catechism

Illustration from St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2 showing two girls, one holding a doll and the other hitting it with a stick. Text reads: "We are all born selfish." The illustration is in black and white with red accents."

Back to School Challenge: Find these 5 ideas in your child’s catechism!

By John B. Manos | August 30, 2016

Ahh, back to school time…  I remember having to make book covers out of old grocery bags, and then needing to promptly doodle, draw, and/or write on the covers to immediately identify them.  Then, I’d scan the book for pictures and see just what was in this new thing. It’s the time of year and…

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A collage featuring religious and pop culture symbols: a cross with text "IC XC NIKA," Pope Benedict XVI making the sign of the cross, a Batman logo, and a Star Trek phaser. Text reads: "The sign of the cross really is: BATSIGNAL PHASER COMMUNICATOR." The background is primarily dark with red and white text."

Suffering the Ignorant Orthopraxis of Our Day

By John B. Manos | July 25, 2013

One of the things I really like about how God ordered this world is precisely how unassuming some of the greatest things He has worked really are to the passer by.  If you didn’t look, you wouldn’t notice.  It’s so easy to take them for granted until you look with the eyes of faith that…

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