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My Takeaways from the National Eucharistic Congress

What’s better than a “Hey Deacon” article? A Catholic Trivia Quiz

Who is allowed to remove Jesus from the Tabernacle?

Why go on a Catholic retreat?

Independence Day: True freedom is centered on choosing good.

.What does it mean to go on a Catholic pilgrimage?

If God exists, then why is there evil in the world

What does the Church teach regarding the existence of God?

How did the celebration of Advent begin?

Protestants have 66 books in their bible. Why do Catholics have 73 books? 

Why is it so important that we register in a parish? Isn’t it good enough that we go to Mass?

What is a Shrine?

What is the difference between a basilica and a cathedral?’

Rethinking what the Catholic Church teaches of a ‘just war’

Remembering Pope St. John Paul II and his legacy against war.

I look back on why I did not go on retreats when I was younger? I was asked several times and I always have some excuse to not go. I was always too busy with work and family.

Growing up protestant, I had heard very negative remarks and stories about Catholicism and the RCIA program completely dispelled the myths and fallacies.

I was very familiar with a lot of what we learned, but there was so much more that I had never known. I drank it in, all the amazing holiness, tradition, and spirituality that was being revealed to me through the curriculum and through the witness of those who led RCIA.

The iconic arched glass of the windows that bookend the worship area of the church.  Water from Taney County Lakes.  Hand drawn silhouette of the Blessed Mother and the Child Jesus.  An exact replica of the cross at the top of the bell tower taken from the iconic photo of Our Lady of the Lake.  Four droplets of water. Three for the Trinity and one for you. Because you are the one He loves. You are the one the Good Shepherd leaves the flock of 99 to bring home.