Guest Author, Author at Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/author/guest/ Catholic Resources for the New Evangelization Fri, 02 Feb 2024 04:05:23 +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 Guest Author, Author at Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/author/guest/ 32 32 What One Catholic Learned From Marching With Martin Luther King Jr. https://catholic-link.org/what-one-catholic-learned-from-marching-with-martin-luther-king-jr/ https://catholic-link.org/what-one-catholic-learned-from-marching-with-martin-luther-king-jr/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 04:22:07 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=35527 Civil Rights activist, Paul Bokulich, marched with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In the short documentary You Have to Have Light to Dispel the Darkness, he reflects back on the effects of his years in Selma and Eutaw, Alabama living in a shack house, falling in love, and dedicated to making a difference. He believes […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/what-one-catholic-learned-from-marching-with-martin-luther-king-jr/feed/ 0 An Inside Look At How The Knights Of The Holy Eucharist Encourage Individual Spirituality https://catholic-link.org/knights-eucharist-spirituality/ https://catholic-link.org/knights-eucharist-spirituality/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:15:19 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=45931 Guest Author

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/knights-eucharist-spirituality/feed/ 0 If This Is What Marriage Implies, Is It Really Worth It? The Strange Things That All Couples Fight Over https://catholic-link.org/weird-things-all-couples-fight-about/ https://catholic-link.org/weird-things-all-couples-fight-about/#respond Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:30:00 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=5559 oday’s video could be useful for illustrating the daily quarrels that we can all relate to. Although I myself am not married and am on my way towards the priesthood, more than once I have witnessed –with a bit of awe to be honest–the surprising capacity of loving couples to argue over the most ridiculous […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/weird-things-all-couples-fight-about/feed/ 0 Meet Venerable Jan Tyranowski: An Ordinary Man With An Extraordinary Impact https://catholic-link.org/meet-venerable-jan-tyranowski-an-ordinary-man-with-an-extraordinary-impact/ https://catholic-link.org/meet-venerable-jan-tyranowski-an-ordinary-man-with-an-extraordinary-impact/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:37:33 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=43112 In the early 1940s, the Nazis dominated many countries in central Europe. And they were not neutral toward religion. They sought to destroy the Catholic Church, sending thousands of priests and religious to concentration camps, silencing any opposition from religious leaders, prohibiting most public expressions of faith and outlawing education in the Christian life. The goal […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/meet-venerable-jan-tyranowski-an-ordinary-man-with-an-extraordinary-impact/feed/ 0 Welcoming Them Home: 7 Tips For Churches To Reengage Parishioners https://catholic-link.org/7-tips-catholic-churches-to-reengage-parishioners-mass-return/ https://catholic-link.org/7-tips-catholic-churches-to-reengage-parishioners-mass-return/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:28:20 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=41409 I remember the first Mass I attended after COVID-19 caused lockdowns countrywide and cut off access to the sacraments. I hadn’t been to Mass in more than two months, and I craved the Eucharist more than anything else I’d lost during the pandemic. The Mass was going to be outdoors, and I arrived super early […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/7-tips-catholic-churches-to-reengage-parishioners-mass-return/feed/ 0 How To Make A Daily Spiritual Plan In 7 Steps https://catholic-link.org/how-to-make-a-daily-spiritual-plan-in-7-steps/ https://catholic-link.org/how-to-make-a-daily-spiritual-plan-in-7-steps/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:09:34 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=39750 We know what a spiritual life is, but what’s a basic way that we can get a daily spiritual plan going? What does a daily prayer life look like? Fr. Hanley offers tips and basic practices that anyone can use to get started in living a life of prayer. Listen to Fr. Hanley’s podcast on […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-to-make-a-daily-spiritual-plan-in-7-steps/feed/ 0 New Catholic Podcast Helping Young Adults On The Path To Holiness https://catholic-link.org/catholic-podcast-young-adult/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-podcast-young-adult/#respond Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:58:04 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=40956 Are you searching for reading reflections that will take you deeper into your spiritual life and want to learn more about the Catholic faith? Welcome to the Stephen F. Austin Catholic Campus Ministry podcast! The SFA Podcast leads you to stretch your knowledge and see the Truth, Beauty and Goodness that God is and how […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-podcast-young-adult/feed/ 0 This Order Founded By Mother Angelica Is Calling Young Men To Become Saints https://catholic-link.org/this-order-founded-by-mother-angelica-is-calling-young-men-to-become-saints/ https://catholic-link.org/this-order-founded-by-mother-angelica-is-calling-young-men-to-become-saints/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:00:37 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=40802 “It’s times like these when God is going to call great saints to come forth, and beyond any doubt, you were called to be one,” says Brother Angelo in the new vocations video for the Knights of the Holy Eucharist. The Vocation To The Religious Life The Franciscan Brothers of the Knights of the Holy […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/this-order-founded-by-mother-angelica-is-calling-young-men-to-become-saints/feed/ 0 Why I Remain Catholic: A Personal Testimony https://catholic-link.org/why-i-remain-catholic-a-personal-testimony/ https://catholic-link.org/why-i-remain-catholic-a-personal-testimony/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:19:58 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=39703 I am, admittedly, a ‘cradle Catholic,’ who has experienced times of great closeness to the faith, and other times when I wandered, like a dog, who suddenly finds itself outside its familiar fence, and is anxious to sniff out what the world outside might be like.  