July 14, 2016

Catechesis

How was the early Church so successful in handing on faith despite incredible obstacles? It’s something Cardinal Newman knew and you should know as well.

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May 11, 2016

Parenting

Parenting teens is scary. I know…I have two! It gets even scarier for those of us interested in keeping our teens Catholic. You’ve seen the apathetic look of most teens at Mass. You’ve heard the alarming statistics that 80% of cradle Catholic leave the Church between ages 18-23. You probably have friends with older teens or young

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May 11, 2016

Parenting

Parents, want to know the secret to keeping kids Catholic? Get involved in their religious formation. This isn’t a new idea. The Church has said it for decades. The Vatican II documents say parents are the “first preachers of the faith” to their children, and their influence is “incapable of being entirely delegated to others or usurped by others.”

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April 12, 2016

Book Reviews

“I want a mess. I want trouble in the dioceses! I want people to go out! I want the Church to go out into the streets! I want us to defend ourselves against everything that is worldliness, installation, comfortableness, clericalism, being shut in on ourselves. The parishes, the schools, the institutions exist to go out!”

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March 10, 2016

Book Reviews

Christians love like Jesus… Isn’t that right? Community is the hallmark of Christian discipleship, however… The elements of community–friendship, accompaniment, fraternal love, service, and self-gift–don’t come easily. Jesus loved everyone perfectly. But the simple fact of being a Christian doesn’t guarantee you can love like him. Baptism doesn’t instantaneously infuse you with all the virtues, and perfection doesn’t

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