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03/16/15

Servant of God Isaac Hecker writes: When God calls a soul to greater intimacy, God recedes as it were from the soul, making the soul...

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP | 03/16/15

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP I am frequently on the road, and quite often preaching about evangelization to Catholics across the United States (and Canada, now...

03/09/15

  Father Hecker’s reflections on prayer were written in 1850s and used in his early morning class on prayer that he often conducted during the...

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP | 03/09/15

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP We think of our parishes as “ready-made.” The do what they do – sacraments and religious education – and parishioners just...

Stefani Manowski | 03/04/15

After a long winter of record setting snow storms and brutal cold temperatures, spending some time in retreat surrounded by the Adirondack Mountains may be...

03/02/15

These next few weeks we will be publishing Servant of God Isaac Hecker’s notes on prayer. They were written in 1850s and used in his...

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP | 03/01/15

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP It’s common to mention these days that families are quite diverse. The so-called nuclear family, which probably emerged big-time with the...

02/24/15

These next few weeks we will be publishing Servant of God Isaac Hecker’s notes on prayer. They were written in 1850s and used in his...

Father Frank DeSiano, CSP | 02/22/15

Lent gives us an important opportunity to get in touch with the essential and personal conversion that is at the heart of Catholic life. What?...

Father Eric Andrews, CSP | 02/17/15

Father Eric Andrews, CSP For the first time in many years, I will experience Lent in its fullness. Having lived in warmer climes the last 14...

Stefani Manowski | 02/16/15

As we celebrate President’s Day, Father Paul Robichaud, CSP, shares six things you didn’t know about Paulists and their relationships with U.S. presidents and presidential...

Stefani Manowski | 02/08/15

Father John Hurley, CSP Moving from believer to disciple – that is the key to the New Evangelization, according to Father John Hurley, CSP. “Discipleship...