sin

It really looked like the end of the road for her.  Caught in the act of a capital crime, her fate lay in the hands of an angry mob.  Desiring to kill two birds with one stone, the rabble decided…

The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts…

Why is it that Ash Wednesday and Lent remain relatively popular even in highly secularized times like these? It’s a serious question that touches on matters deeper than might at first be supposed.
The popularity I speak of can be…

Certain things make us people watchers. Like a rare family trip to the mall, for instance, particularly when the young, female contingency wants to stop by Claire’s. For the uninitiated, Clare’s is the “you too can be a pop princess”…

The Empty Manger

by Fr. Frank Pavone December 18, 2012

During Advent, Christians gather around the Manger, as yet empty. “Come, Lord Jesus, do not delay,” the Church’s liturgy prays.
Just as the Baby in the Manger represents for us the greatest Gift God brings, so the emptiness of the…

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His Heart Breaks for Me

by Dwija Borobia April 3, 2012

Twelve years ago I sat on a couch, 19 short years of philosophizing and semantics and knowing everything under my belt. She asked us to close our eyes, to open our hearts and to listen. Then I heard the story…

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The Gift That’s Always In Season

by Jerry Costello December 23, 2011

Is there a “right time” to forgive someone? Well, there’s no time like the present. Forgiveness is always in season. But right now, with Christmas just around the corner, righting old wrongs seems to be especially appropriate. Jesus came to…

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Sin Like the Economy Depends On It

by Dale Ahlquist November 25, 2011

The Catholic Church is always condemned for condemning sins. Since we are all sinners, sin is the last thing we want to hear about. But of course, if we don’t confess our sins and flee from our sins, sin is…

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Once a Sin — Now a Virtue?

by Jeffrey Tucker November 24, 2011

What makes “social teaching” different from the faith-and-morals magisterium of the Catholic Church? Most of the latter was settled early in Church history, with developments coming over time as subtle elaborations and careful applications of eternal truths.
Social teaching (including…

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Walking Across Hot Coals Back to Love

by Lisa Mladinich October 28, 2011

Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much . . . (Lk. 7:37-47).
It’s humiliating. We labor in ministry and give so much to the Church, yet we still fall flat on our faces and sin against…

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