Archives
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Did Jesus Make the Apostles Priests at the Last Supper?
Most Catholics are aware that Holy Thursday commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper as the first Mass. But what some miss is that Holy Thursday also celebrates Jesus’ institution of the ministerial priesthood.
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Three Self Isolations that Changed the World
St. Paul is an example of someone who didn’t waste his time while he was locked down and he was reaching out to people.
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My First Year of Priesthood: Scandals, Viruses, and the Holy Spirit
Being in the boat with Jesus, even if the waters are terrifyingly tempestuous, is better than jumping ship. God is in the boat and I am not a good swimmer.
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The Timing of Jesus’ Trial
For some the gospel narratives aren’t historically reliable because they apparently contradict each other in certain places.
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Saint Matthew
A Jewish tax collector for the Romans, Matthew would have been considered impure and socially unacceptable by the Jewish community.
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Non-Catholic Q&A w/ Bishop Barron
Why do Catholics need to confess their sins to a priest, and not directly to God? Why do priests have to be celibate?
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The Gift of Miracles
Some of the greatest gifts God has given to the Church for evangelism are the gifts of miracles.
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Why Do We Believe in God?
Do we come to belief in God through personal encounter, or arguments, or both?