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A Cheap Trick. Has Catholic Fundraising Gone Off the Rails?

Tape this nickel to the reply card… send this candle back… return this blessed oil… with a donation, of course! has Catholic fundraising gone too far?

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Peter Julian Eymard and the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar

God is there, present in His Divine Son, on the altar, captured beneath the tangible appearances of bread and wine. This is the Mystery of our Faith: Christ truly present, body and blood, soul and divinity on the Catholic altars of the world. This is the Corpus Christi celebrated in centuries-old liturgies and neighborhood processions. …

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Saturday Night Theater: Malachi Martin and William Buckley talk Church in 1978 at the Election of John Paul I

Sit back and listen to a discussion of two good intellectual entertainers talk about the State of the Church in 1978 and the trends affecting the future… 40 years later, it’s telling how well they saw what was coming.

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“Behold This Heart Which Has So Loved Men” – The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Learn the origin of the Sacred Heart devotion, and the 12 promises Our Lord made for those who honor Him this way.

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The Banishment Of Religion From Public: Dark Victory of the Enlightenment. A burning cathedral with flames and smoke, primarily featuring a Gothic facade with pointed arches and intricate stonework. The sky is cloudy, and the fire illuminates the scene with bright orange and yellow hues. Text overlay in white on a dark background at top of image.

The Banishment Of Religion From Public View: Dark Victory of the Enlightenment

Twenty Years Ago, the Forum warned of the trend to push God aside and deify man – and the social effects sound just like today. Notre Dame is burning indeed! Part III

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Humanism and the Sacred (by Msgr. Schuler, 1969)

Msgr Schuler nailed it in 1969. The problems of sacred music today do not lie in repertory or congregational participation. The disputes over Latin and the vernacular, the choir, the use of [guitar] are not the essential points …The problem is one of Faith – man replacing God.

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Truly He Has Risen!

Хрисtос Воскрес! Воїстину Воскрес! Christ has risen, truly He has risen! And here we are, basking in the glow of our Redemption, at least during these Octave days. The high level of activity has toned down, advertising on TV has shifted, and although sin continues, there is a sense of peace. There is always a…

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On Benedict, Francis, and Sin

Cindy explains how we got to the mess we find ourselves in, how Benedict explained it, and what the solution to our mess really is.

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A Kiss for Graf and a Kick for Phillips: Judas in Chicago?

Nobody will convince me that the events whereby Fr. Graf was reinstated were not orchestrated without care and attention to how this series of events would insult the Canons Regular.

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A dramatic painting depicting an angel in armor battling a demon, with vivid red and gold colors. Text reads: "The Cosmic Battle of Fr. Phillips." Catholic-themed artwork with celestial and infernal figures engaged in combat."

The Cosmic Battle of Fr. Phillips (Cantius, Cupich, Graf)

Curious timing and planned events around the reinstatement of Fr. Graf make one wonder if Cupich was sending a message to the Canons Regular…

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