Dr. Andrew Jones holds a PhD in Medieval History from Saint Louis University and is an expert on the Church of the High Middle Ages. He is the author of Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in the Sacramental Kingdom of St. Louis IX and the pioneer of the Formed In Christ series of faith formation texts, as well as the author of several books in this series.
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Mike Aquilina is the award-winning author of more than fifty books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is executive vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and a contributing editor to Angelus News.
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These forty days can feel like an awfully long time for children. As parents, we have a responsibility to help our families faithfully observe Lent. Though it can seem difficult at times, the season of Lent provides an especially meaningful time to instruct children.
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We enter the season of Mercy — the season that Eastern Christians call “Great Lent.” We in the West are fond of brevity, and so we call it simply “Lent.”
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Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, personifies true reform in the image of “the wonderer.”
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A statement issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urges all parties, in these critical days, to embrace peace rather than violence.
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Two thousand years after the Incarnation happened, we often take it for granted, but it would be impossible to exaggerate the significance of God himself becoming a human being
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Do you remember Christmas when you were a child?
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A number of traditions are connected with the Advent season. Many of these traditions, while outside of the official liturgy of the Church
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The Sermon on the Mount concludes with two apocalyptic warnings, and on this two general comments must be made.