I searched for something outside, but always wandered back […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/why-i-remain-catholic-a-personal-testimony/feed/ 0 SEEK21: BIG GRACES FROM SMALL THINGS https://catholic-link.org/seek21-big-graces-from-small-things/ https://catholic-link.org/seek21-big-graces-from-small-things/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:33:40 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=39887 How in the world do you help someone get to the point where they can confidently say they know Jesus? Like truly, authentically know Him? All year, I’ve asked the students I walk with in discipleship whether or not they know Jesus. Like truly, on an intimate level. They usually hesitate and admit “I don’t […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/seek21-big-graces-from-small-things/feed/ 0 5 Inspiring Streaming Options Every Catholic Man Should Watch https://catholic-link.org/streaming-videos-catholic-men-heroic/ https://catholic-link.org/streaming-videos-catholic-men-heroic/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:01:54 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=39122 There is a serious crisis of culture in our country’s media. And it’s not just R-rated films.  Even shows that may not be considered graphically offensive don’t always express an uplifting view of the goodness and dignity of humanity.   Consider the average sitcom available to stream today.   Now consider how it portrays marriage. And how […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/streaming-videos-catholic-men-heroic/feed/ 0 5 Essential Tips For Young Adult Men To Live A Pure Life https://catholic-link.org/5-essential-tips-for-young-adult-men-to-live-a-pure-life/ https://catholic-link.org/5-essential-tips-for-young-adult-men-to-live-a-pure-life/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:57:49 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=38946 Guest Author

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/5-essential-tips-for-young-adult-men-to-live-a-pure-life/feed/ 0 Find Out Where The “Other” Arm Of St. Francis Xavier Is Located https://catholic-link.org/find-out-where-the-other-arm-of-st-francis-xavier-is-located/ https://catholic-link.org/find-out-where-the-other-arm-of-st-francis-xavier-is-located/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:01:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=33205 St. Francis Xavier, the missionary apostle who is the vanguard of the Church’s worldwide missionary outreach, served in a long tradition in the Church that reaches to present days.   The Arm Of St. Francis But Where Is His Other Arm? While many know of the famous left forearm of his, that has baptized thousands […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/find-out-where-the-other-arm-of-st-francis-xavier-is-located/feed/ 0 How A Catholic Can Support Their Community On #GivingTuesday https://catholic-link.org/how-a-catholic-can-support-their-community-on-givingtuesday/ https://catholic-link.org/how-a-catholic-can-support-their-community-on-givingtuesday/#respond Sat, 28 Nov 2020 03:29:45 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=38425 The event the National Catholic Register declares “most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date,” #iGiveCatholic, returns on #GivingTuesday, November 29.   On a day when people raise hundreds of millions of dollars for organizations, charities and nonprofits, #iGiveCatholic provides a platform for people to celebrate their faith by finding and giving back to the parishes, schools […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-a-catholic-can-support-their-community-on-givingtuesday/feed/ 0 Celebrating St. Cecilia: How Music “Speaks” To Us Through Rhythm, Harmony, And Melody https://catholic-link.org/st-cecilia-feast-day/ https://catholic-link.org/st-cecilia-feast-day/#respond Sun, 22 Nov 2020 04:17:58 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=38369 Since St. Cecilia sang in her heart to her heavenly Bridegroom at her earthly wedding feast, artful imaginings of her usually place a harp in her hands. Because of this, she became closely associated with music and is the beloved patroness of Catholic musicians. However, the harp she holds may seem like a mild instrument […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/st-cecilia-feast-day/feed/ 0 4 Steps To Finding Peace In Troubled Times https://catholic-link.org/4-steps-catholic-peace-troubled-times/ https://catholic-link.org/4-steps-catholic-peace-troubled-times/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2020 03:56:31 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=37915 We are living in unprecedented times. The tension has become palpable. You can see it on our roads, in stores, even within our churches – people are stressed beyond belief. We live with the media shouting their respective agendas at us 24/7 – pandemic, civil unrest, riots, politics and the upcoming election, economic crisis, and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/4-steps-catholic-peace-troubled-times/feed/ 0 Digital Tool Changing The Way Catholics Engage With The Church https://catholic-link.org/digital-tool-changing-the-way-catholics-engage-with-the-church/ https://catholic-link.org/digital-tool-changing-the-way-catholics-engage-with-the-church/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:02:07 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=37643 You open up your phone. Your newest email has new Catholic articles from around the country, an incredible story from someone at a neighboring parish, and a new event in your diocese that feels like it’s right up your alley. Everything you see is both relevant to where you are in life and addressing ideas […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/digital-tool-changing-the-way-catholics-engage-with-the-church/feed/ 0 The Spirit Desires Innovation In Ministry https://catholic-link.org/spirit-desires-innovation-in-ministry/ https://catholic-link.org/spirit-desires-innovation-in-ministry/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:02:43 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=37586 In his 2009 essay “The church will become small” from the Faith and the Future compilation, Pope Benedict XVI foretold, “She [the Church] will no longer be able to inhabit many of the edifices she built in prosperity. As the number of her adherents diminishes…she will lose many of her social privileges…As a small society, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/spirit-desires-innovation-in-ministry/feed/ 0 Liturgical Institute Offers *FREE* Online Courses In the Sacred Liturgy https://catholic-link.org/liturgical-institute-offers-free-online-courses-in-the-sacred-liturgy/ https://catholic-link.org/liturgical-institute-offers-free-online-courses-in-the-sacred-liturgy/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:06:42 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=36542 The renewal of the sacred liturgy continues apace – and for Jesse Weiler, director of the Liturgical Institute at St. Mary of the Lake University, Mundelein, IL, there’s no reason that renewal can’t take place – and even flourish – online. The Liturgical Institute recently launched a series of online courses – consisting of five […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/liturgical-institute-offers-free-online-courses-in-the-sacred-liturgy/feed/ 0 Turning The Worst Of Times Into The Best Of Times https://catholic-link.org/turning-the-worst-of-times-into-the-best-of-times/ https://catholic-link.org/turning-the-worst-of-times-into-the-best-of-times/#respond Tue, 26 May 2020 02:45:02 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=36415 “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Great beginnings, like those opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities, are more memorable than most endings. Because when we open the first page of a novel or watch the curtain rise on a play, we are charged with anticipation.  “It was […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/turning-the-worst-of-times-into-the-best-of-times/feed/ 0 A Catholic Guide To Difficult End-Of-Life Questions | Fr. Jeff Kirby https://catholic-link.org/catholic-end-of-life-questions/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-end-of-life-questions/#respond Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:18:46 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=36089 Description: We Are the Lord’s: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions is a video series with accompanying book, that serves as a succinct, quick-reference guide to difficult end-of-life questions, framed by divine wisdom and Catholic Church teaching. Its easy-to-read chapters and question-and-answer format can be a welcomed help to any person or family who […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-end-of-life-questions/feed/ 0 The 8th Commandment: From Fake News To Good News https://catholic-link.org/8th-commandment-fake-news-good-news/ https://catholic-link.org/8th-commandment-fake-news-good-news/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2020 03:31:07 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=35475 The 8th commandment says, “You shall not bear false witness.” However, to avoid falsehood, we need to serve truth. And to serve truth, we need to do the hard work of checking facts, researching the reliability of our sources, following the dictates of logic, and compensating for our own biases. When we don’t do that […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/8th-commandment-fake-news-good-news/feed/ 0 Is Your Morning Coffee Filled With Injustice? Why Catholics Need To Care https://catholic-link.org/is-your-morning-coffee-filled-with-injustice-why-catholics-need-to-care/ https://catholic-link.org/is-your-morning-coffee-filled-with-injustice-why-catholics-need-to-care/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 03:13:11 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=35301 Catholicism and coffee have gone hand in hand for centuries. It was Pope Clement VIII who “baptized” coffee after many years of being considered a suspicious drink throughout Christendom. It was even referred to as “Satan’s drink,” in some circles, but after tasting it, it is rumored that Pope Clement VIII declared “This ‘Satan’s drink’ […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/is-your-morning-coffee-filled-with-injustice-why-catholics-need-to-care/feed/ 0 What The Ascension Can Teach Us When We Feel Abandoned By Christ https://catholic-link.org/what-the-ascension-can-teach-us-when-we-feel-abandoned-by-christ/ https://catholic-link.org/what-the-ascension-can-teach-us-when-we-feel-abandoned-by-christ/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2019 16:05:34 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=33880 Ascension seems the silliest solemnity. Jesus spent thirty years preparing for His mission, three years preaching His mission, three days suffering, dying, rising to complete His mission, and many days thereafter appearing to His apostles so that they would believe in His mission. However, just when His mission is ready to go public like the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/what-the-ascension-can-teach-us-when-we-feel-abandoned-by-christ/feed/ 0 Use The AIR Method To Breathe Life Into Your Prayer https://catholic-link.org/use-the-air-method-to-breathe-life-into-your-prayer/ https://catholic-link.org/use-the-air-method-to-breathe-life-into-your-prayer/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:27:43 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=33486 Prayer is like breathing. It’s something that we have to do but it doesn’t totally depend on us. It’s not like we make a conscious decision to breathe. With prayer something similar is happening; we put in our part but at the end of the day it’s the Holy Spirit praying in us. It’s us […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/use-the-air-method-to-breathe-life-into-your-prayer/feed/ 0 So, Who Exactly Is The Greatest? | Catholic Bible Study https://catholic-link.org/so-who-is-the-greatest-catholic-bible-study/ https://catholic-link.org/so-who-is-the-greatest-catholic-bible-study/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:54:27 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=33479 Use this Catholic Bible Study for your own personal spiritual growth or with the apostolate you are involved with. Matthew 20:17-28 Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time 17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/so-who-is-the-greatest-catholic-bible-study/feed/ 0 12 Essential Keys To Help Christians Understand Same-Sex Attraction https://catholic-link.org/12-keys-understanding-same-sex-attraction-christian-life/ https://catholic-link.org/12-keys-understanding-same-sex-attraction-christian-life/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:28:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=29085 Let’s start out by saying that when we talk about same-sex attraction, what’s important is acceptance and tolerance. We aren’t talking about “tolerating” others as if there was a fundamental distinction between them and us. We are only talking about us. For those who have same-sex attractions, we don’t tolerate you, we don’t accept you. […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/12-keys-understanding-same-sex-attraction-christian-life/feed/ 0 “We are the Innocents”: Powerful Reflection On The Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade https://catholic-link.org/we-are-the-innocents-powerful-reflection-on-the-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade/ https://catholic-link.org/we-are-the-innocents-powerful-reflection-on-the-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade/#respond Mon, 21 Jan 2019 23:30:05 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=33230 