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Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 9, 20153 min read
Looking for modern St. Josephs
The Church will celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph , the second greatest saint after Mary, on March 19 and that has me thinking about...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 3, 20153 min read
Confess and be free
“Conversation with God from the depths of the heart”—this is how the newest doctor of the Church, St. Gregory of Narek, began every one...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 24, 20152 min read
Coptic martyrs give us strength
During Lent we pray, fast and give alms to help us focus on the mercy and love of the Father and to weaken our attachment to sin so that...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 17, 20153 min read
Giving up cold hearts for Lent
If we allow Christ into our hearts through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, Lent can be a time of conversion and renewal that breaks us of...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 10, 20153 min read
Theology of the body outshines ‘Fifty Shades’
This past Sunday, I had the blessing of speaking to 100 natural family planning teachers about St. John Paul II’s theology of the body,...
Matt and Mindy Dalton
Feb 9, 20153 min read
What makes a true valentine
Many years ago when I was in the business world, I often got together with another gentleman whom I looked up to greatly, as he was the...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 3, 20152 min read
Assisted-suicide bill is bad medicine
On Tuesday, January 27 lawmakers took the first step toward legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Colorado when they introduced House...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jan 29, 20157 min read
Life matters: Roe plus 40
Every January we remember the anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which has allowed the legal killing of some...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jan 22, 20154 min read
Paris, Nigeria: brotherhood rejected
The need for peace in every corner of the world has been weighing upon my heart following the terrorist attacks in Paris and the mass...
Matt and Mindy Dalton
Jan 15, 20153 min read
Say ‘I do’ to 3 New Year’s resolutions for couples
Now that we all have lost five pounds since implementing better eating and a new workout routine, and started a new budget for the year...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jan 13, 20152 min read
Jesus was an immigrant
“An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there...
Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Jan 8, 20153 min read
Esteem elders and foster solidarity across generations
Occasionally we hear disturbing stories in the media about young people who perpetrate abuse against the elderly. In a widely reported...
George Weigel
Jan 5, 20153 min read
Africa’s Catholic moment
According to an old Vatican aphorism, “We think in centuries here.” Viewed through that long-distance lens, the most important Catholic...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Dec 22, 20143 min read
Unexpected Christmas gifts
We spend a lot of time and energy preparing for Christmas, but beyond the marketing and noise there is a simple and unexpected mystery we...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Dec 15, 20143 min read
Joy, generosity and Nicholas
Those who are poor, brokenhearted, imprisoned and all who are held captive should rejoice, we heard on Gaudete Sunday. When Jesus stood...
Matt and Mindy Dalton
Dec 9, 20143 min read
‘Silent Night’: more than a carol at our house
As our evening as a family comes to a close, look at all of the technology that distracts us from just “being” together as a family....
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Dec 8, 20143 min read
How Catholic feasts are different
The Church has just celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day is on Dec. 12, and we are...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Dec 1, 20144 min read
Consecrated religious should ‘wake up the world!’
When most of us think of starting a new year, we think of Jan. 1st. In the life of the Church, we begin a new year with Advent, which...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Nov 25, 20143 min read
Be countercultural and thank God
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his mercy endures forever,” sings the Psalmist as he praises God for keeping him safe in spite...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Nov 17, 20144 min read
Searching for meaning–the call to be holy
Our young people need to hear about “the greatness, uniqueness and courage of the first evangelizers of this country, those who were the...
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