By Father Stephen Battey
Recently, someone shared a photo of a poorly veiled statue which looked more like something that one would find in a comedy film, rather than a Catholic church. Funny as …
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Father Stephen Battey
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3/29/18
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By Father Jean Joseph Brice
Christianity radically and concretely lived has enormous evangelical power. Today, the Church is losing generations of Catholic youth and young adults. It is arguable …
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Father Jean Joseph Brice
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3/22/18
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By Father Brian Morris
Q: Recently, a group of friends had a conversation involving Purgatory, and whether the Catholic Church still teaches that it is a reality. Some feel that Christ dying on …
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By Father Brian Morris
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3/15/18
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By Father Stephen Battey
Q. Why is it that these days it seems there are very few churches that offer Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings? It was a very nice tradition that I, and I assume …
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By Father Stephen Battey
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3/8/18
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By Father Brian Morris
Q: I can’t square in my head that God would tell Moses to have lepers go around and yell about how they are unclean and had to live away from everyone else. Do you think …
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By Father Brian Morris
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3/1/18
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By Father Jean Joseph Brice
On Ash Wednesday, if a stranger had visited our world for the first time, he would have noticed something saliently striking. Young, old, men, women, office and street …
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Father Jean Joseph Brice
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2/22/18
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By Father Stephen Battey
Q. Why do parishioners bring up gifts of bread and wine during Mass?
We’ve all experienced it at one time or another; the priest stands at the foot of sanctuary and …
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By Father Stephen Battey
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2/15/18
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Father Brian Morris
Q: Why was Sunday (January 14) the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time instead of the First Sunday in Ordinary Time? The previous Sunday was the Epiphany, the Sunday before that was …
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Father Brian Morris
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2/1/18
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By Father Jean Joseph Brice
In the last few years, anyone who has been paying attention to the religious trends has heard one unending hymn: the church has no grandchildren. Countless surveys show …
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Father Jean Joseph Brice
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1/25/18
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By Father Stephen Battey
At least once or twice a week I will be called to visit someone suffering from a serious illness. Upon my return from one such visit, a parishioner very matter-of-factly …
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By Father Stephen Battey
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1/18/18
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