The Pope Speaks
Pope Benedict XVI From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine The Gospel of the Third Sunday of Easter presents the episode of the disciples of Emmaus, an account that never ceases to astonish...
View ArticleThe Art of Living: The Slavery of Freedom and the Freedom of Love
Edward P. Sri From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine There are two views of freedom competing for our attention. It is important that we have the right perspective on this because the way...
View ArticleTo Live the Faith
H. Lyman Stebbins From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine All holiness consists in surrendering ourselves unconditionally to divine providence, saying with the confidence of love: “Be it...
View ArticleIslands, Oases, and Great Streaches of Land: Christian Friendship and the...
Mike Sullivan From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine “We must have the courage to create islands, oases, and then great stretches of land of Catholic culture where the Creator’s design is...
View ArticleMaster Catechist: Priestly Worship of God
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., with Michael Mohr From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine In this reflection Fr. Hardon reminds us of our baptismal duty to be priestly in offering to Him one’s...
View ArticleRethinking Joy: The Sacred and the Profane
Emily Stimpson From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine I’ve been thinking a lot about liturgy as of late. Mostly, I blame the Church for that. As of this Advent, she’s giving us a...
View ArticleCatholic Beach Reading: Books to Refresh Your Mind and Your Soul
David Mills From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine Some people like reading books with words like “deontological,” “kerygmatic,” and “synecdoche” in them the same way other people like...
View ArticleBe Not Afraid: The Enthronement of the Sacred Heart
Mary Kelemen From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine We’re in troubled times. Unless you’re a cave dweller, you can’t deny the global atmosphere of fear and apprehension that seems to be...
View ArticleWhy Leisure Suits You: Your Summer Guide to Becoming Happier, Healthier, and...
Mike Aquilina From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine I have no business writing this article. I am a fairly typical American male, a provider for a family, and I experience the ordinary...
View ArticleFirst and Lasting Catechists: The Importance of Sharing Your Faith with Your...
Kevin Bezner From the Jul/Aug 2011 Issue of Lay Witness Magazine My son was in the eighth grade at a Catholic school, and I was a fallen away Catholic. Actually, I was more than a fallen away Catholic....
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