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Source Growing up Catholic, I had heard the word “grace” mentioned many times. I could repeat the definition of grace to anyone who asked. Grace is God’s free and unmerited favor given to a person to help him attain eternal life. But it wasn’t until a few years ago, while ...

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Source We all know someone who has left the Church and chosen to stop practicing the faith they were given in baptism. Whether it’s a friend, child, grandchild, sibling, parent, niece or nephew, it can be a deeply painful thing for someone we love to leave the Church. Especially when they l...

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Source This season ‘in a particular way, invites us to consider the restoration of the family,’ Sister Miriam James Heidland writes in new journal. Sister Miriam James Heidland’s latest book, Behold: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation, invites readers to transf...

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Source By: Susan Fox Kevin Kukla met Milissa Ackron in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2007 for the first time when she agreed to train him in pro-life sidewalk counseling. Since then both of them — as single and then married people — have saved the lives of many babies.  These were ...

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Source Advent begins on Sunday, November 27, 2022, and will end on Saturday, December 24, 2022, this year. Take time this week to create a plan that will help you prepare the way for the birth of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.Advent is a season for stepping back from the hectic pre-Christm...

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Source “Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.” St. John Bosco As we get ready to enter into a new liturgical year with the start of Advent, many Christians will strive to take up new habits to help them grow in holiness. One of these habits...

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Source In the words of the popular Christmas song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year …” But for many of us, the weeks leading up to Christmas can also be the busiest, most stressful and downright challenging time of year for our family to grow in holiness. With...

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Source The Eucharist is described in the Catechism as the ‘source and summit’ of our faith. Finding the time to go to Adoration can be difficult. But if you can make it happen, committing to regular Adoration with an open heart can have some surprising results. While they were eati...

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Source The USCCB will consider this week whether to advance on the local level the causes of beatification and canonization for Cora Evans, Michelle Duppong and Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy. Clockwise from left: Michelle Duppong, Cora Evans and Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy (photo: ...

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