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Wednesday on the World: Christian Hope, the Gift of Salvation

What is the evidence for Christ's incarnation? Beyond the historical evidence, there is also evidence within our hearts when we ponder these 6 questions.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

Of Nativity Scenes, Saints, and Animals

St. Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene. He wanted to capture how Christ lay in the manger with an ox and ass standing by.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.4 min read

Grinch Speaks: How Can We ‘Rejoice’ When the World is a Mess?

Grinch Speaks: How Can We ‘Rejoice’ When the World is a Mess?
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Fulton Sheen’s Christmas Broadcast of ‘Life is Worth Living’

In a 1956 broadcast of the show, “Life is Worth Living,” Venerable Fulton Sheen spoke about the true meaning of Christmas.
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Bill Schmitt4 min read

What Are You ‘Shopping' For this Christmas Season?

The Christmas season, brings the fulfillment of our deepest needs and desires, tied to our human destiny and truly what all of us are “shopping” for.
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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

Advent as the Beginning of the Quest

C.S. Lewis tells us the Quest began during Advent because, in our story, Christ is the heroic protagonist who came to destroy evil and save humanity.
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Wednesday on the World: Christian Hope is Grounded in the Unconditional Love of God

This week's Wednesday on the World continues last week's theme of Christian hope and focuses on the ways it is firmly grounded in God's unconditional love.
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John Clark4 min read

Overcoming Scrupulosity with Moral Conversion

Intellectual conversion helps us know God and spiritual conversion helps us love God—both can help us overcome scrupulosity. We also need moral conversion.
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Wednesday on the World: 3 Objectives to Make Advent Joyful, Peaceful, and Hopeful

Wednesday on the World: 3 Objectives to Make Advent Joyful, Peaceful, and Hopeful
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

Advent Season: A Time for Choices, Change, and Even Happiness

As the Advent season begins, it might seem odd to mention happiness. Aren’t we supposed to focus on being holy rather than being happy?
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John Clark3 min read

Overcoming Scrupulosity with Spiritual Conversion

In the battle against scrupulosity, spiritual conversion, which has been defined as “falling in love with God,” can prove to be a most powerful weapon.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

Why Do People Believe in God? 

Atheists, such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, say God is a “fiction” created by humans. However people continue to believe in God. Why is this?
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