What Is the Catholic Teaching on the Presence of Ghosts or Spirits?
Q: Scientists are constantly trying to “prove” the existence of ghosts or departed spirits. What is the Catholic teaching on the presence of ghosts or…
read moreWhat is the prayer of absolution?
This is the prayer that is offered by the priest during confession also known as the sacrament of reconciliation or penance. After one confesses their…
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Four Tips for Keeping Your Semester Holy
I’m a college English professor with two children, ages 6 and 8. As a new school semester begins for our family, new routines automatically emerge.…
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Community Service: How You Can Act on Catholic Social Teaching Every Day
During my many years of volunteer service (primarily in hunger relief organizations), I’ve witnessed a frustrating phenomenon. While people (admirably) tend to focus on opportunities…
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Salt of the Earth: Engaging Hearts and Minds With Jesus’ Metaphors
“Why didn’t Jesus talk plainly? Why didn’t he just say what he meant?” The student asked. “What is, ‘You are the salt of the world’…
read moreWhy Does the Apostles’ Creed Say That Jesus ‘Descended Into Hell’?
In my parish we say the Apostles’ Creed and not the Nicene Creed, and in the Apostles’ Creed it states that Jesus descended into hell.…
read moreWhy do we read so much from the prophet Isaiah during Advent and Christmas?
The Catholic theologian Gerald O’Collins, S.J., has called the writings of the prophet Isaiah “the fifth gospel.” By this he means that so many of…
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