It’s a Wonderful Gift

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By Amanda Pizzolatto … It’s that time of year again. The time of year for wonder, traditions, family, friends, precious moments, heartache for the ones who have passed on, joy, tears, laughter, and quite possibly some of the worst takes this side of the galaxy has ever seen… thanks to these bad takes, I have successfully rewatched It’s a Wonderful Life and debunked every one of them…

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Merry Christmas! (It’s Not Over Yet)

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When does Christmas end? It depends who you ask. The Christmas Octave brings us to January 1st. The 12 Days of Christmas take us up to Epiphany (January 6th). You could celebrate the 20ish days till the Baptism of the Lord, or the traditional 40 days until February 2nd – the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

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Faithful Friday: St. John the Apostle

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By Sarah Losardo … One of the sons of Zebedee – also known as the Sons of Thunder – John shows up in the Gospels as the “one who Jesus loved”, one of the ones who asked for a place at Jesus’ right and left hand, the one disciple who followed Jesus to the Cross, the only disciple not to be martyred, and the writer of a gospel, three letters, and the book of Revelation (or the Apocalypse). What else do we know about this apostle? 

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Rest and Restlessness

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By Stephen Steiniger … Our hearts are restless until they rest in the Lord. Jesus is our peace. He is our teacher and master. Jesus wants to share with us his Sabbath rest. The fullness of rest will enable us to be good citizens of Heaven and earth.

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Faithful Friday: Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh 

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By T.K. Wilson … Today (December 19th), the church commemorates Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh and his companions, who were martyred for their faith on this date in 1839. 

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And This the Happy Morn

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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall …
No one has yet messed up Advent (aka “The Christmas Season,” which it is not), and so we are spared Advent sales and Advent gifts and Advent movies and news stories babbling about The True Meaning of Advent. Advent is a season that points to the Nativity, not to itself.

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Faithful Friday: St. John of the Cross

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By Ian Wilson … The celebrated mystic, St. John of the Cross, was born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez on June 24, 1542, in Fontiveros, Spain. Even as a child, John knew he wanted to live the ascetic life. After the untimely death of his father and older brother when John was only three years old, John was sent to a boarding school for poor orphaned children. There, he received a religious education, and served as an acolyte at an Augustinian monastery. 

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Summer-Autumn 2025: The Bible, Science, & Metaphysics

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Join us as we explore God & Science through The Bible & Science, with some Metaphysics to boot! We’ve got part two of our scientist interview, summer AND fall pictures, more scientists, poetry, and an explanation of what in the world metaphysics actually entails. Enjoy!

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Faithful Friday: St. Justinian

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By Lyn Wilson … Saint Justinian (or Stinan) of Ramsey was a 6th Century Monk from Breton who moved to Ramsey Island in Pembrokeshire in modern day Wales. 

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First Snow

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By Sarah Losardo … Falling from grey skies / In big flakes, / Really coming down…

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Faithful Friday: Catherine Laboure

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By Sarah Losardo … It was in Paris that she discovered the identity of the priest in her vision – St. Vincent De Paul, the founder of the Sisters of Charity. In January 1830, Zoe finally joined the Sisters of Charity in Paris, taking the name Catherine. The same year, first in July and again in November, Sister Catherine was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary, who entrusted to her a medallion to be given to the world.

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The Delivery of Doom

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By Ian Wilson … It was hard to describe; it wasn’t human, nor was it like any animal I had ever seen, like a parody of biology, a satanic practical joke. Its gawky body was ink-black. Multiple eyes blazed out of its head. Its mouth, if you could call it a mouth, was a mass of dripping tentacles. I screamed. Holding my rosary aloft, I shouted, “In Christ’s name, get back!”

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Having a Mature Relationship with Jesus in the Spiritual Life 

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By Stephen Steiniger … Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. As such, he is due special attention and praise. He is alone among human beings. As true God and man, Jesus exists as one of us, but something more. He is the source and summit of our life. He is our beginning and end.

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Faithful Friday: Saint Gregory Palamas

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By Ian Wilson … St. Gregory Palamas was a highly influential saint of the Eastern Church, who is best remembered for advancing and defending the practice of hesychasm, or internal prayer. His life and written works have inspired many through the centuries to draw nearer to God in prayer and in an ascetic life. 

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