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The Christmas Celebration: Winter Solstice History And Customs

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: David Katski

What is the True Meaning of Advent in 2009? Is it all About Children's Calendars?

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: Paul Forrest

All Hallows Eve: Halloween Traditions, History, and Autumn Celebrations

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: David Katski

Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder: St. Simeon- First of the Stylitcs or Pillar-Hermits

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

A Beautiful Blessing for Children of All Ages: A Parent's Prayer is Very Powerful!

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Ginny Temple

What are the Cenacles of Life and How to Join: Rosary Prayer Campaign Forming in Catholic Church Parishes

In: Catholic Practices

By: Feature Writer Genna Cockerham

The Life of Saint Damien of Molokai: The Patron Saint of Hawaii

In: Catholic Saints

By: Terry Long

The Sacrament of the Eucharist: The Liturgy and the Holy Mass

In: Catholic Practices

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Sacrament of Confirmation: The Liturgical Conferring of the Holy Spirit

In: Catholic Practices

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Sacrament of Baptism: The Liturgical Action of Christian Initiation

In: Catholic Practices

By: Marilynn Hughes

Catholicism and the Seamless Garment: The Sanctity of all Human Life is Central to Church Moral Teaching

In: Catholic Church

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

What are Venial and Mortal Sin? The Catholic Measure of the Seriousness of Sin

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: The Spiritual Bestowals of Confirmation

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Caring for the Poor: A Summary of Catholic Social Teaching

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Brooke Adams

The Story of Mother Mary Stanislaus: Founding Superior of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration 1882-1896

In: Catholic Clergy

By: Feature Writer Jo Murphy

Saint John Nepomucene Neumann: St. Neumann, Missionary and "Father of Parochial School System"

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Pilgrim Shrine of St. Jude Faversham Kent: Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has Religious Shrine

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

Are Catholics Saved? The Most Vital Question to Many Christians – Are You Saved?

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Jennifer Landsberger

The Legacy of Father Julian Tenison Woods: Many Talented Englishman Woods was a Priest, Scientist and Explorer

In: Catholic Clergy

By: Feature Writer Jo Murphy

What are the Cardinal Virtues? The Science of Moral Action

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Halloween's Christian History: What is All Hallow's Eve, Why Halloween is October 31, and More

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: Melissa Roberts

What are the Theological Virtues? This Type of Virtue Relates Directly to God and Religion

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Vatican Secret Archives: Hidden Records from the Early Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Holly Beth Anderle

What is Dogmatic Theology? The Speculated Truth of the Catholic Faith

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Moral Theology? Moral Teachings in the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Ascetical Theology? The Practice of the Hermits

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Mystical Theology? The Science of the Mystics

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Respect Life Month Observed in October: Catholic Parishes Present Right to Life Material to Parishioners

In: Catholic Practices

By: June Smith

How to Write Prayers of the Faithful: Intercessions for Sundays, Weddings, Funerals

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: Ginny Temple

St. Francis of Assisi Biography: This Saint was a Lover of People and Animals

In: Catholic Saints

By: Bryan Jackson

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: St. Elizabeth- Patron of the Widowed and Orphaned

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Fall Feast Days and Catholic Celebrations: Saints Michael, Gabriel, Francis of Assisi and The Guardian Angels

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Linda DeMerle

Why Angels are Important to Catholics: What Angels Do, Praying with Angels and More

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Melissa Roberts

Feast of the Archangels: Why the Church Honors Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael on September 29

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: Melissa Roberts

Saint Sylvester I, Pope: Counselor and Advisor to Constantine the Great

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Pope Benedict XV1 to Visit Britain in 2010: Roman Pontiff Invited to Britain on Official State Visit

In: Catholic Clergy

By: Kathleen Duffy

How to Write a Bedtime Blessing for Your Child: Simple Steps to Create a Prayer to Bless Children

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Ginny Temple

Saint Gregory of Nazianzus: Member of the "Three Cappadocians" and Great Theologian

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Bogomilism – Another Spiritual Impulse: Was it a Heresy, a Social-Religious Movement or an Occult Doctrine

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Rumyana Mokanova

Saint Basil the Great: Member of "Three Cappadocians" and Patron of Hospital Administrators

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

The Life of Father Michael McGivney: The Founder of the Knights of Columbus

In: Catholic Saints

By: Terry Long

Augustine of Hippo Profile: A Bishop and Church Father

In: Catholic Saints

By: Bryan Jackson

Using a Prayer Candle for Home or School: Candles Can Serve as a Visual Reminder to Pray

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Ginny Temple

Advent Wreath with Children: Take Advantage of the Anticipation of Christmas

In: Catholic Practices

By: Ginny Temple

Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe: St. Fulgentius, Bishop of Ruspe, Was Called Father of the Church

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

What is Original Sin? The Consequences of Adam and Eve

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Mother of God: An Overview of the Origins, Life, Assumption, and Miracles of Mary

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints? Catholic Apologetics and an Explanation of Saints

In: Catholic Saints

By: Jennifer Landsberger

Writing Prayers for Meetings and Events: Learn How to Write a Prayer with Ease

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Ginny Temple

Is St. Christopher Still an Official Saint? How Vatican II Changes Affected Christopher's Status

In: Catholic Saints

By: Traci Killen

Do Catholics Worship Idols? Is Veneration to Mary and the Saints a Form of Idolatry?

