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“Consider how small a fire can set a huge

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“He who confesses his sins freely receives

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Don’t say one thing and do another, Pope Francis warned Christians during a recent homily, and urged them to stand strong against the “never ending temptation” to “walk with one foot in the light and the other in darkness.”

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Orthodox Christians are flocking by the thousands to a church in southwest Chicago where an icon of St. John the Baptist is allegedly leaking oil.

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C writes: “I have a co-worker who's mother attended séances with a psychic medium (the medium is Christian). The medium would start the séance with a ‘prayer of protection’. My co-worker's mother said she always felt ‘good energy and lighter afterwards.’ The medium taught her to say, ‘I surround myself in a bubble of white light and nothing bad will come to me.’ Can you unpack some of these statements? And what resources (books, websites) can I recommend to my co-worker to help him learn more on the Catholic views of this topic?”

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Ten years ago I went for a walk with Alice von Hildebrand.  The lovely Catholic philosopher and theologian had come into Phoenix to give a talk on God’s love, and desiring to enjoy the weather and the views around Camelback mountain, she found me a willing companion.  Our conversation turned to my uncle, who had recently died after a terribly painful battle with stomach cancer.  I had described his life to her, and then she stopped me, looked into my eyes, and said in her beautiful accent, “You’ve got to write that.”  Firmly.  And I knew I should, not just because when Alice von Hildebrand tells you to do something, you probably should, but also because deep down I knew it was true.  So…it took me nine years, but here goes, and intentionally in time for the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May  1st.

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Joseph, patron saint of workers,

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