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Perspective

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Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

Aug 4, 2025

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Conversion: A Lifelong Journey

(Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) As I look back upon my life, I am filled with gratitude to the Father who bestowed so many graces...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Guest Contributor

Aug 1, 2025

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The Cure Has Begun: A Catholic Perspective on Healing from Sexual Brokenness

Magdala Ministries "exists as a space where women can find hope, healing and freedom alongside each other from sexual addiction,"...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Guest Contributor

Jul 31, 2025

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Becoming the Trusted Voice: Talking with Your Teens About Sexuality

(Photo: Lightstock) By Julia Sadusky, PsyD Note: In this third part of a four-part mini-series, we delve into how parents can address...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Tanner Kalina

Jul 30, 2025

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It All Starts With A Prayer Life

(Photo: Lightstock) “How’s your prayer life?” As a student at the University of Texas at Austin, a FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Jul 30, 2025

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The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition

(Photo: Unsplash) Some years ago, a friend teaching at a state university told me that he was offering a course on the history of...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Catholic Charities

Jul 29, 2025

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The Psychological Effects of Pornography

Freedom and healing from pornography addiction or dependence are possible. (Photo:Lightstock) By Mark R. Sanders, LPC, CAS St. Raphael...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Father Scott Bailey

Jul 28, 2025

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Clarity and Charity: What the Catholic Church Really Teaches About Pornography and Why

At the core of the Church's sexual ethic is a call to love God, self and others as Jesus loved. (Photo: Lightstock) Note: In this first...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Elizabeth Zelasko

Jul 25, 2025

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When the Door Is Closed… and the Heart Open: An Art Reflection for the Jubilee Year

(Photo by Elizabeth Zelasko) World Youth Day in 2005 was the first time my feet left the soil of my homeland and touched ground overseas....

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Jared Staudt

Jul 24, 2025

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The Bible: The Singularly Great Book

(Photo: Lightstock) The Great Books of Western Civilization were published in the middle of the twentieth century as a series of...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Jul 23, 2025

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The perils of polarization

(Photo: Unsplash) CRACOW — Adam Michnik was one of the great wordsmiths of the revolution of conscience that began to form in mid-1970s...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Guest Contributor

Jul 22, 2025

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Why I Stopped Blaming God: A Catholic Mother's Story of Loss and Hope

Meg suffered her miscarriage in silence for a whole year, until God broke through, bringing healing and new life. (Photo: Lightstock) By...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Guest Contributor

Jul 21, 2025

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Living Without Fear: A Catholic Response to Terror Threats and Global Tension

(Photo: Unsplash) By Deacon Ernest Martinez When missiles fly between nations and headlines warn of rising terror threats, the natural...

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