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What am I doing wrong when I don’t feel close to God?

Q) I feel like my faith keeps failing. I will have these moments when I feel close to God and strong in my faith, but then I always “crash” and feel nothing. What am I doing wrong?

Ash Wednesday: Learning from the saints

I was in the town of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. With a backdrop of two volcanic mountains and facing one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, it was a picturesque place. It was also where, in 1981, Father Stanley Rother became the first American citizen to be martyred.

Ash Wednesday: Guided by St. Clare of Assisi

Last year's Lent felt as if it never ended. There was not the usual release and elation of Easter as I watched from my laptop at home, instead of with my church family.

What the leper teaches us

Do you remember what it’s like to shake someone’s hand or even give a high-five? Do you remember what it’s like to hug and kiss those you love? We all feel that pain of not being touched.

Laying on of hands and sacrifice

There is a laying on of hands during the sacrament of confirmation, but the ritual action is different from other sacraments that do so.

The rosary and ‘praying’ to saints

Why do Catholics pray the rosary? Why do Catholics pray to the saints?

Our vocation is love

Many years ago, before my ordination, I spoke with a priest in confession about some trouble I was having in a relationship. The priest listened calmly. Once I finished, he looked up and said in his typical witty fashion, “Sometimes, it’s nice just to go home and look at the pictures on the wall.” He always had a way of making me laugh.

At the Last Judgment, we will know ‘The Story’

Q) Thank you for the lesson on the particular judgment, Father (Dec. 3, 2020 issue). But the person wrote and asked about the Final Judgment. What is that?
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