We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
I know a lot of Catholic writers are responding to the the release of the Grand Jury Report out of Pennsylvania yesterday. I honestly don't have any words. I can't bring myself to read the report. Some of the excerpts that I've read horrified me so much that I couldn't read any further. All I …
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**This originally published on the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe in 2015. I thought that I would repost it, especially since this week I won't be blogging as much since my daughter and I are getting her school year started. My weekly Catholic Exchange contribution will publish on Thursday.** St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on …
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All of us who have been touched by death have days of the year that are a reminder of who we lost. August 8th is one of those days for me. It is the Feast of St. Dominic. On it, two years ago, my husband and I found out that we had lost our fourth …
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Recently I have had discussions with my husband and a close female friend of mine who is also married with children. We've been talking through the differences between the way men and women communicate and understand the world and relationships with other people. I've worked with a lot of men over the years and many …
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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” G.K. Chesterton Our culture seeks to hide suffering behind closed doors. The elderly are left in nursing homes while the unborn are "humanely" disposed of in abortuaries. We pretend that suffering …
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In the past few weeks I have come into contact--both in person and in social media--with people who have felt the need to lecture me on their individual learning in areas of the Catholic faith. I stepped in at a Catholic bookstore when a man was telling a woman in full communion with Rome that …
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Hello all! I am doing a bit of preliminary research on the topic of friendship in the digital age. I'd love to get some feedback from my readers on the topic. If you have a few moments, please answer the following questions either in the comment section or through the contact form under CONTACT on …
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One of the greatest battles we face in the spiritual life is knowing and understanding ourselves. "Know thyself" appeared on the temple at Delphi in Ancient Greece. It's influenced philosophy for centuries and it is an essential aspect of the spiritual life, as long as it is properly ordered to God and a life of …
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The Church in the United States is once more stunned to learn of scandal within our leadership as news of accusations of sexual abuse by Cardinal McCarrick continue to be reported. The news coming out of Chile has been bad enough, but now a high ranking member of the hierarchy is accused of multiple instances …
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Hello Readers! I will be making a cross-country trek to my home-state of Montana beginning tomorrow. I will be taking a break from writing and posting during that time so I can spend time with my family and enjoy the Rockies. My articles will still publish on Thursday each week at Catholic Exchange. I will …
Swimming the Depths 