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The Pro-Life Attitude

My friend, Stephanie Gray, wrote the following: “Aaron called me out.  And so he should have.  I was being…


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Three Questions Catholics Should Answer

Next week, we start our annual four-week pro-life series, and there’s a part of me…


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In the End, God Gives Us What We Want

“Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has…


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Feeling Sad When You’re Supposed to Be Happy

Merry Christmas, everyone!  And Happy New Year! Have you ever been at an event where you’re…


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Give Others a Chance to Begin Again

Merry Christmas, everyone! Two years ago, we talked about the principle of ‘beginning again,’ from…


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The Church Conceives Jesus

At some point in the future, someone or something in the Catholic Church will hurt…


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Patience with Slow Growth

Here are four truths to help us be more patient with others, ourselves, and Jesus’…


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Winning = Greeting By Name

“Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God” (Rm…


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Christ’s Mass = Rescued from Commercialism

The Christmas season we’re about to enter is a beautiful time of the year, but…


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The Gift Fit for the King

Last year, when we did the Christ the King Challenge, I honestly could have cried when…


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Married to Jesus

When I was 23 years old, in my first summer assignment as a seminarian, I…


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Atonement

Let me tell you again the story of Thais, especially for those who never heard…


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Apologies Are Refreshing

I once told an old friend: “Do you remember a few years ago when we…


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God Vindicates Us, If We Don’t Give Up

About six or seven years ago, I was praying that St. Anthony’s would be able…


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Being the One to Thank Jesus

Five weeks ago, we talked about letting go of our loved ones so that we…


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You’re a Worthless Servant. Stop Complaining

Mike and his two best friends were turning forty, and because of the pressure of…


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Addressing the Thing That’s Bothering Us

Today, let’s start with the end of Jesus’ parable, because it’s the most interesting and…


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Naïveté about Transgenderism

In 2016, Pope Francis said, “In Europe, America, Latin America, Africa, and in some countries…


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Spiritual Amnesia

I’d like to introduce you to the term spiritual amnesia, when we forget where we came…


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Letting Go of Loved Ones to Receive Them Back

The message the Lord is giving us today is that sometimes we have to let…


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A Note to Above Average Catholics

According to Dr. Jean Twenge, “In the 1950s, when teenagers were asked if they were…


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Children of God Always Suffer

When I was in Grade 12, something beautiful happened.  Up to that point, I had always…


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Preparing for the Upcoming Crisis

I hope you’re all having a blessed Sabbath Summer, finding again the fullness of life in…


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Receiving from Christ’s Treasury

Did you know that, under certain conditions, doing the following can take away some of…


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Making Time for What We Love

Let’s meditate on the truth that we make time for what we love.  This helps to…


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From Bodybuilding to People-Building

Last week, we talked about boasting in the Cross of Christ rather than drawing attention…


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Drawing Attention to Our Bodies

St. Paul today writes: “May I never boast of anything except the Cross of our…


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Why Contraception Hurts Us

We’re going to summarize the key points of theology of the body which we’ve made…


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Language of the Body

As we continue our series on theology of the body, God’s plan for human sexuality,…


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Being Loved the Way God Loves Us

We’re continuing our series on theology of the body, that is, God’s plan for human…


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