous adventure through every new experience and obstacle “I am not afraid, I was born to do this” has repeated over and over in my mind this morning on the feast of St. Joan of Arc as I sip a cup […]

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Being Courageous Through an Adventurous Life

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Dipping our figurative paintbrushes into more colorful hues results in brilliance and observing life’s detailed surroundings – helping us to better use our time on our phones or computers. In today’s society we can all agree that we are significantly glued to technology, more specifically…our phones. The fear and anxiety that we feel when we […]

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