In: Catholic Saints

By: Feature Writer Francine Morrissette

Who Were the Waldensians? Rejected Views of the Heretics Led by Peter Waldo

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who were the Pelagians? Heretical Monks in Catholic History

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What Was Nestorianism? The Catholic Bishop Who Proclaimed a Heretical Teaching

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What Was Montanism? Heretical Beliefs in the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What Was Monophysitism? Heretical Beliefs of Church History

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Men of Intelligence? Catholic Heresies

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Promises of the Rosary: Devotion to the Prayer Brings Special Graces, Protections, Miracles

In: Catholic Practices

By: Nelson Acquilano

Aylesford Priory Kent Catholic Retreat House: The Friars Priory at Aylesford in Kent has Retreat Accommodation

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

What Was Manichaeism? Catholic Heresies Addressed in Councils of the Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Luciferans? Heresies that Rocked the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Lollards? Heresies of the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Knights Templar? Heresies that Rocked the Papacy

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Jovinianism? Heresies that Shocked the Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Was Victorian Writer Oscar Wilde a Catholic? Wilde Flirted with Catholicism But Did He Convert on His Deathbed?

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

What is Iconoclasm? Views of Heretics Rejected by the Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Hussites? Rejected Views of the Heretics

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Tragedy of the Roman Catholic Church: Has the Church Outgrown its Scandals and Issues?

In: Catholic Church

By: Kathy Schlossmacher

Helping Preschoolers Learn Bedtime Prayers: Teach Young Catholic Children How to Pray at Night

In: Catholic Practices

By: Feature Writer Genna Cockerham

Feast of the Assumption Meaning and Purpose: Why Mary and Her Journey to Heaven are Important to Catholics

In: Catholic Mass & Holy Days

By: Melissa Roberts

How to Teach Toddlers to Pray at Night: Teaching Bedtime Prayers Builds a Child’s Prayer Life

In: Catholic Practices

By: Feature Writer Genna Cockerham

True Life in God - Revelations for Modern Times: How God Touched One Woman with the Gift of Interior Locutions

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Maria Blanco

Who Were the Gugliemites? Heretical Theories Rejected by the Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What Was Gnosticism? Heretical Ideas Rejected by the Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Free Spirits? Heretical Beliefs in the Early Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Fraticelli? Doctrines Rejected by the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

A Modern Icon of the Virgin Mary: A Painting Depicts A Wish to See Our Lady Return to a Cornish Shrine

In: Catholic Practices

By: Thomas Kelly

Oldest Chrisitan Bible- The Codex Sinaiticus: 4th Century Holy Bible Now Available to Scholars

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Steve Brady

Marian Apparition - Our Lady of Akita: The Blessed Virgin Appeared to Give 3 Messages to Sr. Agnes in 1973

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Steve Brady

Stigmata: Mystics and Devout Who Bore The Wounds of Christ.

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Steve Brady

Who were the Flagellant Sects? Heretical Sects from the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Ebionites? Heretical Sects in Catholic History

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Donatism? Banned Doctrines from the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Docetism? Banned Beliefs from the History of the Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

The Medjugorje Marian Apparitions: A Visitation From the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Steve Brady

Profiles of Five Catholic Saints: Saint Padre Pio, Bernadette, Christopher, Joan of Arc, and Dymphna

In: Catholic Saints

By: Alice Landry

Vatican Looks into the State of American Nuns: Rome to Investigate Dropping Numbers of Religious Females in the United States

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Steve Brady

Who Were the Collyridians? Heresy in the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Oldest Image of St. Paul Discovered in Rome: Catholic Church Unveils 4th Century Fresco of the Apostle Paul

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Steve Brady

Who Were the Cainites? Early Church Heresies

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Bogomils? Heretics of the Middle Ages

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What are Scapulars? Sacramentals of the Catholic Church

In: Catholic Practices

By: Ydalia Tolentino

What Are Sacramentals? Sacred Signs of the Catholic Church

In: Catholic Practices

By: Ydalia Tolentino

St. Nicholas the Wonderworker: Iconic Patron Saint, Santa Claus, and Bishop

In: Catholic Saints

By: Alice Landry

Gospel Reflection: The Cure of the Leper: "Lord, If You Choose, You Can Make Me Clean"

In: Catholic Practices

By: Maria Olaguera

The Text of the New Testament: The Problem of Scribes in Early Christianity

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Michelle MacNeill

Who Were the Beguines? Beguine Beliefs Depart from Catholic Doctrine

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

Who Were the Beghards? Heretical Beliefs in the Catholic Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Arianism? Heretical Beliefs of Church History

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

What is Antinomianism? Heretical Beliefs in the Early Church

In: Catholicism (general)

By: Marilynn Hughes

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