This January 22 marks the anniversary of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the “Roe v. Wade” case, a decision which legalized abortion throughout the United States. This is thus an occasion to strengthen our efforts to try to stop abortion. At the same time, this anniversary gives occasion for us to do […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/we-are-the-innocents-powerful-reflection-on-the-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade/feed/ 0 How I Went From Typical College Party Girl To Catholic Missionary https://catholic-link.org/typical-college-party-girl-catholic-missionary/ https://catholic-link.org/typical-college-party-girl-catholic-missionary/#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2018 03:15:02 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=32618 By the fall semester of my junior year at Northwest Missouri State University, I was completely consumed with the typical college culture. I partied every chance I got and sought to make my mark on campus. But because of my conscience and the Lord’s grace, I was still attending Mass regularly, sometimes at the Newman […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/typical-college-party-girl-catholic-missionary/feed/ 0 My Resurrection- Coming Forward as a Survivor of Sexual Abuse https://catholic-link.org/my-resurrection-coming-forward-as-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/ https://catholic-link.org/my-resurrection-coming-forward-as-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/#respond Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:39:38 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=32612 Jesus was my excuse. He wanted me to forgive my abuser, to give him a second chance. But in the pit of my stomach, I know that I just made that up because I was too afraid to speak up. My name is Maria Sage. I am a 24-year-old Catholic, a writer, a bookworm, a […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/my-resurrection-coming-forward-as-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/feed/ 0 A Guide To Appreciating Catholic Churches For The Non-Catholic https://catholic-link.org/the-catholics-guide-to-appreciating-catholic-churches-for-the-non-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/the-catholics-guide-to-appreciating-catholic-churches-for-the-non-catholic/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 18:43:46 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=30910 First, let me tell you that I’m not Catholic. But having lived in Europe for several years, I’ve probably been in more Catholic Churches than most Catholics. Not that this makes me an expert, but more of a connoisseur. However, I have asked several of my Catholic friends how to best appreciate a Catholic church […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-catholics-guide-to-appreciating-catholic-churches-for-the-non-catholic/feed/ 0 Only The Church Can Whup The Devil – Reason #30 Dr. Peter Kreeft Is Catholic https://catholic-link.org/church-whup-the-devil-reason-i-am-a-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/church-whup-the-devil-reason-i-am-a-catholic/#respond Tue, 08 May 2018 17:29:41 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=30565   Whenever anybody gets really serious about exorcism, they go to a Catholic priest. Did you ever see a movie with a Protestant exorcist? The Catholic Church is an “expert” in the most dangerous war of all, spiritual warfare. Why? For these reasons: Jesus was. He performed many exorcisms in the Gospels. And His Church […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/church-whup-the-devil-reason-i-am-a-catholic/feed/ 0 New Catholic Music Video From Array Of Hope! https://catholic-link.org/array-of-hope-catholic-music-video/ https://catholic-link.org/array-of-hope-catholic-music-video/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:42:02 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=30548 Array of Hope has released its newest music video: A cover of Beautiful Name by Hillsong United. Array of Hope is a Catholic organization that addresses the decline of God in our culture through faith-filled, family-friendly films, music videos, and live concerts. Their main event is the Array of Hope Concert. This is a wide-ranging live concert experience that […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/array-of-hope-catholic-music-video/feed/ 0 Catholic Cliques: 4 Steps To Overcoming Them https://catholic-link.org/loneliness-catholic-groups-overcoming-cliques/ https://catholic-link.org/loneliness-catholic-groups-overcoming-cliques/#respond Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:40:11 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=29802 I was scrolling through Facebook one day and I stopped on a photo of a group of friends I knew. They were laughing and posing happily for a selfie. Having grown up together in the same Catholic Group, these particular groups of friends enjoyed a level of intimacy, belonging and close friendship. Plus, the food […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/loneliness-catholic-groups-overcoming-cliques/feed/ 0 Loved Just As We Are? A Short Film That Delves Into Theology of the Body https://catholic-link.org/cry-of-the-heart-film-theology-of-the-body/ https://catholic-link.org/cry-of-the-heart-film-theology-of-the-body/#respond Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:15:20 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=29778 “The Cry of the Heart,” is a new film by evangelist Christopher West and the Cor Project addressing JPII’s Theology of the Body. Based on the General Audiences given by the pope during the course his pontificate, West explains the meaning of our corporeality, why we are created male and female, and how, through the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/cry-of-the-heart-film-theology-of-the-body/feed/ 0 Don’t Miss One Of The Best Pro-Life Videos Ever Made: “Aaron” https://catholic-link.org/aaron-pro-life-video/ https://catholic-link.org/aaron-pro-life-video/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:09:55 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=28614 It’s a thought that haunts the waking hours of many post-abortive women: “What if my child were still alive?” Produced by the American Family Studio, today’s video makes it clear that “Abortion is not just about the child, it is also about the mother – there is a lot of emotional trauma that comes with an abortion.” […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/aaron-pro-life-video/feed/ 0 How To Explain The 7 Sacraments Without Boring Your Children https://catholic-link.org/explain-sacraments-to-children/ https://catholic-link.org/explain-sacraments-to-children/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2018 18:14:02 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=28639 Don’t know how to start explaining the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church to your son or daughter? Are you lacking material for your church’s catechesis program? Is it sometimes a bit complicated for you? Don’t worry. Through this article, we’ll help you find the right words to help children understand these gifts of the faith.  […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/explain-sacraments-to-children/feed/ 0 What’s a Maronite Catholic? One Woman’s Experience in the Eastern Rites https://catholic-link.org/maronite-catholic-eastern-rites/ https://catholic-link.org/maronite-catholic-eastern-rites/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:23:31 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=26025 “Marie, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore!” In my family, we often speak to each other with movie quotes. The first time my parents attended Mass in the Maronite Church, when the priest began the liturgy chanting in Syriac, my father leaned over to my mother and said with trepidation and confusion, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/maronite-catholic-eastern-rites/feed/ 0 Five Benefits of Dating Catholic https://catholic-link.org/five-benefits-dating-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/five-benefits-dating-catholic/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:25:55 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=25977 Relationships are so many things: wonderful, difficult, adventurous, etc. What about Godly? A relationship that glorifies Jesus Christ? Well, we are meant to glorify our King in all that we say and do, in every aspect of our lives. What about dating men and women who are also members of the beautiful holy, Catholic, and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/five-benefits-dating-catholic/feed/ 0 This Girl Thought She Could Have An Easy Life Without Any Consequences, But… (The Ending Will Surprise You!) https://catholic-link.org/easy-life-without-consequences/ https://catholic-link.org/easy-life-without-consequences/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:29:56 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=22482 Who hasn’t ever wished to have a magic wand or a fairy godmother to do our homework assignments, take that horrible test for us, or simply make our problems disappear? In the video we present today, an amusing little wooden doll makes all this possible… and yes, for a brief moment makes us believe in […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/easy-life-without-consequences/feed/ 0 7 Unmerited Gifts that God Gives to Priests and Consecrated Religious https://catholic-link.org/7-gifts-god-gives-priests-consecrated/ https://catholic-link.org/7-gifts-god-gives-priests-consecrated/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2017 16:20:01 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=22180 How is it possible that a young man decides to leave everything behind to enter the seminary? Why would this young woman decided to leave her old life to shut herself in a convent? How did this man leave his career and prestigious job to follow God? All these are questions people ask us on […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/7-gifts-god-gives-priests-consecrated/feed/ 0 This Animated Short Film Shows That Love Truly Lived Gives Color To Life https://catholic-link.org/animated-short-love-gives-color/ https://catholic-link.org/animated-short-love-gives-color/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:00:09 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=21971 Today I present to you a romantic short film about a journalist who falls in love with a girl in the comics section. And yes, this is an appropriate topic for a Catholic Resources website. I believe there are some elements in this short film worth reflecting upon. First, we must accept that love, lived […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/animated-short-love-gives-color/feed/ 0 “How’s That Half-Way Thing Working For You?” – A Young Catholic’s Testimony On Going All-In https://catholic-link.org/catholic-testimony-fitting-in/ https://catholic-link.org/catholic-testimony-fitting-in/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:56:09 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=21909 I love attention. I knew this from a tender age; those days I would come out to our living room packed with people to dance for them and get applauded for being such a good dancer. I basked in the admiration. As I grew older, that love matured into something more subtle but stronger nonetheless. […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/catholic-testimony-fitting-in/feed/ 0 Recommended Apostolic Movie: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) https://catholic-link.org/apostolic-movie-secret-life-walter-mitty/ https://catholic-link.org/apostolic-movie-secret-life-walter-mitty/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:57:17 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=21844 Sometimes we think that our whole life has to be an endless adventure full of adrenaline and that, if it’s not this way, we are wasting our existence. What is the “quintessence” of life? We all want to achieve something in our lives so that as we approach death and reminisce over all our lived […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/apostolic-movie-secret-life-walter-mitty/feed/ 0 May 24th: Feast Of Our Lady Help Of Christians, Ever A Mother For Our Times https://catholic-link.org/mary-help-of-christians/ https://catholic-link.org/mary-help-of-christians/#respond Tue, 23 May 2017 18:38:38 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=20843 The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated every May 24. We often hear of the invocation “Help of Christians” in the Litany of Loreto, but how did it start and flourish? What To Know About The Feast Of Our Lady Help Of Christians 1. The Battle of Lepanto It was through the intercession […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/mary-help-of-christians/feed/ 0 God’s Secret Service (5 Points To Consider When You Feel Like Your Work Goes Unnoticed) https://catholic-link.org/gods-secret-service-5-points-work/ https://catholic-link.org/gods-secret-service-5-points-work/#respond Tue, 09 May 2017 01:51:58 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=21013 After my meeting I walked back to my office feeling small and overlooked. At my place of work the wheels above me had turned and I had been told that I was not going to be consulted on some decisions which closely affected my job. It felt that whether I threw myself heart and soul […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/gods-secret-service-5-points-work/feed/ 0 “Do It Again, God!” – 2 Videos of Wonder Remind Us That Life Should Never Be Boring https://catholic-link.org/3-videos-wonder-life-never-boring/ https://catholic-link.org/3-videos-wonder-life-never-boring/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 11:41:17 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=20323 “Do it again, God!” Would that every routine, mundane, taken-for-granted tidbit of reality were replete with the wonder of the first time! The great G.K. Chesterton seemed to live by this philosophy, and he has such a knack for helping us all remember: “Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/3-videos-wonder-life-never-boring/feed/ 0 7 Characteristics Every Man Called To The Priesthood Has https://catholic-link.org/7-characteristics-every-man-called-priesthood/ https://catholic-link.org/7-characteristics-every-man-called-priesthood/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:50:13 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=20137 In my life I’ve listened to diverse opinions about what candidates for the priesthood should be like, how they should behave before entering the seminary and how they should lead an impeccable life. Many people believe that those men who feel the call of God to the priesthood have never missed Mass, that they know […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/7-characteristics-every-man-called-priesthood/feed/ 0 Is Your Relationship Toxic? Here’s How To Know https://catholic-link.org/video-shows-relationship-toxic/ https://catholic-link.org/video-shows-relationship-toxic/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:25:45 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=20184 Thinking a little bit about today’s video and rereading some notes about harmful relationships, I came to the conclusion that talking about “toxic love” implies a contradiction in terms, because when one is trapped in an unhealthy relationship under the guise of a “love without limits,” one doesn’t really realize that what he or she […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/video-shows-relationship-toxic/feed/ 0 The Solemnity Of St. Joseph, Truly A Saint For Our Times https://catholic-link.org/joseph-saint-our-times/ https://catholic-link.org/joseph-saint-our-times/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:30:02 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=19994 The Gospel of Matthew gives emphasis to St. Joseph, for it is through him that the legal, filial line passed from King David to Jesus. The following are virtues we all stand to learn from St. Joseph. St. Joseph’s Silence If we look at Sacred Scripture, there is not one word uttered by St. Joseph […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/joseph-saint-our-times/feed/ 0 5 Facts And A Beautiful Video About Our Lady Of Lourdes https://catholic-link.org/5-facts-video-our-lady-of-lourdes/ https://catholic-link.org/5-facts-video-our-lady-of-lourdes/#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2017 00:43:35 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=19446 Today, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Millions of faithful flock to Southern France every year to visit the Shrine, many seeking healing, while others travel as volunteer medical staff. Maybe you’ve never been, but most of us will have been handed a little vial of Lourdes Water as a […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/5-facts-video-our-lady-of-lourdes/feed/ 0 Advice For The Convert: 12 Things To Consider During The Conversion Process https://catholic-link.org/12-things-consider-conversion-process/ https://catholic-link.org/12-things-consider-conversion-process/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:41:27 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=19327 Maybe you’ve attended a course, a retreat, or a workshop; maybe you’ve had an awakening experience through prayer, or a dialogue that stirred in you a profound desire for conversion and to follow Christ in the Church He founded (the Catholic Church). Maybe you are excited and hopeful to build a new and better world, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/12-things-consider-conversion-process/feed/ 0 Is God Calling Me? 7 Tips To Discern If God Is Calling You To Consecrated Life https://catholic-link.org/god-calling-7-tipsdiscern-vocation-life-consecrated/ https://catholic-link.org/god-calling-7-tipsdiscern-vocation-life-consecrated/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:14:54 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=18484 When I talk about vocation, many get scared at just the though of it. The first things that come to their mind are religious habits, endless prayers, people living in the same house, having to live far from their families, etc. However, the truth is that vocation means so much more than that. For those […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/god-calling-7-tipsdiscern-vocation-life-consecrated/feed/ 0 Divorced and Remarried? 5 Tips For Living out Your Catholic Faith https://catholic-link.org/divorced-remarried-catholic-faith/ https://catholic-link.org/divorced-remarried-catholic-faith/#respond Mon, 17 Oct 2016 08:24:44 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=16873 With today’s post, we would like to offer some tools to help those who would find themselves in a difficult situation, yet desire to draw closer to the Church and renew their relationship with God. Each one of us is called to search and respond to God in our personal situation, situations which can be […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/divorced-remarried-catholic-faith/feed/ 0 What’s the Big Deal With Remarried Couples Receiving Communion? https://catholic-link.org/whats-the-big-deal-with-remarried-couples-receiving-communion/ https://catholic-link.org/whats-the-big-deal-with-remarried-couples-receiving-communion/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:28:13 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=17175 You might have heard or read quite a bit about the issue of remarried couples and the Eucharist. Still, amongst the hype, there hasn’t always been a lot of clarity about what’s at the heart of it all. Why can’t remarried couples receive communion? Is it some kind of punishment for people getting divorced? Do […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/whats-the-big-deal-with-remarried-couples-receiving-communion/feed/ 0 Is Your Friend Getting Divorced? 