100 words (give or take) on… Bishops
A bishop is a priest who receives “the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders” (CCC, 1557) and is the visible head of a particular…
read more100 words (give or take) on… Confirmation
While Baptism is the first sacrament of initiation, confirmation imparts what the name implies: it “confirms” baptismal promises and calls believers into living a bolder…
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On a Hero’s Journey: Where Christianity and Nerd Culture Collide
Growing up, it wasn’t easy for me to fit in. I was always “weird.” (I still am.) I liked what I liked regardless of whether…
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4 Ways to Worship Well
We all know the drill. We should go to Mass on Sunday. We should go to Mass on Holy Days. And really, in general, we…
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How Saint Anthony Helped Me Find My Way to the Saints
I’ve been consistently losing things since the birth of my first child—I’ve never lost her, but my mother-in-law once did at JCPenny. Another story for…
read more100 words (give or take) on… Resurrection
Catholics believe that Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified, that this is a real event in history and has been verified by sacred…
read more100 words (give or take) on… Virgin Birth
Catholics believe that Mary, the mother of Jesus, became pregnant not through a sexual encounter with a man, but by the power of the Holy…
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