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Fatima and the Theology of the Body: Part II

Christopher West — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:47 +0000

In honor of Mary, I’ve chosen to focus my columns this month on what I consider an intriguing connection between the messages of Fatima and John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (TOB). In the previous column, I explained how…

Holiness Now

Fr. Ed Broom — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:28 +0000

The primary purpose of man on earth is to know God, love God, and serve God in this short life so as to be happy with him forever in heaven. This is a clear and unequivocal truth taught in the…

The Gravity of Sin

Food For Thought — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:14 +0000

Causing the little ones to commit sin is so grave that it merits drowning with a millstone around the neck to make sure that the tempter really perishes in the depths. The evangelist also presents the catechesis of the gravity…

CE Forum : Did the Consecration of Russia Take Place or Not?

CE Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:05 +0000

Welcome to the Catholic Exchange Forum! CE readers always keep the combox very lively, and that gave us the idea to start a once-a-week Forum specifically for you, the reader, to discuss and debate particular tough questions related to the…

St. John Baptist Rossi (Priest)

Celine McCoy — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:00 +0000

St. John was born in Voltaggio, Italy, in 1698, one of four children. When he was young, a nobleman and his wife who spent their summers in Voltaggio took him back to Genoa to be trained in their home. He…

CE Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:21 +0000

“Holiness is not the privilege of the few, but it is the duty of all.” -Bl. Mother Teresa…

SHORT FEATURE: STAR TREKKIN’

David — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:13:23 +0000

I’m sure those of you who have been reading my recent movie reviews over at Aleteia have figured out by now how the deal works over there. I spend most of the article talking about the film (as spoiler free…

St Andrew’s Church in Maine – A Model in Interior Decoration

David Clayton — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:25:43 +0000

Here are some photos St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle, Maine. It was designed at the end of the last century by the English architect Henry Vaughan. There are many beautiful neo-gothic churches in New England, and what generally comes…

Fatima and the Theology of the Body: Part I

Christopher West — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:55 +0000

May is a month that Catholics traditionally devote to honoring the Blessed Mother. One of my favorite Marian memorials falls in the middle of the month, May 13, when we honor Mary under her title “Our Lady of Fatima.” I’m…

What Is Emotional Chastity?

Lisa Cotter — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:39 +0000

Maybe you’ve heard the term thrown around at your Newman Center. Maybe you read about it in your bible study. Maybe someone used it as their reason for breaking up with you. Emotional chastity, emotional purity, emotional integrity, emotional virtue,…