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Monica, Augustine, and the Power of Prayer

“If our loved one is indeed in purgatory, they would much rather have our prayers than our praise.” The end of August brings us back-to-back feast days of two great saints, Monica and Augustine. There are few saint stories as legendary as t…

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Our Deepest Desire is Satisfied on the Road to Emmaus

Reflection on the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Easter (Year A) — Acts 2:14, 22-28; Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; First Peter 1:17-21; Luke 24:13-35. Deep within each and every one of us there is a hunger and a thirst.  We all experien…

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Be Willing to Cry Out to God, “Lord, the One We Love Is Lost!”

Be Willing to Cry Out to God, “Lord, the One We Love Is Lost!”Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a chapter in Maggie Green’s book, The Saint Monica Club, a book for parents whose children have left the faith. We also recommend the article “I Still Have Hope That Christ Will Bring My Kids Back to the Faith” here on CE. Saint Monica’s faith converted both her […]

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