Top 10 Most Influential Catholics: Famous Catholic People That Impacted the Faith
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
September 12, 2024
In celebration of their holiness, virtue, and influence, here is a Top Ten list of saints who substantially shaped the face of the Catholic Church.
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Franciscan Inspirations: God Doesn’t Punish
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
It is common for religious people to attribute natural disasters as a punishment by God for sins. If that’s true, then God’s aim is off target because it’s usually the innocent who suffer rather than the guilty.
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On the Feast of Stephen: A Meditation from Pope Francis
Diane M. Houdek
May 13, 2020
December 26: Violence is Conquered by Love http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/122616.cfm Readings: Acts 6:8–10; 7:54–59; Matthew 10:17–22
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Franciscan Inspirations: God Needs You!
Jack Wintz, OFM
May 13, 2020
The title of this blog may strike some as rather strange and even unorthodox. After all, we know that God is infinite in wisdom, knowledge, and goodness. But it would be incorrect to say that God doesn’t need anything or anyone. We ...
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In the Footsteps of Saint Kateri
James Breig
May 13, 2020
Kateri Tekakwitha repeats the example of the saints: Holiness thrives on the cross, anywhere. Yet she did have what Christians—all people—need: the support of a community.
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The Loneliness of Gethsemane
Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
May 13, 2020
Truth finds us in different ways. Sometimes we learn what something means not in a classroom, but in a hospital. Several years ago, I was visiting a man dying of cancer in a hospital room. He was dying well, though ...
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Franciscan Inspirations: Size Doesn’t Matter, Really
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
May 13, 2020
In our society, it seems that everything has to be bigger or the greatest. “More is more,” as they say. But the truth is this: size is not really that important.
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