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The gifts of the Holy Spirit: The gift of miracles

26 March 2020

The Charisms of the Spirit, conferred to all in Baptism and intensified in Confirmation, are also called gifts of the Holy Spirit. With these gifts He enables us to serve the Church of Christ.

When Dory makes me think of God

2 May 2017

Well, now I’ll explain everything The most famous fish film is back: Finding Dory was – without doubt – one of the most expected films by children (and adults). In Finding Nemo Dory helped the fish Marlin to find his son Nemo, captured by divers. This time it’s Dory looking for her family. But today […]

Jim Caviezel takes on wide slate of topics in fascinating new interview

2 May 2017

Actor Jim Caviezel has starred in Hollywood hits from “The Count of Monte Cristo” to “The Thin Red Line.” But he is best known for playing Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” an experience that he says affected him very deeply and spiritually. In a new interview, Caviezel talks about the importance […]

“I will teach my child only one thing: love”

14 December 2014

In 1995, during the war in the former Yugoslavia, Sister Lucy Vertrusc and two other religious sisters were raped by Serbian soldiers. As a consequence, she found out later that she was pregnant. An Italian newspaper published years later a heartfelt letter that Sr Vertrusc wrote to her mother superior with an amazing witness of a spousal-love […]

10 Issues With The Media’s Narrative About Catholicism & The Synod on Marriage & Family

21 October 2014

by Aggie Catholics The media frames all the synod’s discussions in terms of politics. The usual narrative is progressive vs conservative and too often Catholics get caught in this game as well. We have to learn that these are political terms and don’t really apply to The Church. The media only sees the human element of the […]

Justice and Mercy in Church Marriage Law

23 May 2014

In the run up to the October Synod of Bishops on marriage and the family, experts in Church marriage law came together in Rome this week to discuss the theme ‘Pastoral Marriage: Justice and Mercy, Antidotes Against ‘Laxism’ and ‘Rigorism’”. The study day at the University of the Holy Cross on May 22 aimed […]