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A recent negative experience at Mass left me thinking: are we shooting ourselves in the foot when it comes to young families?

We need to address things as they are with severity and sincerity. Here are 4 things we can do.

Are the embers of your faith burning low? Here are 6 questions to fan the flame. 

Great coffee and telling people about Jesus is in fact quite compatible!

If it’s difficult for passionate young adults to connect, how can we expect to attract the disaffected?

 

Here are my top reasons why you don't want to miss NES!

We recognize the courage and cause of Malala. I pray that Canada will one day recognize her other heroines as well.

Our Protestant brothers and sisters have sincere questions about what we believe about Mary.

Because exciting Catholic parishes are so rare, we don’t even know what standard we should be measuring ourselves by.

How can we interpret things like depression in light of our Christian walk? Here are my personal thoughts.

As Christians online, let’s show our friends and acquaintances what healthy disagreement looks like.

At first she laughed. Then she got a bit emotional.
“We so badly need to think differently about ourselves as lay people."

Why do I say that all Catholics should read The Power of Habit? Because all Catholics are called to be saints!

These two questions have radically changed the way I approach crises because they let me interpret and respond to crises differently.

"I believe that the biggest source of conflict is unclear expectations."

Here are some concrete resolutions to spend more time in conversation with God!

Some apps can help you get where you are going, and when where you are going is heaven, we are REALLY on board. Here are some of our faves.

You’re young, eligible, and single. You’re ready to get serious if you could only meet someone worth being serious about...

“Easter is coming, which is a very joyful time for us. We’d like to invite you to be a part of it if you like. Here is an invitation.”

"If you don't see it as a problem, then you are either ignorant of the data, choosing to ignore the data, or are lying."

We all need to bring the Christian message to the online world, even if it means learning some new things, and here is why.

"You have a sense of what they felt to finally have access to the world everyone else was experiencing." This brings something else to mind.

“Poverty calls us to sow hope…. Poverty is the flesh of the poor Jesus, in that child who is hungry, in the one who is sick, in those unjust social structures.”

See the world: I’m a Christian backpacker, and you can be one too!

A tribute to one incredible woman.

Evangelization can be simple, effective, and free. Here's how.

Charity impels us to share the truth because love is desiring the good of the other.

Can anyone evangelize? Even a Regular Joe like me?

"Man, have you seen that new video about Jesus Christ?"

St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us.

"You can begin to take down the walls you built"

When it comes time to talk about New Year’s resolutions, do you have mixed feelings?

Here are 5 reasons I think this movie missed the mark.

They say ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ but in my experience, comparison has always killed this cat.

"I craved the floodgates. This is the adult conversion. I needed to choose, no matter how many encounters; I still needed the choice."

A plan without contingency plans is a bad plan, eh?

Strongest among the things that haunt me are missed opportunities to speak of the faith.

Support our brethren. Solidarity and charity. #WeAreN

“Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

Have you ever thought about blogging your faith?

Here are two ways you can and should get hurt in the New Evangelization.

Toronto's Cardinal responds to Trudeau.

It's great to review an album that I actually love.

Every morning I face an intense battle, and I never know for sure who will come out on top.

Something deeply unsettling is happening in our culture.

Why exactly is there a "C" in OECTA?

Do you know about the Alpha experience? You should.

Let's take a moment to appreciate the bandwagon fans.

Let's talk about the difference 5% makes.

Men, here are a few Catholic dating snags you don't want to get caught up in.

"One of the most amazing parts of every trip is the deep friendships that are created through out the two weeks we spend together, and seeing how we are each evangilized by one another."

"Our mission is to bring people to a deeper relationship with the Lord and the Gospel and by doing that the rest falls into place."

Happy New Year! 2014 is here, wooooooooh.

"Let's try to be open to God's word, and open to the Lord's surprises when he speaks to us." -Pope Francis

Here is something do so that Christmas doesn't sneak up on me!

What are we actually talking about when we say New Evangelization?

Here are two resolutions you can raise a glass to.

Confession is amazing.

In our world, the best leaders are actually the best followers.

Something about the honest depiction of suffering, sacrificial love, and longing for a just society where people can get by just pulls you in heart-first.

Here's some quick reasons to pray today without delay.

The last time you saw porn referenced in a Hollywood movie, was it approached like it was kind of a joke?

Morally, it's been a bad news day.

What happens when trustees forget what it means to be Catholic?