May 9, 2020

‘Thank God Ahead of Time’—A Look at Solanus Casey

Solanus’s struggle to find his place as a priest and member of the Capuchins followed him, in a sense, to his first assignment.

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Mission San Jose in San Antonio, TX | Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on Unsplash

San Antonio: The City of Saint Anthony

You do not have to walk very far along the famous Riverwalk that winds through the heart of San Antonio before you run into a lovely, life-size statue of Anthony of Padua.
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Faith and Family for May 17: The Advocate

READ JN 14:15-21 Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom ...
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Holy Family

Did Jesus Have Siblings?

If St. James is Jesus’ brother, would James not also be God’s son? Were Mary and Joseph the parents of James?
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Where Should the Tabernacle Go?

Most members of our large Catholic community have been trying to rescue Our Lord from a tabernacle on a side altar. Some churches have kept the tabernacle where it belongs: in the center of the main altar.
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Did the Church Make Up Purgatory?

My middle-aged daughter recently told me that there is no purgatory, that the Catholic Church made that up.
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Dealing With A Father’s Abuse

I am the youngest in a large family. Many of my siblings suffered physical or verbal abuse from our father when we were growing up. Although he has abused our mother verbally and continues to do so, she has stayed ...
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