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Did a Doctor of the Church really prescribe cookies?
Made with spelt flour and warming spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, Hildegard recommended them to help lift the spirits and promote a cheerful disposition.
Are priests ever allowed to break the seal of confession?
Are there exceptions to the rule?
Who was the saint who made a deal with a colony of rats?
Martin led them outside to a nearby place where food was left for them, and tradition says they never again became a nuisance in the monastery.
What is the meaning of the Transfiguration?
Do you know the deep connection between this event and the Passion?
Did you know some of the first schools in our country were Catholic?
Long before public school systems existed, Catholic missionaries were building schools alongside churches throughout the New World.
Did you ever wonder how the parable of the prodigal son ends?
We never learn whether the older brother joins the celebration. We never find out if he forgives his younger brother.
What courageous Cardinal spent 8 years in solitary confinement?
Despite arrest, torture, and imprisonment, Cardinal József Mindszenty fought fearlessly for the truth.
What is the difference between meekness and weakness?
Meekness is, arguably, the most misunderstood virtue.
What are the "Darts of Fire"?
Darts of fire have another great benefit. The devil hates them.
The saint who learned not to trust every feeling
It became the foundation for what we now know as the discernment of spirits, one of St. Ignatius' greatest gifts to the Church.
The secret behind the monks' peace isn't what you might think
Yet while silence and focus were important, the secret wasn't simply that.