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The 4th of July, Human Dignity, and the Catholic Church
by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.
Fireworks. Baseball games. Picnics. This is what the 4th of July means to most Americans
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Five Funny Stories of Kids at Church
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Visitation Sisters’ Ebook Can Help With Discernment
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Maria von Trapp, From Atheist to The Sound of Music
by Patti Maguire Armstrong
Early on Saturday, March 12, 1938 German tanks and armored vehicles crossed the border into
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Hope in Times of Violence: Loved Ones are Closer Than We Think
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, We Need You More Than Ever!
by Mark Armstrong
Hundreds of millions of people around the world today will celebrate Masses to honor an -
Ireland, a Land of Atrophied Consciences
by Patti Maguire Armstrong
It boils down to confession. Because when the confession lines grow short, sin prevails; first
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Five Funny Stories of Kids at Church
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Healing Prayer for Divorced and Separated
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Saving Quacks
by Patti Maguire Armstrong
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Embrace Today!
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Healing Prayer for Divorced and Separated
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Keeping Company with Saint Michael the Archangel
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Shine Your Light with Facebook Friends as a Spiritual Work of Mercy
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by Catholic Lane Editor
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CBC’s Anti-Disability Prejudice Symptomatic of Larger Exclusion
by Mark Davis Pickup
Up until 1991, I worked for the Canadian federal Commission promoting employment equity in the
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Mary was assumed into heaven. It’s one of the more difficult teachings for converts to grasp. But there are ways to approach the Assumption so that non-Catholics may come to believe. In 1995, I wrote an article for Protestant newspapers called “Trends in Christian Fiction” which considered the possibility that a Christian fiction book might […]
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Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to […]
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