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08/04/14

Trusting in God Servant of God Father Isaac Thomas Hecker wrote: It is the delight of God’s tender and parental heart to care for his...

Stefani Manowski | 08/04/14

Father Charles R. Kullmann, CSP It is called “spalling.” No, it is not a clever move in the sport of curling, but it is a...

07/28/14

Completion of God’s love A mother gives of her life to support the life of her child. Shall not God support in his children the...

Stefani Manowski | 07/27/14

Paulist President Eric Andrews (left); Michael Cruickshank CSP; Paolo Puccini, CSP; Evan Cummings, CSP; Daniel Arthur, CSP; and Paulist Novicemaster Father Rich Colgan gather for...

07/21/14

Yielding to God   Servant of God and Paulist founder Isaac Thomas Hecker wrote: We are all willing to give ourselves to God as long...

Stefani Manowski | 07/21/14

From Jesus changing water into wine in Cana to Jesus turning wine into his Sacred Blood at the Last Supper, scriptural references to the fruit...

07/15/14

Charity Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker wrote: It is through charity that one learns to forget oneself, for charity has its existence not “in”...

Stefani Manowski | 07/07/14

London, U.K. – Landings International, the Paulist ministry of reconciliation that welcomes people back to the Catholic Church is off to a successful re-launch in...

07/01/14

Author’s note: Here are some short pieces from Hecker’s last book, The Church and the Age (1887). I think they speak for themselves as Hecker...

06/23/14

Not yet angels   “He who does not pray, that is, has no desire to talk with God, is dead, and lacks both true life...

Mary Ann Carey | 06/22/14

The routines of September through June are shifting down a gear or two, and we look to answer those ancient questions: Have you read any...

06/17/14

Heroic Virtue My God, a saint is like you, as far as it is possible for you to take on human form. The saint alone...