5 Tips To Helping Them During This Tough Time https://catholic-link.org/friend-getting-divorced-5-tips-to-welcome-church/ https://catholic-link.org/friend-getting-divorced-5-tips-to-welcome-church/#respond Sun, 02 Oct 2016 18:26:07 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=17185 As Pope Francis continually reminds us, the first attribute of God is mercy. Mercy is His name, and this mercy is greater than any error that we might commit. In being intimately connected with the love of God, it is transformed into infinite proportions. It has no limits. Nevertheless, sometimes we have allowed religious guilt […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/friend-getting-divorced-5-tips-to-welcome-church/feed/ 0 The 7 Social Problems That Every Christian Is Called To Heal https://catholic-link.org/social-ills/ https://catholic-link.org/social-ills/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:02:39 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=16892 Today’s society has radically changed from the morals of the past. We’ve gone from traditional marriage to other forms of civil union, from the defense of life to abortion, and from freedom of expression to a cancel culture. We know that men change constantly, but, is it possible that we have transformed into such a […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/social-ills/feed/ 0 Let Your Prayer Be Entirely Simple | St. John Climacus Quote https://catholic-link.org/let-your-prayer-be-entirely-simple-st-john/ https://catholic-link.org/let-your-prayer-be-entirely-simple-st-john/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:13:39 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/let-your-prayer-be-entirely-simple-st-john/ “Let your prayer be entirely simple. One word was enough for the publican and for the prodigal son to obtain God’s forgiveness (cf. Lk 15,21)… No pretentiousness in the words of your prayers; how often it is that the simple and unadorned stammerings of children sway their father! So don’t launch into long discourses lest […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/let-your-prayer-be-entirely-simple-st-john/feed/ 0 Go, Be Reconciled With Your Brother | St. Augustine https://catholic-link.org/go-be-reconciled-with-your-brother-st-agustine/ https://catholic-link.org/go-be-reconciled-with-your-brother-st-agustine/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:44:26 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/go-be-reconciled-with-your-brother-st-agustine/ “Brethren, let no disagreement remain amongst you seeing that these are the holy days [of Lent]… Maybe you begin to say to yourselves in thought: “I want to make peace but my brother is the one who has offended me… and doesn’t want to come to terms”. What then?… In that case some third parties […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/go-be-reconciled-with-your-brother-st-agustine/feed/ 0 What Does It Mean To Be Cheerful? | Archbishop Fulton Sheen Quote https://catholic-link.org/what-being-cheerful-really-means-archbishop/ https://catholic-link.org/what-being-cheerful-really-means-archbishop/#respond Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:57:14 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/what-being-cheerful-really-means-archbishop/ “The cheerful person always sees in any present evil some prospective good; in pain he sees a Cross from which will issue a Resurrection; in trial, he finds correction and discipline and an opportunity to grow in wisdom; in sorrow, he gathers patience and resignation to the Will of God. Helping others is not only […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/what-being-cheerful-really-means-archbishop/feed/ 0 Do You Dare to Change the World? 9 Recommendations To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone https://catholic-link.org/do-you-dare-to-change-the-world-9-recommendations-to-step-out-of-your-comfort-zone/ https://catholic-link.org/do-you-dare-to-change-the-world-9-recommendations-to-step-out-of-your-comfort-zone/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2016 04:53:15 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=12756 “The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.” (Proverbs 13:4) It’s so easy to just sit on our sofa at home! We feel comfortable, nothing or no one can bother us, we can prevent unwanted situations… anyhow, everything is under control. Why go out and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/do-you-dare-to-change-the-world-9-recommendations-to-step-out-of-your-comfort-zone/feed/ 0 8 Things Star Wars and Catholicism Have In Common https://catholic-link.org/faith-and-star-wars/ https://catholic-link.org/faith-and-star-wars/#respond Sat, 19 Dec 2015 13:56:03 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=12254 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… well perhaps not that far back, but nonetheless 40 years ago, what began as just a few simple character sketches in the recesses of George Lucas’s mind has since become a worldwide phenomenon, spanning many platforms & uniting generations under its fan base. Star Wars […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/faith-and-star-wars/feed/ 0 The Drama of Our Masks https://catholic-link.org/the-drama-of-our-masks/ https://catholic-link.org/the-drama-of-our-masks/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:53:33 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/the-drama-of-our-masks/ “I was still laughing as I dressed up, and in the process I completely forgot what I had intended to represent. No matter; it was novel and exciting not to decide till afterward before the mirror. The face I fastened on had a singularly hollow smell; it lay tight over my own face, but I […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-drama-of-our-masks/feed/ 0 Recommended Movie: McFarland, USA (2015) https://catholic-link.org/recommended-movie-mcfarland-usa-2015/ https://catholic-link.org/recommended-movie-mcfarland-usa-2015/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2015 14:01:54 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=10752 McFarland, USA, starring Kevin Costner, is a funny and inspiring movie based on the real story of Jim White, a football coach who, looking for new opportunities, moves with his wife and two daughters to a poor neighborhood in the County of McFarland in the state of California, populated mostly by Hispanics. In this meeting […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/recommended-movie-mcfarland-usa-2015/feed/ 0 What This (Female) Vatican Official Has To Say About Radical Feminism https://catholic-link.org/radical-feminism-response-vatican/ https://catholic-link.org/radical-feminism-response-vatican/#respond Tue, 19 May 2015 17:49:38 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=8460 Today we would like to present a guest author who will be making a brief comment about this video. Given how polemic and diffused feminism is in today’s culture, we hope to offer some clear criteria that can help us to understand better. Our author, Ana Cristina Villa, is a consecrated laywoman and is currently […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/radical-feminism-response-vatican/feed/ 0 This Is One Of The Most Beautiful Videos On Vocations Ever Made https://catholic-link.org/the-most-beautiful-videos-on-vocations-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/the-most-beautiful-videos-on-vocations-catholic/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2015 21:29:08 