Steven Duran, Author at Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/author/steven/ Catholic Resources for the New Evangelization Fri, 02 Feb 2024 04:20:33 +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 Steven Duran, Author at Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/author/steven/ 32 32 17,000 Reasons To Be Hopeful About The Catholic Church https://catholic-link.org/16000-reasons-to-be-hopeful-about-the-catholic-church/ https://catholic-link.org/16000-reasons-to-be-hopeful-about-the-catholic-church/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2019 07:22:10 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=33175 Picture thousands of college students from all over America and across the globe together in the tropical city of Indianapolis, Indiana for a weeklong conference where they will be praying, listening to talks, and learning about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. More than 17,000 people signed up for the SEEK2019 event, hosted […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/16000-reasons-to-be-hopeful-about-the-catholic-church/feed/ 0 What Thousands of College Students Taught Me About Prayer https://catholic-link.org/8000-college-students-prayer/ https://catholic-link.org/8000-college-students-prayer/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:37:58 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=28991 I’ve been a Catholic for almost thirty years, and I find that one of the most moving experiences I have to this day is sitting in an adoration chapel with college students. I had the opportunity to attend the SLS18 Conference put on by FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) this year. This conference featured nearly […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/8000-college-students-prayer/feed/ 0 This is What Receiving 5,000 Communions Looks Like https://catholic-link.org/receiving-5000-communions/ https://catholic-link.org/receiving-5000-communions/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:42:51 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=26879 Let me tell you about this guy who works at my office. His name is Bryan and he’s definitely one of my favorite Catholics alive today. He’s a convert to the Catholic Faith and for the last 14 years of his life he’s been cataloging every Communion he’s received. As the story goes, in the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/receiving-5000-communions/feed/ 0 7 Times St. Peter Was An Absolute Boss https://catholic-link.org/7-times-st-peter-absolute-boss/ https://catholic-link.org/7-times-st-peter-absolute-boss/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:28:39 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=15485 Just a couple of weeks ago, I attended my friend Sean’s ordination to the priesthood.  I was overwhelmed by just how beautiful the whole experience was, and I was struck by the eternal nature of the whole ceremony. They say that when you’re ordained a priest, you’re a priest forever (like for all eternity). This […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/7-times-st-peter-absolute-boss/feed/ 0 7 Names For The Holy Spirit That You Probably Didn’t Know https://catholic-link.org/holy-spirit-2/ https://catholic-link.org/holy-spirit-2/#respond Sat, 14 May 2016 14:14:07 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=14867 In college, I had the pleasure of taking a sacraments course with Dr. Scott Hahn, which was equal parts awe-inspiring and overwhelming. For starters, the man is practically a living encyclopedia when it comes to the Catholic faith, so notetaking in his class was basically like trying to drink water from a fire hydrant. Even […]

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