Chris and Rebecca Mann, Author at Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/author/chrismann/ Catholic Resources for the New Evangelization Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:41:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://catholic-link.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Catholic-Link_Logo-no-text-32x32.png Chris and Rebecca Mann, Author at Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/author/chrismann/ 32 32 Practical Ways To Teach Your Child How To Identify The Truth https://catholic-link.org/truth-child-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/truth-child-catholic/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:27:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=805272 The act of thinking is in a bit of a predicament these days. American culture has never cared less about what has been known for millennia as “objective truth.” Despite the apathy, an objective truth still guides and directs reality, whether I or anyone else cares about it or not. Why would I care? The […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/truth-child-catholic/feed/ 0 How To Celebrate World Youth Day At Home https://catholic-link.org/world-youth-day-catholic-how-to-celebrate-at-home/ https://catholic-link.org/world-youth-day-catholic-how-to-celebrate-at-home/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:02:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=804625 What is World Youth Day? The first World Youth Day was celebrated in 1984 when Pope St. John Paul II created a gathering on Palm Sunday in Rome to celebrate the Youth Jubilee of the Holy Year of Redemption. It was expected that sixty thousand people would attend, but over two hundred-fifty thousand came. Given […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/world-youth-day-catholic-how-to-celebrate-at-home/feed/ 0 The Spiritual Power Of Marriage Can Bring Hope To The World https://catholic-link.org/catholic-marriage-hope-sacrament/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-marriage-hope-sacrament/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:44:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=804570 I have the great blessing of having three adopted siblings. After having six biological children, my parents decided to adopt three more. They are incredibly generous people, and I think are perhaps strongly against the idea of spending any time at all in purgatory, choosing instead to get all that penance out now. I know […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-marriage-hope-sacrament/feed/ 0 Do Catholics Wear A Wedding Dress For First Communion? https://catholic-link.org/catholic-communion-dress-wedding/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-communion-dress-wedding/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 07:18:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=804054 Dressing up for special occasions is a common practice, but on certain occasions, the dress itself carries its own traditions and symbolism. The reception of First Holy Communion is one such special occasion. It is common to see those receiving First Communion dressed up in clothes very similar to wedding dresses and tuxedos. While this […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-communion-dress-wedding/feed/ 0 Disagree With Your Priest? Here’s How To Respond https://catholic-link.org/disagree-priest-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/disagree-priest-catholic/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:26:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=803695 One of the best and most challenging aspects of the Church is that it is composed entirely of humans, who are flawed and fallible, with their own perspectives, experiences, strengths, and weaknesses. As a result, disagreements between individuals can arise, and this can be particularly challenging when those disagreements are of a spiritual nature and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/disagree-priest-catholic/feed/ 0 What Can Catholics Do To Conquer A Bad Day? https://catholic-link.org/bad-day-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/bad-day-catholic/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:17:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=803624 We’ve all been there. The day just isn’t going well. The culprit could be a rough night with the kiddos, bad news, or maybe you’re just in a funk and don’t know why. I don’t enjoy any of those, but for me, the worst part is that a bad day can be hard to shake. […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/bad-day-catholic/feed/ 0 3 Powerful Reminders From The Life Of St. Blaise https://catholic-link.org/saint-blaise-throat-blessing-life/ https://catholic-link.org/saint-blaise-throat-blessing-life/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:48:37 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=803372 One of the most curious celebrations in the Catholic Church is the blessing of throats for St. Blaise’s memorial on February 3rd. I can recall as a small child being told about the blessing of throats and seeing it done at church. I sort of took it for granted, and as I grew up the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/saint-blaise-throat-blessing-life/feed/ 0 How Prayer Changes When You Become A Parent https://catholic-link.org/prayer-catholic-parent-time/ https://catholic-link.org/prayer-catholic-parent-time/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:09:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=803192 I don’t have time to pray I have almost always struggled to feel like I pray “enough.” Believe it or not, the last time that I could definitively say that I didn’t struggle with that was before I had kids. I have 5 kids now and we also have some neurodiversity in the family, so […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/prayer-catholic-parent-time/feed/ 0 Can My Neurodivergent Daughter Have A Relationship With God? https://catholic-link.org/catholic-neurodivergent-autism/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-neurodivergent-autism/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:42:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=800503  I often wonder how God is interacting with my autistic daughter. Everyone’s inner relationship with God is to some extent secret, but for many we have learned to recognize the imprint of the Spirit on a person. Indeed, we have a very convenient list of such things in the gifts of the holy spirit; wisdom, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-neurodivergent-autism/feed/ 0 5 Ways To Engage Children With Jesus | Part 3 Of A Guide To Children’s Adoration https://catholic-link.org/adoration-children-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/adoration-children-catholic/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:14:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=800275 This is the third installment of our series on bringing children to adoration as part of a response to the USCCB’s call for a Eucharistic Revival. In the first part of the series, we looked at why it is both appropriate and important for children to go to adoration. In the second, we looked at […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/adoration-children-catholic/feed/ 0 4.5 Ways To Prepare Your Children For Adoration |Part 2 Of A Guide To Children’s Adoration https://catholic-link.org/how-to-prepare-children-adoration/ https://catholic-link.org/how-to-prepare-children-adoration/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:37:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=800219 Welcome to the second part of our series on bringing children to adoration. In case you missed it, the first part is here. In the first part, we established that not only is it acceptable to bring children before the Lord in adoration, it is, in fact, encouraged. Jesus makes it clear that children are […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-to-prepare-children-adoration/feed/ 0 Two Things That Keep Parents From Bringing Children To Adoration | Part 1 Of A Guide To Children’s Adoration https://catholic-link.org/adoration-children-catholic-misconception/ https://catholic-link.org/adoration-children-catholic-misconception/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:03:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=800147 This year, the USCCB has announced a three-year Eucharistic Revival. The goal of the revival is to draw people to the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith. A significant way that this call for revival is being lived out is through an increase in Eucharistic adoration in parishes across the country. Adoration is […]

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