Tag: conversion

• Book Review: The Confession of St. Patrick

  Every year I resolve to read more spiritual texts and every year I fail. This year, once again I resolved to do so and God gave me a helping hand. Last Thursday, after morning Mass, I ran into our parochial vicar outside the church. He mentioned that he was working on a research paper as…

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  May 6, 2025

  books

  captivity, conversion, faith, Genesis, Ichthus Publications, Ireland, shamrock, slavery, spiritual text, St. Augustine, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, The Confession of St. Patrick, tritheism

• The First Millennial Saint: Carlos Acutis

  Thursday, April 17, 2025 Day 5 of Holy Week Reflections, First Day of the Triduum, Holy Thursday In February of 2022, I was teaching middle school religion, coming back after my first retirement, at my parish school, St. Jude Regional Catholic School. Our faculty retreat that year was held at the Shrine of St. Anthony…

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  April 17, 2025

  Essay, faith

  Carlos Acutis, Catholic Church, Catholic school, Confirmation, conversion, Ellicott City, Eucharist, Italy, Maryland, prayer life, religion teacher, retreat, Shrine of St. Anthony