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7062 Saint Augustine, upon arriving at one of the most intense moments of his phenomenal work, The Confessions, once wrote these words to God: “Too late did I love You, O Fairness, so ancient, and yet so new!” Speaking from my own story, perhaps no other phrase summarizes the experience of God’s call better. Often, when speaking […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-most-beautiful-videos-on-vocations-catholic/feed/ 0 “A Letter To My Kids” | This Dad Expresses What All Parents Feel https://catholic-link.org/letter-to-my-kids-what-this-father-thinks-to-be-happy-catholic-video/ https://catholic-link.org/letter-to-my-kids-what-this-father-thinks-to-be-happy-catholic-video/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:05:42 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=6802 This video is one of a series produced by SoulPancake, looking at what it means to be a father today, and the role our dads played in our own lives. In “A Letter to My Kids” from The Fatherhood Project this dad truly expresses what all parents feel. Filmmaker Corbyn Tyson explores what it means […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/letter-to-my-kids-what-this-father-thinks-to-be-happy-catholic-video/feed/ 0 How To Find Your Identity In Christ https://catholic-link.org/who-am-i-your-identity-in-christ/ https://catholic-link.org/who-am-i-your-identity-in-christ/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:56:34 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=4266   It seems like a simple enough question, but when we ask ourselves “who am I” we are often caught off guard and have a difficult time pinpointing an answer. Why is that? In a world where we are constantly searching for ways to identify ourselves, we are still thrown off by this simple inquiry; […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/who-am-i-your-identity-in-christ/feed/ 0 Moments of Mercy: The Embrace of Forgiveness. https://catholic-link.org/moments-of-mercy-the-embrace-of-forgiveness/ https://catholic-link.org/moments-of-mercy-the-embrace-of-forgiveness/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:42:02 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=3880 In this video entitled “Momentos,” directed by Nuno Rocha, there is no dialogue; however, the actions that take place speak louder than words, which led this video to awards such as the Cinematic Achievement Award at the International Short Film Festival in Greece and the Audience Award at a Film Festival in France. This video […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/moments-of-mercy-the-embrace-of-forgiveness/feed/ 1 You’re Dead. Now What? A Catholic Catechesis On The Afterlife https://catholic-link.org/youre-dead-now-what-a-catechesis-on-the-afterlife/ https://catholic-link.org/youre-dead-now-what-a-catechesis-on-the-afterlife/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:38:41 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=3066 Outside da Box releases a video dealing with the afterlife. While it’s not a very popular subject– that is when it isn’t being ridiculed  or reduced to a simply sentimental matter– how we understand the event called death and what follows after it is extremely important for how we live our lives here and now. What happens after […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/youre-dead-now-what-a-catechesis-on-the-afterlife/feed/ 0 Where Is God’s Love In The Old Testament? https://catholic-link.org/the-story-of-everything-its-gods-love-story/ https://catholic-link.org/the-story-of-everything-its-gods-love-story/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:21:59 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=2442 “It is the story of God’s love!” These were the words of my religion teacher, uttered when she was introducing us to the Bible. The truth in her words, thirty years later, I still unpack in the infinite treasury that is the Bible. Indeed, God created men and women out of sheer goodness (Catechism, 1) […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-story-of-everything-its-gods-love-story/feed/ 0 9 Things To Reflect On That Will Help You “Get” Lent https://catholic-link.org/whats-the-story-with-lent-9-points-for-reflection/ https://catholic-link.org/whats-the-story-with-lent-9-points-for-reflection/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:29:09 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=2425 On Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, at the imposition of ashes, we hear the first words of Jesus in the gospel of Mark (1:15), “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” His powerful and simple words provide us direction and guidance as we journey through the sacred season of Lent. Directed and guided by his […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/whats-the-story-with-lent-9-points-for-reflection/feed/ 0 If You Want To Do Something For God, Go To Mass https://catholic-link.org/gods-infinite-gift/ https://catholic-link.org/gods-infinite-gift/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:04:08 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=2282 Father, you want me to be what? A Eucharistic minister? Oh no, Father, I am not worthy! There were my responses – thirteen years ago – when my parish priest approached me to consider serving the People of God as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist (the more proper liturgical designation). With his persistence and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/gods-infinite-gift/feed/ 0 What’s The Big Deal About Baptism? https://catholic-link.org/should-you-baptize-your-baby-catholic-baptism/ https://catholic-link.org/should-you-baptize-your-baby-catholic-baptism/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:18:57 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=2194 Our baptismal promises – promises that were made at one particular and special moment in our lives, yet through this sacrament’s indelible spiritual mark, do and must continue to shape our life. As Catholics, by way of reminder, we situate our reflection on the sacrament of baptism not only in a personal but also in […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/should-you-baptize-your-baby-catholic-baptism/feed/ 0 Does The Catholic Church Believe Sex Is A Sin? https://catholic-link.org/theology-body-sex-sin/ https://catholic-link.org/theology-body-sex-sin/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 10:51:05 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=1831 How can you follow a Church that still believes that sex is a sin? This is the question one friend asks of another and thus begins a fantastic overview of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Theology of the Body (TOB) is much more than just a theology of sex in the modern world; […]

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